Freezing Strawberries - 3 easy ways
Learn how to freeze strawberries 3 easy ways. Preserve that fresh taste of Spring to use in your recipes all year long.
Servings 4 cups
Calories 76kcal
Cost $6
Ingredients
- 1 quart fresh strawberries
Instructions
To freeze strawberries whole
- Place berries in a strainer and rinse with cold water. Using a small paring knife, cut the hull end off of the berry.1 quart fresh strawberries
- Line a rimmed baking tray with parchment paper. Place hulled berries on parchment. Don’t let them touch.
- Once frozen, pick up parchment on both long sides and fold in half to move berries to the middle for easy pouring.
- Label and date bags. Pour them into a freezer bag or container and get them back into the freezer as fast as you can. That way the berries will be separated and you can grab how ever many you need for your recipe.
To freeze sliced berries
- Place berries in a strainer and rinse with cold water. Using a small paring knife, cut the hull end off of the berry.
- Line a rimmed baking tray with parchment paper. Slice hulled berries. Place on parchment. Don’t let them touch.
- Once frozen, pick up parchment on both long sides and fold in half to move berries to the middle for easy pouring.
- Label and date bags. Pour them into a freezer bag or container and get them back into the freezer as fast as you can. That way the berries will be separated and you can grab how ever many you need for your recipe.
To freeze purée or juice
- Place berries in a strainer and rinse with cold water. Using a small paring knife, cut the hull end off of the berry.
- Add berries to food processer.
- Blend until all chunks are removed. If you would like seedless juice, strain through a fine mesh sieve. Add cheesecloth, if you don’t have a sieve that is very fine mesh.
- Label and date your bags. Pour the purée, with the aid of your canning funnel into freezer bags.
- It’s a good idea to measure the purée so that you can take out the proper quantity for your recipe.
Notes
Frozen berries will last about a year in your freezer. It is best to use them up before freezing any more the next season.
USES FOR FROZEN BERRIES
- pie filling – use the juice instead of water for your pie filling to make it extra berry tasting.
- smoothies
- frozen drinks, like daiquiris and margaritas
- jams and jellies
- desserts
- savory dishes like these Strawberry infused scallops
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 362mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 28IU | Vitamin C: 139mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg