# Frozen bananas....with the skin. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 21, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876 "2012-06-21T19:24:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/1 "2012-06-21T19:24:48Z")
And why not, I say ? Not to eat on this blisteringly hot day. Not skinned. Skinned, frozen banana is like candy to me. But I had a hankering for a smoothie. Why skin them? Is there something bad about the skins? I’ve never eaten a banana skin. Just made the smoothie. Ice, frozen banana, frozen pineapple chunks, some water. Just lowered my body temp, made my tummy happy. How gross is it to have eaten the skin? I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/2 "2012-06-21T19:27:58Z")
I know that when you leave an unpeeled banana outside when it’s 25 below zero, you can drive a nail with it. Might give most blenders pause unless you sliced it thin. However, your experience indicates this might be that much of a problem. I’d be more concerned with the skin having more of that under-ripe banana papery aftertaste, but again, good on you for taking a hit for the team! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/3 "2012-06-21T19:30:30Z")
My worry exactly, but these were pretty ripe. I didn’t have that gagging green banana sensation. Wonder if it’s higher in fiber this way ? ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/4 "2012-06-21T20:07:17Z")
I might worry about pesticides, if I were someone who worried about stuff like that. ---
**Author:** ![FrigidLizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3bc359/32.png) [@FrigidLizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrigidLizard)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/5 "2012-06-21T23:21:36Z")
That surprises me. I’ve always found banana peels to be fairly astringent. Maybe freezing changes that.😕 ---
**Author:** ![bot3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@bot3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bot3)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/6 "2012-06-21T23:37:22Z")
I’m a big fan of frozen oranges. Peel and all. But banana peel? I’m not so sure. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/7 "2012-06-21T23:40:34Z")
Blech on the banana peel. You never know who’s touched it! ---
**Author:** ![bot3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@bot3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bot3)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/8 "2012-06-21T23:43:29Z")
Perhaps a monkey that will eat your face off! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/9 "2012-06-22T00:54:01Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Blech on the banana peel. You never know who’s touched it! Couldn’t you just wash it? Or maybe soak it, if the skin is too absorbent? ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/10 "2012-06-22T02:53:16Z")
Good point. I could wash them quickly with soap… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/11 "2012-06-22T15:04:38Z")
Or, just peel the bananas and throw them in a ziploc bag before you freeze them – that’s what I do when I’m not in the mood to make banana bread. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-bananas-with-the-skin/625876/12 "2012-06-22T19:25:24Z")
Normally what I do. These wound up in the freezer, I figured id explore if it was wise or not.