How to Freeze Bananas

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How to freeze bananas

If you have too many bananas to use before they get overripe, freeze them instead of throwing them out. Frozen bananas make a delicious addition to smoothies, milkshakes, and baked goods. If you want to use your bananas for smoothies or milkshakes, slice them into coins and freeze them on a baking sheet. If you’re going to use your bananas for baking, you can save yourself some effort by freezing them whole.

Method 1

Freezing Sliced Bananas for Smoothies and Milkshakes

*Let your bananas ripen before you freeze them*

When bananas are ripe, their skins look yellow. It’s okay if you let the skins get spotted or brown before you freeze them, but don’t freeze the bananas when their skins are still green.

Bananas won’t ripen any more once you freeze them, so freeze them at the ripeness you want for your smoothie or milkshake.

*Remove the peels from your bananas*

Don’t leave the peel on your bananas when you freeze them, because it will turn black and slimy in the freezer. You’ll be able to get the peel off with a knife, but it will be a lot harder than simply taking the peel of an unfrozen banana.

*Slice your bananas into rounds about 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick*

If you slice your bananas thicker, they’ll take a little longer to freeze, but it will save you time on the slicing, so it’s really up to you. You don’t have to be very exact with cutting your bananas.

As an alternative to slicing, you can also just break the bananas apart with your hands.

*Place the slices in a single layer on a baking sheet*

Try to have a little space between the pieces so they don’t fuse together when they freeze. If you’re trying to freeze a bunch of bananas at once, you may need multiple trays.

To make it slightly easier to remove the banana slices, you can line the baking sheet with parchment paper, but it will still be pretty easy to get the pieces off without it.

The reason we freeze them on a baking sheet first is so they don’t fuse together into a solid lump of frozen banana.

*Freeze the bananas for an hour or until frozen*

Place the baking sheets covered in banana pieces into your freezer. You may have to rearrange the items in your freezer slightly to get the trays to fit. Check back on the bananas in about an hour. If they are not frozen solid, check again after another half an hour.

You can check if they are done by poking a piece. If it’s squishy, it needs more time.

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