Frozen Bananas

mersaydees's Note:

Based on a recipe from Jennifer Cornbleet's book, Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People. She says in its introduction, "Freeze your extra bananas so you will always have some on hand for quick shakes." Unfortunately for me, I froze my bananas before reading her recipe! I will update after I discover how truly difficult it is to peel a frozen banana! UPDATE: it's truly difficult! :( I will definitely go with this recipe the next time! :)

• Total Time: 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 4 frozen ...

• 4 ripe bananas, peeled
• 1 resealable ziploc bag (freezerable)

Directions:

1. Place bananas so they are not touching on a plate and freeze for one hour. (This will prevent the bananas from sticking together.).
2. Transfer to a resealable freezer bag, pressing out as much air as possible before sealing the bag, and return bananas to freezer.
3. Frozen bananas will keep for up to one month.

Reviews

[LifeAfter40]

Funny...I never thought to do it any other way. Another helpful hint. I like to freeze mine in the qty that I need them in a recipe. I have a banana bread recipe that takes 4 medium bananas so I freeze either 2 per or 4 per bag.

[Prose]

I LOVE this trick! It IS hard to peel a frozen banana, but I hate for them to go to waste, and I LOVE having nice, frosty smoothies without diluting them with too much ice. Thanks for posting! Made for Veg*an Swap, September 2010

[littlemafia]

What a great idea! Very handy indeed. Great in summer when it's very hot,instead of an ice cream.Thanks for sharing.