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I grew up eating persimmons and they are some of my favorite fruit during the winter!  Mostly, whenever I’ve eaten them in public though, I get something like this: “Why are you eating an orange tomato?”  Hm, time for a quick tutorial!  You seriously don’t want to be missing out on this fantastic fruit.

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Nutritional Data:

American persimmons, raw
Diospyros virginiana
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 531 kJ (127 kcal)
33.5 g
Sugars n/a
Dietary fiber n/a
0.4 g
0.8 g
Vitamins
Vitamin C
(80%)

66 mg

Trace metals
Calcium
(3%)

27 mg

Iron
(19%)

2.5 mg

Phosphorus
(4%)

26 mg

Potassium
(7%)

310 mg

Sodium
(0%)

1 mg


Steps:

1. Wash your persimmons.  When I shop, I look for the ones that are the most orange.  Yes, they’ll be completely hard and not very yummy…so don’t try to eat them before following the rest of the steps!

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2. Place the persimmons in a plastic bag (any bag will do).

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3.  Stick the bag into a freezer for 24-48 hours (or until frozen solid).

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4.  Move them into your fridge or leave at room temperature until the persimmons are completely thawed.  It usually takes me 48 hours.

5. Slice and eat!

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