Freezing Raspberries | Easy Way to Freeze Berries
Raspberries are a beautiful & nutritious berry, but because they are a soft fruit, they do not last long after being picked, so freezing raspberries is a great way to preserve this delicious fruit!
Freezing raspberries is so easy!!!!
These berries are so delicious that it is definitely worthwhile taking the time to put some raspberries in your freezer.
Thinking about the wonderful ways to use frozen raspberries is fun; consider adding fresh berries to smoothies, coffee cakes, warm syrup for pancakes, French toast or waffles, plus, frozen berries can be uses for ice cream topping, or just simply to just grab a handful of berries… year-round!!!
Simple Steps to Freezing Raspberries:
- Pick or buy fresh raspberries.
- Now, sort the raspberries, taking out any bruised or damaged berries.
- Place the unwashed, yes, unwashed raspberries on a clean cookie sheet.
- Freezing them individually helps keep them from sticking together.
- Please see the photo below on the spacing idea.
- Place the raspberry-filled cookie sheet in the freezer, being careful to keep it level.
This works very well for Blackberries, too!!!!
Now, wait for the raspberries to freeze solid.
Arranging Fresh Raspberries on a Cookie Sheet
And…wait just a little longer to make sure they are completely frozen solid…
Once the raspberries are completely frozen, take the cookie sheets out of the freezer and place the frozen berries in plastic quart-size Ziploc-type bags.
If you do not like using these types of plastic bags, then you can try storing your frozen berries in quart-size Ball or Mason jars with screw lids.
Freezing in Ball Jars is a great alternative idea to using plastic bags.
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Immediately place the sealed Ziploc bags or Ball jars back into the freezer, being careful not to let the raspberries thaw at all.
The frozen raspberries need to remain frozen so they stay individually separated, which makes them easy to take out of the bag.
You can take one, a handful, or a cupful. Just rinse quickly under water prior to eating or using in recipes.
Here is a simple healthy idea that I make every day for my husband’s lunch… it works so great for his lunchbox!!!!
If you are watching the amount of sugar in your yogurt, then consider simply buying or making plain yogurt and adding your own fruit and Pyure Organic All-Purpose Blend Stevia Sweetener
- Spoon the plain yogurt into a small 8-ounce canning jar (I use Nancy’s Organic Plain Yogurt).
- Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon sweetener over the yogurt.
- Rinse 5 to 6 of your frozen raspberries with water, shake off excess water, and dry with a towel.
- Place clean raspberries on top of your yogurt
- Top with a lid and put in a lunchbox.
Simple, delicious, and healthy all in one!!! The cool thing is that frozen raspberries help keep the yogurt chilled until lunchtime!!
Beautiful Healthy Raspberries!!!!
Freezing Raspberries ~The Easy Way~ will make for year-round enjoyment of this super delicious and super healthy berry!!
Once you try freezing raspberries, then move on to freezing blueberries and strawberries!
