Can you eat Frozen Fruit?

YKay

Not fruit that was originally bought frozen, fruit that was originally fresh but froze myself. Can I put them straight into the blender to make a smoothie, or do I need to defrost them first?

Fruits & Vegitables I have frozen, but would like to know if I can eat them without defrosting:

Strawberries
Rasberries
Blueberries
Kale
Avocado
Bananas
Grapes
Spinnich
Carrots

zaax

yes, but the blender might have a problem with the larger items. The Avocado would needs it stone removed.

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YKay

So it won't create bacteria or anything if I freeze them and eat without defrosting?

Thanks for the tip, I will de-stone the Avocados before freezing.

prowla

I have often used frozen (PYO) strawberries straight from the freezer to make a smoothie; depending upon the proportions you can get a frozen thickie.

However, it is true that the smoothie maker will find them harder work, and indeed one of mine broke as a result - the base of the plastic jug where the blades mechanism sits split.

It can be an idea to halve the berries and so-on before freezing them and another tip is to put them into individual portion containers rather than a large one where they freeze into a solid block.

If you go to one of the smoothie shops you occasionally see about, they'll use things straight from frozen.

Fresh strawberries, some milk, a scoop of nice ice cream and a bit of sugar (or syrup) makes a great smoothie!

(On the bacteria front, I would say that using fruit & veg straight from frozen is surely less likely to have bacteria than letting them thaw!)

Linda32

No you won't create bacteria. Bacteria like their environment a little warmer than -18 to thrive

I would be more worried about the blade of your blender and the drink would be very very cold.

splishsplash

If you take your portion of fruit out of the freezer and leave it for ten or fifteen minutes it should be fine in the blender. I prefer a food processor - I think you get a better blend and the blades are stronger.

maisie_cat

I make smoothies every day with frozen fruit, you will need a decent blender though, preferably with a pulse to allow the stuff that sticks to the side of the jug to drop. I use a nutri ninja and it will also make soft sorbet if you reduce the added water content.

YKay

maisie_cat wrote: »

I make smoothies every day with frozen fruit, you will need a decent blender though, preferably with a pulse to allow the stuff that sticks to the side of the jug to drop. I use a nutri ninja and it will also make soft sorbet if you reduce the added water content.

Thanks. I have the Nutri-Ninja BL480 IQ. It seems good enough so far!

YKay

splishsplash wrote: »

If you take your portion of fruit out of the freezer and leave it for ten or fifteen minutes it should be fine in the blender. I prefer a food processor - I think you get a better blend and the blades are stronger.

Maybe using the defrost setting in the Microwave may be a good idea?

prowla

YKay wrote: »

Maybe using the defrost setting in the Microwave may be a good idea?

That leaves things slightly warm.

HappyMJ

prowla wrote: »

That leaves things slightly warm.

Just for 15 seconds so the item isn't as solid and is slightly defrosted. As soon as it's blended the warmer edges will blend with the frozen interior and be cold again.