10 best step-by-step banana recipes for the winter
There are many recipes for banana blanks for the winter. Fruits retain their taste and benefits during processing. The work begins with the selection of quality products and the preparation of storage containers. To make a delicious dish, you must observe the proportions and step-by-step actions indicated in the instructions. The product is also recommended to be dried and frozen.
Features of harvesting bananas for the winter
First, prepare the fruit.
Selection and preparation of fruits
To prepare the dish, ripe, slightly unripe yellow fruits are selected, without dark spots on the peel. It is permissible to take fruit with a small green in the area of the stalk.
The variety and size of the fruit does not matter.
The peel of the selected fruits is thoroughly washed with cool water. Only after that they begin to cleanse it. The flesh should be firm, without dark areas.
Kitchenware
The finished dish will need to be poured into jars. The container is carefully inspected for chips and cracks. Then the container is thoroughly washed and sterilized.
What can be made with bananas?
Proven recipes from experienced housewives will help you prepare delicious and healthy yellow fruit dishes.
Banana puree
The following ingredients are useful for preparing a dish for future use:
- bananas - 950 g;
- sour apples - 2 pcs.;
- water - 380 ml;
- sugar - 570 g;
- lemon - 2 pcs.
The work process involves simple actions:
- fruit is peeled and cut into slices;
- chop the slices in a blender;
- water is poured into the banana-apple mass and sugar is poured;
- juice is squeezed out of two lemons and poured into the rest of the mass;
- mashed potatoes are put on fire and after boiling, boil for 32 minutes;
- during the cooking process, you need to remove the foam;
- hot dessert is poured into jars and covered with lids.
Banana syrup
The delicate flesh of bananas is also suitable for making syrup. You will need the following ingredients:
- yellow fruits - 750 g;
- warm boiled water - 450 ml;
- sugar - 450 g
The cooking method is quick and uncomplicated:
- fruits are peeled and chopped with a blender;
- add water and sugar to the resulting mass, mix everything thoroughly;
- put mashed potatoes in the refrigerator for 4.5 hours;
- ready-made syrup is poured into jars and stored in the refrigerator.
Jam
Banana jam is made simply and quickly with the following ingredients:
- bananas - 1.1 kg;
- sugar - 550 g;
- lemon - 2 pcs.;
- water - 240 ml.
Preservation is prepared as follows:
- peeled bananas and cut the pulp into rings;
- water is poured into the container and sugar is added;
- fruit rings are added to the finished syrup and boiled for 12 minutes;
- then the mass should be crushed with a blender;
- squeeze lemon juice and add to the mass;
- put on fire again and cook until completely boiled;
- the ready-made jam is distributed in containers.
Jam
It is easy to prepare banana jam at home for the winter. For dessert, ingredients such as:
- bananas - 450 g;
- orange;
- sugar - 260 g
Step-by-step instruction:
- the pulp of the fruit is cut into rings;
- sand is poured into the container, cooked over low heat, bringing until golden brown;
- pour in orange juice, constantly stirring the mass;
- banana rings are sent into syrup and boiled until completely boiled;
- then the fire is turned off, the container is covered with a lid and left for 3.5 hours;
- ready-made jam is sent to prepared jars and closed with lids.
Marmalade
The prepared dish is stored throughout the winter. The recipe will require:
- pulp of yellow fruits - 600 g;
- gelatin - 25 g;
- sugar - 355 g;
- orange - 4 pcs.;
- lemon - 2 pcs.
The instruction assumes the following course of work:
- peeled fruits are chopped with a blender;
- add sugar;
- juice squeezed from oranges and lemons is poured into the mass;
- put the puree on the fire and cook for 14 minutes;
- add gelatin.
Candied bananas for future use
Candied banana fruits are a tasty and healthy delicacy. For cooking you will need:
- bananas - 900 g;
- sugar - 900 g;
- water - 340 ml.
Making candied fruits is easy:
- the cleaned product is cut into rings 6 mm thick;
- the slices are immersed in boiling water for 2 minutes, then cooled in cold water (the method will prevent browning of bananas);
- dissolve sugar in water and cook for 13 minutes;
- put banana slices in the syrup and continue to cook for another 16 minutes;
- then the container is covered with a lid and left for 8.5 hours;
- the slices are thrown back on a sieve, allowing the remaining liquid to drain;
- spread the bananas in one layer on a clean surface and leave to dry for 5 days.
Banana candy
Ripe, even slightly overripe fruits and sugar are useful for making marshmallows. In the future, the cooking process will look like this:
- bananas are peeled, chopped with a blender until smooth;
- add sugar to the mass and mix well;
- the tray is lined with parchment paper;
- pour the mass and distribute it evenly over the entire surface;
- the container is placed in a draft, leaving for 4 days;
- then the dried mass will be easy to separate from the paper and turn over, continue to dry for another two days;
- cut the finished marshmallow into convenient pieces.
It will be possible to preserve all the properties and taste of your favorite fruits for a whole year.
How to dry bananas?
To make banana chips, cut the flesh into thin rings:
- On a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, fruit rings are laid out in one layer.
- They are poured over with lemon juice to prevent browning.
- A baking sheet with rings is sent to an oven preheated to 90 degrees. The oven door is kept slightly ajar.
- The drying process takes 1.5 hours. All this time, the slices should be periodically turned over.
How to freeze food?
Not only canned bananas are subject to long-term storage. You can also freeze them. Peel off the fruit and lay it out on a flat surface made of film. Leave in the freezer as it is for 2 hours. Then the fruits are laid out in packing bags and put into the freezer.
Jam with rum and apples
To make jam, you will need the following products:
- apple - 4 pcs.;
- banana - 2 pcs.;
- sugar - 240 g;
- lemon;
- rum - 65 ml;
- water - 95 ml.
Step by step description of the recipe:
- apples are peeled from seeds and peels, cut into thin plates and poured with lemon juice;
- peeled bananas are cut into rings;
- fruits are mixed, sprinkled with rum, sugar and water are added;
- put the mixture on fire and after boiling, cook for 35 minutes;
- chop the finished fruit with a blender, put it on the fire again and cook for 2 minutes;
- hot jam is poured into jars and covered with lids.
Observing all the recommendations specified in the selected recipe, it will be possible to prepare a delicious dish that will be stored all winter.
