Want to avoid food waste? Do you still have bread, muesli, fruit or vegetables lurking in your kitchen and don’t know what to do with them? Please don’t thoughtlessly throw small, seemingly useless bits of food into the bin. Instead, take a look at our great variety of Dole recipes. The creative instructions for fruit, vegetables and other items of food often only need a few ingredients, can be varied as required and will inspire even reluctant cooks. Perfect for quickly using up waste food. Try these 5 recipe ideas to use up food easily and avoid food waste in a delicious way!

 

  1. Mixed up in no time – blueberry frozen yoghurt

    Do you have a few lonely pieces of fruit lying dormant in your refrigerator? These can be used to conjure up something fruity and cool. To make our     blueberry frozen yoghurt, all you need are blueberries, kiwis and coconut chips. Add some vegan yoghurt alternative and coconut chips as a topping. You can of course choose whatever fruit you like. In any case, frozen yoghurt is an ingenious way of using up leftover food and reducing food waste.

  2. Quick snack – banana pancake skewers

    The main ingredients for our     banana pancake skewers are almost always to be found in your kitchen at home: flour, eggs, baking powder, honey and almond drink. These delicious little pancakes are baked, with sweet fruit making a grand entrance. Grapes, bananas and raspberries were used in this recipe. Perfect for using up these vitamin-rich goodies. Is there other fruit waiting in your fridge? Then simply get it on the skewers!

  3. Enjoyment by the slice – sourdough bread with bananas au gratin

    What do you do with the last slice of bread in the cupboard if it’s not intended to be a boring cheese sandwich? We say: make a gratin! Our     sourdough bread with bananas au gratin is a tasty dream. To make it, spread puréed mozzarella on the bread and top with fruit, honey and herbs. You can also get creative with this recipe. If you have other types of bread or fruit to be used up, simply pop them in the oven!

  4. Blend, don’t bin – berry smoothie

    Nothing beats a fruity drink like THE secret recipe to counter food waste! In smoothies, like our     berry smoothie, simply blend all the fruit and vegetables hiding in your refrigerator. Even bananas with brown spots or spinach that is no longer completely fresh will find a new home in the vitamin-rich drinks. Fruit and vegetables are much better off in the blender than in the bin. Try out smoothies to your heart’s content. Good to know: even the skin of the banana can be puréed and drunk. Using up leftovers is this easy!

  5. Full fruit power – grapefruit and chia pudding with berries

    Time for a refreshing work of art! Berries and grapefruit reveal their fruitiest side in our     grapefruit and chia pudding with berries. To make this fruity delight, you also need only chia seeds, fruit juice, pudding powder and some rice syrup. Conjure up this vitamin-rich breakfast experience from just a few ingredients. If you’re not a fan of fruit on its own, simply add it to this recipe to make a surprisingly different snack. We like!

 

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Eat more mindfully!

 

Your Dole team