21 Fabulous Fall Persimmon Recipes
Oct 30, 2017
Persimmons are one of my very favorite fruits – and they’re only available for a limited time during the fall. Instead of pumpkin-spice-this, and sweet-potato-that [yawn], let’s celebrate this fabulous fruit!
There are two popular types of persimmons here in the U.S. – Hachiya and Fuyu. It’s of vital important to know the difference, lest you bite into one at the wrong time. Hachiya are the ones that come to a point on the bottom, while Fuyu are the rounder ones with a flatter bottom. Growing up we had a Hachiya in our backyard, and I learned the hard way that they’re extremely bitter if you eat them before they ripen. It’ll feel like they’ve sucked all the moisture out of your mouth, and then rubbed the inside of your cheeks with sandpaper.
We’d keep a row of Hachiyas on the kitchen windowsill, and monitor them daily as they ripened. If you wait until that Hachiya is perfectly soft — nice and squishy — it’ll be the most divine, slimy, sweet, bright-orange-glop you’ve ever tasted. (Okay, once you get to the “glop” stage, they might be a little over-ripe. But all the better, I say!)
The only problem is, all those Hachiyas have a tendency to ripen around the same time, and it can be overwhelming to try to keep up with a persimmon onslaught.
So when Matty and I decided to plant a persimmon tree a few years ago, we opted for Fuyu instead. That’s because you can eat them when they’re still hard, just like an apple. (Though if you let them ripen long enough, they’ll get squishy like the Hachiyas, too.) This gives us a much larger window to enjoy all those beautiful persimmons.
As I was staring at the pile of persimmons on our kitchen counter this morning, I thought it would be nice to seek out some creative persimmon recipes from my friends’ sites, and share them with you. So here ya go: 21 mouth-watering persimmon recipes. Enjoy!
Buckwheat Persimmon Salad
Two Purple Figs
Garlicky Kale Holiday Salad
Brewing Happiness
Persimmons Wrapped in Prosciutto
Taste and See
Tabbouleh with Persimmons and Almonds
Pinch My Salt
Persimmon Cranberry Sauce
Deliciously Organic
Cranberry Roasted Butternut Persimmon Salad with Fried Goat Cheese
Half Baked Harvest
Wild Rice & Persimmon Pilaf
Hunter Angler Gardener Cook
Fuyu Persimmon Freezer Jam
La Fuji Mama
Cinnamon Persimmon Smoothie
Jolly Tomato
Dry Your Own Persimmons (Hoshigaki)
Shockingly Delicious
Spicy Persimmon Salsa
She Paused for Thought
Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Persimmons, Apricots, and Walnuts
Fearless Fresh
Kale Salad with Persimmon, Walnuts, Pomegranate, and Feta
Cooking LSL
Persimmon Pomegranate Fruit Salad
Simply Recipes
Daikon, Carrot, Persimmon, and Pomegranate Sunomono
La Fuji Mama
Burrata with Fuyu Persimmons, Pomegranate, and Mint
Sippity Sup
Thanksgiving Stuffing with Autumn Fruit and Nuts
Fearless Fresh
Avocado Toast with Persimmon, Pomegranate, and Fennel
Floating Kitchen
Persimmon Chia Pudding
Blissful Basil
Orange, Pear, and Persimmon Cake
Jeanette’s Healthy Living
Persimmon Fruit Leather
Weelicious
Where can I find persimmons
Love this post! Found it via Twitter. Persimmons and Pomegranates are two fruits that should be added to the American Thanksgiving cornucopia. Don’t you think so? 🙂
This post just reconfirmed how much I adore Persimmons and their amazing versatility. I only discovered them about 6 years ago and I still can’t get enough of them. Thanks for the great roundup and including my Persimmon Salsa recipe. I just purchased a bunch of persimmons and can’t wait to start cooking with them.
This is an amazing and inspiring collection – Thank you so much for including me! And I’m very envious of your persimmon tree! (A pile of persimmons in your kitchen? Heaven!)
I didn’t understand what the fuss over persimmons was about, until I had my first taste of it this lovely fruit years ago. I now look forward to enjoying them during the fall :). Thank you so much for the recipe roundup!
YUM Andrew these look scrumptious!! Love Persimmon and can’t get enough of it! Fuyu is my favorite type too but I never imagined I could plant them! Thanks for sharing this and including my recipe!
Fuyus are my absolute favorite. How smart are YOU to have planted a tree so you don’t have to mortgage the house to buy them at the store! This is a great collection of recipes, and I am thrilled to have my dried persimmon strategy among them!
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The part I left out of the post is that our tree, four years in, is still only five feet tall and looks like a sad Charlie Brown Christmas tree. (And still, we get about a dozen or so persimmons.)
Any idea what to feed a Persimmon tree?