Did you know you can freeze kiwi fruit? You can and it's so easy, they are perfect for smoothies!
If you didn't know that you could freeze kiwifruit, be prepared to be amazed, thrilled, and filled with ideas. I'm sure it's not just me that gets excited when they find something new to freeze!
Do you use your freezer to its fullest potential? I have been really working on trying to have a freezer ready for easy meals, meal prep, and overstock so there are fewer trips to the grocery store.
In addition to freezing herbs, like sage, I started freezing lots of fruits and vegetables. I especially like to have frozen fruit on hand for smoothies.
When I got a big bag of organic kiwi, I immediately thought about freezing it. I wasn't sure if you could. I always peel the kiwi because I didn't even know you could eat the skin!
Instructions for freezing kiwi.
After googling, I found that you could freeze kiwi! You can freeze it in a simple syrup, kind of like a canning solution. Or even easier, you can slice it into pretty little rounds and freeze it!
I slice the kiwi and lay them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Freeze until solid, about 4-6 hours, and then transfer them to a Ziploc bag!
As a bonus, when you use them in smoothies, you don't even notice the skin! By using the skin, you actually triple the fiber of the kiwi and preserve most of the vitamin c!
Some recipe ideas for frozen kiwi.
You can add frozen kiwi to any smoothie, use it in fruit salads, top yogurt with it, use it in cocktails, and it makes a great sorbet!
Here are some other ideas:
Recipe.
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Freezing Kiwi
Ingredients
- 6 kiwis
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Thinly slice kiwis and place them on the baking sheet.
- Place in the freezer and freeze until solid - about 4-6 hours.
- Place in a ziplock bag and store in the freezer.
Notes
Equipment
Nutrition
This was originally published in 2016 and has been updated for 2023.
Alyssa says
Pam, thank you! I love a good smoothie and this looks delicious. It is definitely one of my favs!
Nellie says
I have never tried Kiwi in my smoothies but I know I would love it! Thanks for sharing this!
Karly says
I love adding kiwi to smoothies, but haven't ever tried freezing them before! I can't wait, because I love mine super cold and thick!
GONES says
I saw your pic of the kiwis on the Vitamix Twitter page! I never thought of freezing kiwis either.. I have been freezing lots of different fruits for smoothies! It's fun. I recently started making peanut butter banana smoothies too which are amazing.
Miz Helen says
Thanks so much for sharing your post with Full Plate Thursday and have a great day!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
swathi says
I freeze banana for smoothies, never tried kiwi, I am going to try it, Thanks for sharing this wonderful tips to Hearth and soul blog hop. Pinning.
Joy @ Joy Love Food says
I freeze bananas all the time for smoothies, but never thought to freeze kiwi, great idea and I love that you can use the skins too! Thanks for sharing at What'd You Do This Weekend?!
April J Harris says
I've recently bought a Vitamix too, Pam, and I'm really pleased with all the things it does, especially the smoothies. Love this tip for freezing kiwi - thank you so much for sharing it with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop. Sharing.
Ginger Wroot says
What a great idea! I've been freezing my extremely ripe bananas (peeled), one banana each in a sandwich bag, for smoothies for a long time. I'm looking forward to trying kiwis! Thanks!
Healing Tomato says
I have never frozen Kiwis and I don't know why. This is a good way to keep Kiwi fresh. Great tip.
Laura @MotherWouldKnow says
This is a very timely post for me - got a bunch of kiwis from Costco and I've been wondering what to do with them. Leave on the skins? This part could change my life - or at least my view of kiwis. Hmmm.
Marjie says
I didn't know you could freeze kiwi. They never seem to last more than 12 minutes around here anyway.
Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner says
interesting never would have thought of freezing kiwi to use later! We also have a meatless Monday link up if you'd like to add your post.
Cathy says
I went through a smoothie phase. My favorite was a handful of spinach, banana, almond butter, and coconut water. Maybe some frozen pineapple and/or mango. Anyway, this is such a great idea! It must really save time to leave the skin on, and the extra fiber is always nice. 🙂
Kristina & Millie says
i didn't think you could eat the skin either - kind of icky fuzzy! I haven't tried kiwi in my smoothies and now I am like why haven't I? Gotta get some 🙂 Enjoy your week!