How to make your avocados last for WEEKS in the fridge: Mums in disbelief after popular TikTok trick actually works in real life
- Mums left astonished after discovering hack to keep avocados fresh for weeks
- To keep avocados fresher for longer simply fill up a large jar or jug with water
- Then place avocados inside and sit in the fridge for two weeks for fresh fruit
- The miracle trick can also work on vegetables such as carrot sticks or bok choy
Mums have been left astonished after discovering a simple method to keep avocados in perfect condition for up to two weeks.
The little-known hack was posted in the popular parenting Facebook page, Mum Central, after going viral on TikTok.
To keep avocados fresher for longer you simply fill up a large jar or jug of water and place the fruit inside as is.
Mums have been left astonished after discovering a simple method to keep avocados in perfect condition for up to two weeks in a jar of water inside the fridge
The jar can sit in the fridge for up to two weeks and will keep the avocados inside hydrated, ripe and ready to eat.
The miracle trick is also said to work on similar water-heavy vegetables such as carrots and bok choy.
The mum who shared the ‘game changing’ trick to the Facebook page received thousands of comments and encourages everyone to try the hack.
The jar can sit in the fridge for up to two weeks and will keep the avocados hydrated, ripe and ready to eat, it can also work on similar water-heavy vegetables such as carrots of bok choy
‘Did you already know this? Avocados stay good for-freaking-ever if you put them in water in the fridge. They’re perfect. I’m speechless,’ she wrote.
‘Wow! I will be trying this as soon as I get home,’ another wrote.
Another savvy mum, Stephanie Kelley, revealed that the water hack also works with halved avocados.
Stephanie shared a video on Instagram demonstrating the process and kept the cut fruit in a bowl of water for two days.
A popular nutritionist from Sydney has also revealed three additional ways to prevent the fruit from browning.
Rebecca Gawthorne shared that you can use lemon, olive oil and even onion to stop the off-putting discoluoration from forming.
She shared the tips on her Nourish Naturally Instagram page and told fans to save the video for the next time they stock up on the fruit because the methods work so well.
‘The browning of an avocado is a natural chemical reaction called oxidisation that occurs when a cut avocado is exposed to oxygen in the air,’ she explained.
‘While it’s safe eat, brown avocados are not very aesthetically pleasing and can taste a bit bitter,’ she added.
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