Place the halves open side down in a glass baking dish. Bake for about 30 minutes or until a fork easily punctures through the skin and all the meat. After baking, scoop the meat out and add it to your blender with cashews and just enough water to turn the blades. Puree until smooth (adding more water if necessary). Add nutmeg, ginger, honey, salt and pepper. Blend for a minute to mix in seasonings. Top with shredded coconut and serve.
Persimmon
When persimmons come back in season each year, it is like visiting one of my old friends. I thoroughly enjoy persimmons and look forward to picking some from a local farm this year. This is the time to do it as their season is short and sweet. You will fi nd two varieties of persimmons sold in stores: Fuyu and Hachiya. Acorn-shaped Hachiya Persimmons have an astringent property (when they are still fi rm) that is harsh on the body and, for this reason, can only be eaten when they are extremely ripe and soft.
I recommend the Fuyu which look like
orange tomatoes. Fuyu Persimmons are much sweeter than Hachiya and can be eaten when they are fi rm or soft.
Selecting
When I shop for persimmons, I buy them at all different stages of ripeness. I like to eat them over the course of several days and want them to be ripe when I am ready. When eating the Fuyu you can select them hard or extremely soft. When they soften they get very sweet and almost turn into a liquid gel. Sometimes I will se- lect the ugliest persimmons on display that are covered with brown spots and bruises because these are ready to eat, have a great texture and sweet fl avor. The fi rmer Fuyu aren’t as syrupy sweet as the ripe persimmons and travel well as a snack that can be eaten like a pear or apple.
Health Benefi ts: Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin A and Manganese
Storing Keep the fi rm fruit at room temperature
until it softens. When I have stocked up on persimmons and have a big pile of fruit, I like to keep them on a plate and check them each day by turning them over and gently squeezing them to test
the softness. As soon as they begin to soften, I transfer them to the refrigerator until I am ready to eat them.
Caution: The pits and skins should not be eaten.
Preparation Firm persimmons: can be sliced open
with a small knife. I like to use a paring knife and eat the pieces much like a sliced orange, avoiding the pits and the skin.
Soft persimmons: will be juicy and mushy; open them over a plate to catch the juice.
Eating My favorite way to eat persimmons is
to peel back the skin and bite into the inside. If you are lucky enough to visit a U-Pick persimmon farm, such as we have in Florida, this month you can stock up and freeze some extra fruit. This way you can have some to snack on during the season and some to freeze for a treat later in the year.
Persimmon Pudding 3 ripe bananas
1 tablespoon raw honey 4 ripe persimmons, peeled 1 teaspoon alcohol free vanilla fl avoring
Blend all ingredients together. Place the mixture in the freezer, chill for 45 minutes and serve. Whether you enjoy pumpkin pie or persimmon pudding, both of these orange beauties make a great addition to any autumn celebration.
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