tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post5450989953711772028..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Frozen Treats during Austerity AugustSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-28414345607723823152013-08-14T07:02:55.718+01:002013-08-14T07:02:55.718+01:00I freeze pieces of fruit in 1 cup containers, what...I freeze pieces of fruit in 1 cup containers, whatever I have that needs to be used. Almost always half bananas. Berries are good and so is pineapple and cherries and grapes. Not crazy about frozen watermelon though. I keep a bunch of containers in work fridge and home so have cold snack anytime. I only let them thaw a tiny bit, just enough to get a spoonful of fruit.Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-69966792082665334452013-08-13T21:53:45.237+01:002013-08-13T21:53:45.237+01:00Mmm, some great ideas here. I shall definitely do...Mmm, some great ideas here. I shall definitely do the banana choc ices, the boys would love them I think.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-43976933319741517592013-08-13T21:49:09.181+01:002013-08-13T21:49:09.181+01:00Sorry that was completely my fault it should have ...Sorry that was completely my fault it should have read 'peeled' NOT 'unpeeled' and I've changed it now. <br /><br />I popped the first few bananas in the freezer with their skins still on thinking it would be easy to peel them even when frozen - it wasn't!! I had to peel them with a knife, no hardship really but it did mean I lost a tiny bit of banana with the peeling.<br /><br />So now to make ice cream I freeze them peeled, obviously if I'm making choc ices they are smothered in chocolate.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-61361590447266576162013-08-13T20:21:28.564+01:002013-08-13T20:21:28.564+01:00Fabulous ideas! I like the idea with the banana ic...Fabulous ideas! I like the idea with the banana ice cream. As I`m on a self imposed healthy eating regime myself I`d appreciate that type of ice cream.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114653674812242486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-86826719877073235172013-08-13T19:56:10.487+01:002013-08-13T19:56:10.487+01:00These are great recipe ideas. I normally throw bla...These are great recipe ideas. I normally throw blackened-bananas into a muffin mix, but now I have something new to try :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-20491189234847777742013-08-13T17:56:38.422+01:002013-08-13T17:56:38.422+01:00I know exactly what you mean about one's man c...I know exactly what you mean about one's man changing his banana eating habits! It's the "Murphy's Law of Bananadom." When you have plenty of them, nobody eats them, then when there are none left, somebody wants one!<br />In your directions you said you freeze the sliced bananas "unpeeled." Then do you peel each slice before whizzing it? Certainly, you don't put the peels in, too? Sorry for being dense. Is there a reason why you don't just peel them, then slice them, then freeze the slices for later use??<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-17331883556475308732013-08-13T17:35:33.118+01:002013-08-13T17:35:33.118+01:00I do the yogurt and frozen fruit thingy, it make a...I do the yogurt and frozen fruit thingy, it make a right racket in the food processor but tastes yummy, my favourite is frozen mango. I have bananas in the bowl needing using so might just give this a go. Thank you xKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228988475838309316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-33021641197282818652013-08-13T15:59:21.327+01:002013-08-13T15:59:21.327+01:00Cherry Plum puree ....... you'll have Lovely H...Cherry Plum puree ....... you'll have Lovely Hubby dashing round, he loves anything with cherries in, and I hate them with a vengeance so he gets them very rarely .... poor man!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-33748642176576834712013-08-13T15:57:55.524+01:002013-08-13T15:57:55.524+01:00I'll try anything once :-)I'll try anything once :-)<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-58614395238177727552013-08-13T15:57:15.564+01:002013-08-13T15:57:15.564+01:00Sounds delicious, but I always forget to go back a...Sounds delicious, but I always forget to go back and stir the ice as it's forming, I must try setting my timer next time I do that and carry it everywhere with me, then I won't end up with a solid brick of fruit.<br /><br />At least with banana icecream I can just leave it to it's own devices.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-18791087682346322422013-08-13T15:55:47.405+01:002013-08-13T15:55:47.405+01:00Ooooh .... slapped handys for you!!
Did you kno...Ooooh .... slapped handys for you!! <br /><br />Did you know that the blacker a banana gets the better it actually is for you. Although it would be sickly sweet to eat (for me anyway), by freezing them and making icecream you would be able to get all the goodness in a totally tasty way.<br /><br />You'll remember this now won't you, never again will a banana lie vanquished in your bin :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-89729978644492372982013-08-13T14:48:46.728+01:002013-08-13T14:48:46.728+01:00I started to read this post this morning and it ma...I started to read this post this morning and it made me leap up to get making because I had already decided to freeze some yogurt today. Inspired by Frugaldom's post yesterday, I cooked some frozen raspberries in the microwave for 2 mins, mushed them up, mixed it into yogurt, added a bit of sugar and it's slowly freezing. I hope it's ready for tonight because every time I take it out to break up the ice crystals, I feel like eating the lot; it's fabulous!Attilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15916442932314835859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-61252680628395666062013-08-13T13:49:19.562+01:002013-08-13T13:49:19.562+01:00Hi Sue,
I hang my head in shame. I had a real ...Hi Sue,<br /><br />I hang my head in shame. I had a real 'thing' about overripe bananas. So when I got home from Scotland and saw a bunch of 5 or 6 in the fruit bowl I chucked them in the bin (I NEVER normally throw food away!).<br /><br />Since then a friend has told me I should have frozen them and now you give me more great ideas!<br /><br />I will never do it again. I often grab a banana at school, so if gets overripe I'm sticking it in the freezer.<br /><br />Sft xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545087114808861192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-42473598063405078222013-08-13T13:02:42.568+01:002013-08-13T13:02:42.568+01:00I have 3 bananas in the kitchen, they are off to t...I have 3 bananas in the kitchen, they are off to the freezer and will get a swirl of cherry plum puree soon, very soon, just in time for pudding I think.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-67692847876152269272013-08-13T12:59:49.489+01:002013-08-13T12:59:49.489+01:00Sounds delicious, I'll be giving that a go for...Sounds delicious, I'll be giving that a go for sure, we have lots of our own berries in the freezer and some EasyYo yogurt to make up. I'm determined to use up everything that we have in store over the next couple of months.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-70533620455448178512013-08-13T11:47:57.910+01:002013-08-13T11:47:57.910+01:00i take frozen fruit out of the freezer and mix it ...i take frozen fruit out of the freezer and mix it with natural yoghurt, then blitz it with the hand blender stick and I have frozen fruit yoghurtAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555001676886354389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-15804491628771345562013-08-13T11:47:14.901+01:002013-08-13T11:47:14.901+01:00I would never think of freezing bananas or grapes ...I would never think of freezing bananas or grapes so thanks for the idea !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.com