These 8 mouth-watering persimmon recipes will help you enjoy persimmons at their finest and are accessible for all levels of cooking ability. If there’s one thing you should do every fall and winter, it’s take advantage of the abundance of persimmons available!
When persimmon season comes around, I get a delivery from a local farm share of a boxload of persimmons! It’s not an understatement to say this is one of the most exciting deliveries of the year for me. I purée and freeze most of the persimmon into persimmon puree for storage, and then cook and bake with it throughout the fall and winter.
🍴 Fuyu or Hachiya Persimmons?
There are two varieties of persimmon – Fuyu and Hachiya. When persimmon is incorporated into baking recipes, it’s almost always Hachiya persimmons. When these ripen they take on a mushy jelly-like consistency and a great sweetness that incorporates well into baking recipes. Hachiya is an astringent variety of persimmon.
Fuyu persimmons are non-astringent and crisp in texture like other fresh fruits. These can be eaten under-ripe and raw like apples, and are great when it comes to decorative dessert recipes and salads.
To learn more about persimmons, make sure you read this persimmon guide.
🧡 8 of the Best Persimmon Recipes for Persimmon Season
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Persimmon Bread2.
Chocolate Chip Persimmon Muffins🌟Become A Pro with Persimmon🌟
With decades of experience cooking with persimmon, I compiled a persimmon guide to help you achieve success with your persimmon recipes. It includes tips, tricks, and advice for success in your persimmon recipes.
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Persimmon Pancakes4.
Persimmon Tart5.
Persimmon Jam🌟Let Those Persimmons Ripen🌟
When baking with persimmons, it’s really important to let them ripen until they’re super-duper squishy and mushy. Touching them should be like a half-full water balloon.
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Persimmon Cookies7.
Roasted Radicchio & Persimmon Salad8.
Persimmon Puree👩🍳 More recipe ideas for curious bakers
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