
How to store and handle fruit purée: a kitchen guide
Fruit purée saves hours of prep, and a simple routine keeps its colour, aroma and safety from the first spoonful to the last.
Tips, ideas and recipes for working with fruit purées.

Fruit purée saves hours of prep, and a simple routine keeps its colour, aroma and safety from the first spoonful to the last.

Raspberry brings colour and a fresh, tangy taste. With purée you get the same result in every season, with no straining.

Mango purée removes the peeling and cutting and gives the same golden colour in every glass. Five drinks with exact ratios.

Passion fruit has one of the strongest aromas of any fruit, so a little purée goes a long way in a drink.

Fresh fruit looks cheaper on the invoice. Count the peeling, trimming, waste and seasonal swings, and the picture changes.

Frozen, chilled and aseptic purées are stored very differently. Here is what each method means for your store room.

Sorbet is fruit, sugar and water in balance. Purée makes that balance repeatable, batch after batch.

A good filling holds its shape in the oven and tastes of real fruit. Purée gives you both, without seeds or waste.

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