frozen banana??

[Party-of-five]

when I make my fruit purees I usually do apple and pear and stuff like that but can I add banana to the purees? does it defrost properly? I have a few ripe bananas that wont get eaten in the next few days so I thought I'd try wizzing them up with some cooked apple?? would this work??

[mrsmac]

I have frozen banana then defrosted it OK for cakes so i think it should be. I froze them whole in the skin though.

[christy]

I freeze bananas all the time for smoothies... I take the skin off and then wrap in cling wrap or put into freezer bags. I also break them up into smaller pieces first, so I'll split it into 3 as its easier to do it before its frozen.

[Junglemum]

We have ALOT of bananas growing in our backyard. I freeze them all the the time. Peeled and cut into smaller pieces though. i have never defrosted them to mash for a baby though.. sue they'd be fine. I generally put them in cakes, smoothies or make the worlds easiest banana ice-cream. If you wizz frozen banana pieces in a food processor, after about 3 minutes, it changes consistency and becomes creamy, It is just like banana ice-cream. i wouldn't believe it if i hadn't seen it myself. It is such a great treat for the kids as it is just banana. YUM!

[Party-of-five]

thanks ladies
Oh and thankyou Junglemum Im so trying that icecream...that sounds delish!

[Erin_25]

I freeze them in the peel for cakes etc also. As for the Ice cream Junglemum suggested, it's great! I have a WW The Happy Baby Cookbook and Banana Fruit Ice is in the book. It simply says to mash banana in a small bowl, put into small freezer safe containers...cover freeze overnight. Just before serving remove from freezer, stand 5minutes, and using a fork beat the banana until light-coloured and creamy. Easy & Yum!

[Queen]

I freeze the whole lot for cooking etc!
Never thought of using for purees