Freezing Strawberries

Pippin12

In my experience they don't freeze well - they go all mushy and lose their natural firmness.

Mortgage_Reduction_Novice

Ok to freeze if you want coulis or for crumble when you defrost them but otherwise they don't fare well.

Mrs_Grey

I would agree. It's a last resort really and only then in coulis type of thing, simmered up with sugar. Have you enough to make jam or a mix of other fruits sort of jam?

itcanbedone_2

Mrs_Grey wrote: »

I would agree. It's a last resort really and only then in coulis type of thing, simmered up with sugar. Have you enough to make jam or a mix of other fruits sort of jam?

I've got some sugar and the strawberries - strawberries need using tonight, if I boil up the sugar and strawberries will it last a couple of days in a sterilised jar (don't have lemon or pectin or anything)

Linda32

I don't know if this is quite what you are looking for, but we puree our strawberrys, then freeze. This defrosts fine, we then mix into plain yogurt. Or you could have it with ice-cream maybe, or in a smoothie.

splodger_seedswapper

i freeze strawberries whole - and i don't mind if they go mushy once defrosted - as i only use them for winemaking (usually adding them to other frozen fruits, to add colour and bouquet etc)

itcanbedone_2

Linda32 wrote: »

I don't know if this is quite what you are looking for, but we puree our strawberrys, then freeze. This defrosts fine, we then mix into plain yogurt. Or you could have it with ice-cream maybe, or in a smoothie.

That's what I will do, thank you!

Mrs_Grey

Yes it will be fine. I do it with our raspberry mountain all the time. Simmer on the hob with some sugar to taste for about 10 mins. Then either sieve or don't sieve. Depends how dodgy the raspberries are. We keep it in the fridge for at least a week and use it on either good vanilla ice cream or as Eton Mess mixed with crushed meringue from the shop and whipped double cream. Either would be lovely with strawberries and it will be gone in no time.

mumofthetwins

Hi guys

Might seem a silly question but here goes ...
I have a punnet of strawberries that are going to turn before I get a chance to use them.
I was wondering if they would be ok to freeze to use in a cake on Saturday ?
I just wasn't sure if they would just turn to mush when defrosted

Lisa

good_advice

I will not say no!
BUT
Strawberry's contain a lot of water so will be mushy when defrosted.

I never freeze them.