Avocados do not ripen on the tree like most other fruits. They only start to ripen after reaching full maturity once they come off the tree. This is why it may seem like your avocados take forever to ripen in comparison to other fruits.
This can come as an inconvenience when you’re looking to make a dish that requires an avocado, like yummy avocado toast, or a healthy salad that is chockful of avocados. If you’re looking to ripen your avocado last minute, there’s an easy way to do it. It won’t cost you much money and it can be done in just minutes.
How to ripen avocado using oven
Taking to social media platform TikTok, the Food Talk page, which posts everything from comfort food recipes to easy 10-minute meals, has shared how to make avocados significantly soft when they aren’t ripe and you need them for a meal.
“If you’re stuck with rock-hard unripe avocados and you need them for a recipe asap, try this hack.
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“Wrap tightly in tin foil and bake at 200 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or soft to the touch. The perfect ripe avocado in minutes.”
200 degrees is the temperature in Fahrenheit, with the correct temperature in Celsius being roughly 93 degrees. After the hack was performed, the avocado came out looking very soft.
How to ripen avocado using microwave
Previously, another fast-working hack to get your avocados to ripen in just 2 minutes was shared.
Sharing a video on TikTok, @lauraleecreations shared that all you need is a microwave and cling film for the hack to be achieved.
She captioned the clip: “Do you need to use an avocado and it isn’t ripe enough for the whole recipe? Here’s a trick for you!
“Cover it in plastic wrap and microwave for two minutes. Let it cool in the fridge and there you go.”
