Persimmons

If you ever find yourself with an abundance of super soft persimmons, baking with them is the way to go! These persimmon muffins have a hint of persimmon but they are incredibly moist from the persimmon pulp and yogurt. My ideal muffin always has a streusel topping for added flavor and texture.

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persimmon bread pudding with walnuts and raisins kentucky bourbon creme anglaise persimmon tree & view of cabrillo beach from alice’s home “I’ve got persimmons coming out my ears!” After work, Sally and I went over to Alice’s to help her with her “persimmon situation.” If we didn’t harvest the fruit, the birds surely would. hachiya persimmons … Continue reading "persimmon bread pudding, bourbon creme anglaise"

These dairy-free scones can be prepped and ready for the oven in 15 minutes or less. Lightly sweetened with fresh persimmons and cardamom they are crunchy on the outside and delightfully tender on the inside. Perfect!

Persimmons are the brightest spot in the barren winter fruit scape. Sure, citrus is there, but I miss the reds, pinks, peach, blues, plums, purples and greens of summer bounty. But then there are these bright beauties, orange and smooth and shiny, with their frilly green caps. I have a tendency to overbuy, because I […]

Beyond apples and pears, winter fruit can be tough to come by. That’s why the seasonal baker has to get creative. And this year, creative comes in the shape of a persimmon. There are two main types of persimmons, the Fuyu and Hachiya. While most recipes will designate which to use, it’s good to have a cursory understanding of the difference. Fuyus are squatty, round and crisp and can be eaten like an apple or pear.

These Persimmon Chocolate Chip Cookies are a wonderful holiday cookie! They are chocolaty, and full of warming spices. They have a cake like texture and

A light and creamy New York Style Cheesecake made with fresh persimmons and your favorite warm holiday spices.

Persimmons show up in my grocery store each fall and tend to be available throughout the winter. Asian markets offer them, too, and often carry both fuyu (the very firm ones which look like orange tomatoes) and hachiya (the long, oval-esque persimmons which become soft when ripe.

Hachiya persimmons can be culinary head scratchers. They’re mild in flavor, a regional specialty, and have the most delicate texture. Imagine a water-balloon filled with chocolate pudding that will burst if you so much as sneeze in its direction, that is a ripe hachiya persimmon. Gorgeous to look at, persimmons were meant for still-lifes. Even the …

A moist and dense cake that tastes like autumn! Persimmon walnut cake is similar in texture of banana nut bread. Yield: makes one 9-inch loaf and five 5x3 inch mini loaves

This Persimmon Pulp is the perfect base for making things like persimmon bread, jam, jelly, parfaits and even persimmon candy!

Try these festive persimmon cookies as a post-Thanksgiving treat.