The Crazy Hack That Will Ripen Your Avocado In Just 10 Minutes

You can ripen a too-hard avocado by putting it in a paper bag at room temperature. If all goes according to plan, it'll ripen to perfect smushing texture in a matter of days.

And if you need an avocado to mature faster than that, add an apple, banana, or pear. Like avocado, these fruits emit ethylene gas, a compound that promotes ripening.

But if you really can't wait any longer—like, you need it right this instant (I mean, you haven't Instagrammed since yesterday)—there is indeed another measure you can take. As they say, desperate times call for desperate measures.

You can bake it in the oven. Yes, seriously. And no, it won't get hot and weird and mushy. Here's how:

1. Preheat the oven to 200°F. 2. Wrap your little green friend in tin foil, and place it on a baking sheet. 3. Pop the sheet in the oven for 10 minutes.

Et voilà! It's all grown up and ready for spreading atop any and every snack.

But how? What is this sorcery? Well, like other fruits, avocados emit ethylene gas, which is usually released slowly—causing the avocados to ripen over time—but when you wrap one in tinfoil and heat it up, you’ve trapped the gas and sped up the ripening process.

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