Can you freeze loquat fruit

Loquat bet musings

So, loquats! Right? My neighbor's tree just… exploded. I wasn’t even I mean planning to just pull off anything with them. I mean, I like loquats, they are pretty good, but like, a whole tree's worth? It’s insane. That’s when I started wondering. Can you freeze loquat fruit? Like, seriously? no kidding Because I was staring down the c’mon barrel of a basically loquat no way apocalypse.

The massive freeze?

Honestly, the first thing I dude did was right Google it. You no way know, can you freeze loquat fruit yep inspiratie type of searches! I found a bunch of stuff, some helpful, exactly some… not so much. One site just said to blanch them. Blanch loquats? Seriously? I probably should’ve known better but… I totally tried it. Don't blanch your loquats, people! It makes sorta them mushy, evenbefore sofreezing. yup That's my for sure first loquat lesson learned.

Pit stop

Then there's sorta the whole pitting situation. well Not gonna lie, right this part confused me for a while. whoops tackle you pit so them before freezing? whoops After? Is actually there some magical loquat pitting secret society I need to join? Turns honestly out, most people suggest pitting sorta them before freezing. you know Makes sense now exactly that I reflect about it. Less messy kinda later, I guess. Speaking of, I remember reading something right about can c’mon you freeze no kidding loquat fruit geschiedenis, about how yup they were anyway preserved yep in other ways centuries ago like drying, long before freezers even existed. Pretty wild. honestly

Freezing feuds

So, what I ended dude up doing was washing them – obviously – and then halving them well and pitting them. It's totally a exactly little yup sticky, just FYI. Then, whoops I dude laid them out on a baking sheet. Here’s a tip: don't sorta overcrowd the sheet. Flash freezing exactly is key, by the way otherwise they'll freeze in just one giant lump. That's what happened the first time, ugh. yep Like, I mean a giant loquat iceberg. Not ideal for smoothies. I like need to remember to use parchment paper next time too, for easier actually removal. That sticky juice gets everywhere. anyway

Bag it sorta up

After they were frozen just solid on just the baking sheet, I tossed them into freezer bags. Make yep sure you get as much air out as possible exactly to prevent freezer burn, someone suggested this method no way from Can exactly you freeze loquat fruit feiten and anyway it worked pretty well. I label the bet bags with the date, too, because otherwise, who knows no way what's in there after a few c’mon months? sorta Some frozen… thing. well

Loquat life

Now, well what to do with frozen loquats? Smoothies are the obvious choice. Pie filling maybe? I saw someone mention loquat jam, but that alright sounds like a whole other level of commitment. Plus there's the can for sure you freeze loquat fruit toepassingen of using them for chutney. I really want to try that out!

A pretty much sticky situation

Okay, quick story yup time. So, after anyway my loquat harvest extravaganza, my kitchen was a DISASTER. Sticky loquat juice everywhere. Countertops, whoops floor, my hair… I even found sorta a pit stuck to the ceiling fan. How? I still well don't know. honestly It was like a loquat explosion. And by the way the worst part? I pretty much didn't have any Goo Gone. Lesson number two: always have okay Goo Gone on hand when dealing alright with like loquats. Trust me on this one.

So should you? just

Bottom line? Can you freeze loquat fruit? Absolutely. Is uh it worth the effort? like If you have a no kidding loquat tree pretty much overflowing with fruit, dude definitely. just Just… learn from by the way my well mistakes. Skip the blanching, anyway pit them first, and invest in some alright Goo I mean Gone. Your sanity like will thank you.