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Can You Freeze Fresh Blueberries? How to Freeze Fresh Blueberries?
- There is no wrong way of freezing blueberries, but you will get better results if you perform some adjustments, especially if you store your blueberries for the long term.
- Putting blueberries in an open container and just tossing that container in the fridge will freeze your blueberries However, this is not recommended for long-term storage. Do this only if you are going to puree your blueberries the next day. Leaving fruit exposed in a freezer will cause freezer burn quickly.
- If you plan to freeze them for more than a month, you are better off not rinsing and drying them. This might go against conventional wisdom, but the truth of the matter is that rinsing blueberries add moisture to the equation, and, likely, you won’t be able to get all of the moisture out anyway. Freezing fruits as dry as possible on the outside is the best way to store them. Additionally, blueberries already have a waxy coating called bloom that helps protect them against freezer burn. This coating is removed by washing.
- If you washed your blueberries already, you need to dry them out as much as possible. Avoid breaking the berries as you do so—air-drying works. Just make sure that you freeze them before the humidity gets to them.
- Line a baking tray with freezer-safe sheets and freeze them for a bit in a single layer. Transfer the frozen berries into zip-top bags afterward. Be sure to remove most of the air before returning the berries to the freezer. You can stack the zipper-top bags if you want if you have many berries at home.
