Making baby food - can I freeze bananas?

leslienpete

I can only find organic bananas at Whole Foods and it is about 20 min. away so it isn't a regular trip for me. Just wondering if anyone has had any luck freezing bananas?

TheFannins729

i think you can, they just might turn brown. 

ClayPot08

Mine turned brown after being frozen, so I threw them out.  I figured if they didn't look good, they couln't taste good

cajuncutie0169

squeeze a little lemon or lime juice on them first. that's what i do. slows down the oxidation process.

Kris&Amy

cajuncutie0169:

squeeze a little lemon or lime juice on them first. that's what i do. slows down the oxidation process.

This is what I do too, it works well. Don't worry, the lemon or lime juice won't hurt your baby, it's not like feeding them actual citrus fruit!

JARbaby

My kids break out from citrus.

I just plan my trips by Wholefoods once a week.

I also have better luck keeping them in the fridge, they stay yellow for up to a week.If I freeze, I freeze whole and they don't get brown. 

queenie521

Just make your puree ahead of time in bulk and freeze in ice cube trays.  Then you just thaw however many cubes h will eat.  It will b a little thinner then a fresh puree, but I just add cereal to thicken it up.

leslienpete

JARbaby:

If I freeze, I freeze whole and they don't get brown. 

I might try this!!

sweetpea7628

cajuncutie0169:

squeeze a little lemon or lime juice on them first. that's what i do. slows down the oxidation process.

This exactly.  They are a little brown on the outside but the inside is nice and yellow still.  And even if they are brown, they still taste fine.

SarahMay77

queenie521:

Just make your puree ahead of time in bulk and freeze in ice cube trays.  Then you just thaw however many cubes h will eat.  It will b a little thinner then a fresh puree, but I just add cereal to thicken it up.

I fork mash mine and freeze in ice cube trays, too.  We haven't had a problem yet.  I don't add lime juice.  DD likes a banana avocado mix, so I usually thaw a cube of each for her lunch.