Preparing foods ahead of time makes it possible for you to save money on your grocery bill. You can find fruits and vegetables on sale during the summer and into fall months when they\u2019re in season and cheaper. It helps to know which are freezer friendly fruits and vegetables so you can plan ahead to fill your freezer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not all fruits and vegetables will freeze well fresh from the garden. Fruits can often be frozen without much preparation but the same can\u2019t be said about vegetables. Most vegetables will require you to blanch them for about 5 minutes and then dip them into ice water to stop the cooking process before they can be frozen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Start by choosing fruits and vegetables you plan to freeze at the peak of ripeness. The food should be firm and without bruises to ensure the best taste when they are used in the future. Don\u2019t be afraid to sniff the fruit to see how it smells which may indicate how it tastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When freezing fruit you may be concerned that it will darken. This can be avoided by adding ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in simple syrup that is added to the fruit prior to freezing. Fruits that freeze well include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Apples
\u2022 Apricots
\u2022 Bananas
\u2022 Berries of all kinds
\u2022 Cherries
\u2022 Coconut
\u2022 Cranberries
\u2022 Citrus
\u2022 Grapes
\u2022 Nectarines
\u2022 Peaches
\u2022 Pears
\u2022 Pineapple
\u2022 Plums
\u2022 Raspberries
\u2022 Rhubarb
\u2022 Strawberries<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fruits that don\u2019t freeze well include watermelon and citrus fruit sections. While you may find these fruits frozen, you will notice the texture is totally different when thawed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most vegetables can be frozen but the texture may be off when you thaw them. For this reason, it might be good to plan to use some frozen vegetables in soups or casseroles. Vegetables which freeze well include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Asparagus
\u2022 Beans \u2013 most varieties
\u2022 Beets
\u2022 Broccoli
\u2022 Cabbage (only use for cooking)
\u2022 Carrots
\u2022 Cauliflower
\u2022 Celery
\u2022 Corn
\u2022 Eggplant
\u2022 Greens (Kale, mustard and turnip)
\u2022 Okra
\u2022 Parsnips
\u2022 Peas (black-eyed and green)
\u2022 Pumpkin
\u2022 Sweet potatoes
\u2022 Rutabagas and turnips
\u2022 Summer squash
\u2022 Tomatoes (stewed, only use for cooking)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vegetables you don\u2019t want to freeze include lettuce, cabbage, cucumbers, endive, parsley and radishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember that even though the majority of fruits and vegetables are freezer friendly, they won\u2019t be exactly the same as fresh. The taste should be very similar but the texture could be considerably different. If you have an overabundance of fruits and vegetables, however, freezing them is one way to store them for long-term use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article from kitchenbloggers.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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