If the raspberry harvest is too plentiful, the question arises as to where to put the fruit. You can't keep them for long. Just freeze raspberries. The fruit stays fresh in the freezer for at least six months.

What you need to freeze

  • Well cleaned raspberries
  • baking sheet or plate
  • freezer bags and clips
  • Possibly vacuum pump

Freeze only fresh raspberries

You have to process raspberries very quickly. Even in the fridge they will keep for a day at most.

Pick the raspberries on a day that is as dry as possible. The less moisture there is on the fruit, the shorter it takes for it to freeze through. They also won't get so mushy when thawed.

Prepare raspberries for freezing

If your freezer does not have a blast freeze program, set it to its lowest temperature for a few hours beforehand.

Remove all leaves and other plant parts. Sort out raspberries with maggots, rot or mold. You should not wash raspberries that you have picked yourself!

Place the fruit side by side on the baking sheet or plate so that they are not touching. Cover the sheet with plastic wrap or slip a freezer bag over the plate.

pre-freezing

Place the prepared raspberries at the bottom of the freezer. The temperatures are lowest there.

Pre-freeze the fruit for two to three hours.

Pour into freezer bags and seal airtight

After pre-freezing, remove the tray and carefully place the raspberries in a freezer bag. Avoid applying too much pressure to prevent the fruit from sticking together.

Squeeze the air out of the bag or use a vacuum pump. The less air in the bag, the fewer vitamins are lost.

Seal the bag tightly and place it back in the freezer. Set the temperature back to -18 degrees.

storage time

Frozen raspberries will keep in the freezer for at least six months. It is important that they do not thaw in between.

Defrosting frozen raspberries

Raspberries must be thawed very carefully. They quickly become mushy and are then only suitable for cooking.

Remove the desired amount of raspberries from the freezer bag. Place them on a deep plate and cover with aluminum foil or cling film.

Let the raspberries thaw in cool temperatures. The refrigerator is best suited for this. This will prevent the fruit from taking on an unpleasant aftertaste.

Using thawed raspberries

The thawed raspberries are very suitable for fruit tarts or as a decoration for cream cakes.

Raspberries from the freezer are also often used as an ingredient in fruit salads.

tips and tricks

You should carefully wash raspberries from the supermarket or the weekly market before freezing. Avoid excessive water pressure and use a plastic sieve. Then drain the fruit well.

The garden journal freshness ABC

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