Learn how to freeze and store raspberries easily so that you can continue enjoying them well after the season has ended. It’s so expensive to buy fresh raspberries, and even frozen raspberries come with a cost. Anyway, nothing beats the taste of fresh, homegrown berries.
How to freeze and store freshly-grown raspberries in 5 easy steps:
- Rinse the freshly harvested raspberries and spread them out on a paper towel for 5 minutes to allow most of the water to drain away.
- Transfer the raspberries to a baking tray, removing the paper towel at the same time.
- Spread out the raspberries in a single layer, making sure they are not touching as much as possible.
- Place the tray in the freezer until frozen.
- Remove and quickly transfer into a resealable plastic bag. Squash out the air and seal the bag before quickly returning it to the freezer.
The reason for pre-freezing them on the tray is so they won’t stick together. This means you can easily put them into freezer bags and remove them individually from the freezer as you need them.
