Persimmon Fool Recipes

10 BEST WAYS TO USE PERSIMMON

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a persimmon recipe in 30 minutes or less!

PERSIMMON FOOL

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• Sprinkle gelatin over water in a small heatproof cup and let stand 1 minute to soften. Stir together persimmon purée, sugar, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
• Melt softened gelatin in cup set in a saucepan of simmering water, then stir into persimmon purée. Beat cream in another bowl with an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks, then gently fold into purée. Divide fool among 4 stemmed glasses and chill, covered, at least 8 hours (it will set softly).
• Just before serving, peel Fuyu persimmons, seeding if necessary, and chop. Top fool with chopped persimmons.

12 DELICIOUS PERSIMMON RECIPES (+PERSIMMON APPLESAUCE)

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• Cook all ingredients in a slow cooker on high for 2 hours.
• Mash with a potato masher or use an immersion blender.

PERSIMMON MUFFINS

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• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan or two 24-cup mini-muffin pans with paper liners. Cut the persimmons in half and scoop out the pulp into a food processor; pulse until smooth.
• Combine the all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and lemon zest in a large bowl. Whisk 1 1/4 cups of the persimmon puree (or the applesauce and carrot baby food), the eggs, egg white, melted butter and yogurt in a small bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined (it's fine if the batter is lumpy).
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling each three-quarters of the way. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar and bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20 to 24 minutes for regular muffins or 14 to 18 minutes for mini muffins. Cool slightly in the pan, then transfer the muffins to a rack.

PERSIMMON-GINGER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. Line with enough parchment so there is a 2-inch overhang on the 2 long sides of the pan (this will help you lift the bread out of the pan).
• Sift the flour and baking soda into a medium bowl.
• Melt 1 stick of butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat until brown, nutty and fragrant, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a large heat-proof bowl, cool for 5 minutes. Add the dark brown sugar, sour cream, vanilla, vinegar, ginger, orange zest, nutmeg, eggs, 1 cup of the persimmon puree and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and whisk until completely combined.
• Fold the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake until the bread is deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool the bread in the pan for 15 minutes. Use the parchment to help lift the bread out and cool completely on a rack.
• Meanwhile, process the granulated sugar, remaining 1 1/2 sticks butter, 1/2 cup persimmon puree and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a food processor until light and creamy.
• Serve slices of bread warm and slather with persimmon butter.

PERSIMMON SORBET

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup water and sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil 3 minutes, then cool. Core, quarter, and, if necessary, seed persimmons. Scrape pulp from skins into a blender. Purée with lemon juice until very smooth. Add sugar syrup and blend. Chill until very cold, at least 2 hours.
• Freeze mixture in an ice-cream maker. (Alternatively, transfer to a shallow metal baking pan and freeze, stirring every 30 minutes, until slushy, about 2 hours.) Transfer to an airtight container and freeze. (Sorbet's consistency will remain soft.)

PERSIMMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.
• Beat egg in a bowl. Stir in persimmon pulp, oil, and milk.
• Combine flour, walnuts, sugar, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into persimmon mixture; mix until just moistened. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and tops spring back when lightly touched, 19 to 20 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED PERSIMMON FUDGE

Steps:

• Combine pulp, sugar, milk, and corn syrup in a large saucepan with a heavy bottom.
• Cook over low heat, stirring often until mixture reaches 230 degrees F on candy thermometer.
• Remove pan from heat and let cool to lukewarm (110 degrees F).
• Add butter and beat mixture well.
• When it begins to thicken, stir in nuts.
• Spread in a butter 13 x 9 inch pan.
• Cut into squares when cool.

PERSIMMON MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Blend oil, pulp, and extract.
• Combine the two mixtures and stir only until thoroughly blended (do not beat).
• Spoon into greased or papered muffin tins (12 regular size or 36 mini/'gem' size).
• Bake in a pre-heated 350-degree oven: 25 minutes for regular muffins; 12 minutes for 'gems'.