How should I freeze raspberries?
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#Sift through the berries and remove any debris or damaged berrries.
#Place them on a single layer on a rimmed cookie sheet, leaving space between the berries so they don't freeze together.
#Freeze for several hours, until they are frozen solid. I've sometimes left them over night.
#remove the tray from the freezer and pour the rock hard berries in resealable bags.
#Freeze for up to a year (although they won't last that long.)
#Rinse in a seize before using.
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Clean and dry the raspberries. To clean this fragile berry, add a handful at a time to a bowl filled with clean water. Swirl around gently and scoop out with a slotted spoon. Lay on a clean cloth to dry. Continue until all the berries are clean.
Spread the berries onto a clean cookie sheet. If needed, use more than one cookie sheet so the berries are not crowded together.
Place the cookie sheet(s) into the freezer. Freeze for about 1 hour. Freezing the berries on a cookie sheet before placing them in Ziploc storage bags keeps the berries separate, so it's easier to take out a handful at a time instead of having clumps of berries stuck together.
Remove the cookie sheet(s) from the freezer and place the frozen raspberries into the aforementioned Ziploc storage bags.
Put the Ziploc bags back into the freezer. Use the berries within 6 to 8 months to avoid freezer burn.
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My girlfriend and I do this with blueberries too. One key is to put them into small snack ziplock sized bags when freezing. That way you can just reach in and pull out a single serving for the day, and not have to open and close a larger bag all the time! (keeps the fruit fresher and you can rinse and reuse bag!)
My cookbook says that you can freeze them up to 12 months.
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Sorry but I think it does matter if they are wet or not. Simply because if you store them in the freezer while wet they will all stick together when the water freezes. Not good, then you have one huge raspberries! Same thing with the blueberries, the water freezes on the cookie sheet and makes it hard to get them off the cookie sheet!
Awesome tip about the straw though! I would have never thought about that!
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I was just coming to say the same thing about washing them. I washed mine and although I thought they were completely dry, they turned to mush! The next time I didn't wash them and they came out great!
Nice Tip!