Stupid banana question

6fsn

is there some life trick I'm missing to keep them from browning?  I keep wanting to put them on fruit trays or on fruit salad, but the slime and brown g
factor prevent it. 

MNNEBride

Dip them in or brush them with citrus juice or lemon lime soda (7-Up, Sprite, etc) to keep them from turning brown.

Heffalump

MNNEBride said:

Dip them in or brush them with citrus juice or lemon lime soda (7-Up, Sprite, etc) to keep them from turning brown.

I did not know about lemon lime soda!  I always just used lemon or lime juice.

MNNEBride

Anything with citric acid will work

cowgirl8238

MNNEBride said:

Dip them in or brush them with citrus juice or lemon lime soda (7-Up, Sprite, etc) to keep them from turning brown.

Makes sense!  I know you are supposed to add lime juice to guacamole to prevent browning so I could see how it applies to banana's as well...add that to the "you learn something new everyday" column.

DrillSergeantCat

I learned yesterday that while banana is listed as an egg substitute, it's probably not the best thing to substitute for eggs in cornbread. 

banana468

I'm just glad this isn't about me....

Ditto the others that citrus on fruit will help prevent it from browning. 

6fsn

I guess my fruit salad will remain bananaless.  I don't see myself dipping slices and it just gets mushy anyway. 

GBCK

DrillSergeantCat said:

I learned yesterday that while banana is listed as an egg substitute, it's probably not the best thing to substitute for eggs in cornbread. 

Have you used chia as a sub?  I've had mixed luck...but I didn't write down so I can't remember what it was awesome or awful in.


You can also blanch bananas in hot water real fast

Heffalump

DrillSergeantCat

GBCK said:

DrillSergeantCat said:

I learned yesterday that while banana is listed as an egg substitute, it's probably not the best thing to substitute for eggs in cornbread. 

Have you used chia as a sub?  I've had mixed luck...but I didn't write down so I can't remember what it was awesome or awful in.


You can also blanch bananas in hot water real fast

I was lucky to have a mashable banana.

short+sassy

banana468 said:

I'm just glad this isn't about me....

Ditto the others that citrus on fruit will help prevent it from browning. 

I was wondering too when I saw the headline, lol!  Me, "I wonder if this post is really about bananas, the fruit.  Or @banana468, our lovely poster in the WW family."

thefanciestbeckler

banana468 said:

I'm just glad this isn't about me....

Ditto the others that citrus on fruit will help prevent it from browning. 

Funny thing is, the first thing I thought when I read the title was "does she mean @banana468 or actual bananas?".  Lol