Freezing Raspberries

5 from 1 vote

Raspberries have such an incredibly short season. Freezing raspberries is a great way to preserve this fruit for use all year!

Course how to

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 0

Freezing time 2

Total Time 2 5

Servings cups

Calories 76kcal

Cost $6

Place berries in a strainer and rinse with cold water. Let water drain in colander or use your salad spinner to rinse and gently spin the water from the berries.
1 quart fresh raspberries
Line a rimmed baking tray with parchment paper. Place berries on parchment. Don’t let them touch. Freeze
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.

Place berries in a strainer and rinse with cold water. Let drain.
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.

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