How to freeze cherries in a bone-in freezer

Freezing cherries is one of the best ways to preserve the maximum of the useful substances of the berry.

You can properly freeze cherries for the winter in several proven ways.

Is it possible to freeze cherries

You can freeze cherries in the freezer. If you follow all the nuances of this method of storage, then the vitamins will remain almost in full. And the aroma and taste will also be preserved, especially if it is a quick freeze.

Early varieties are not suitable for freezing for the winter. They differ in a disproportionate ratio of pulp and juice. Therefore, frozen fruits do not have their useful properties, they lose their taste. Late varieties with dense pulp are suitable for freezing.

How to freeze cherries

There are several ways in which you can properly freeze the berry at home.

1. Shock (fast). It features a three-stage decrease in temperature. The first phase is cooling to 0 °C, the second phase is lowering to -5 °C, the third is freezing to -18 °C.
2. In one layer (in bulk). Available with or without bone. Much faster with whole fruits.
3. With sugar.
4. With syrup.
5. In its own juice.

Preparing cherries for freezing

In order for the freezing process to be of high quality, it must be carried out correctly.

Do I need to wash cherries before freezing?

1. Be sure to wash the fruit. At the same time, remove the stalks and low-quality specimens.

   

2. Put on a napkin or towel to glass the water.
   Important! It is necessary to lay out the fruits for drying in a thin layer.
3. After drying, lay out in a single layer on boards (glass, plastic) and place in the freezer.
4. To get a multi-tiered masonry, you can shift the cherry with different objects – small boxes or cups.
5. After 2 days, pack up in bags and send to the camera.

How to freeze pitted cherries in the freezer

Freezing fruits with seeds is the best option for making compotes. This is the fastest way.

Preparing berries for freezing

It is important to remove the stalks and remove spoiled, as well as overripe specimens. To do this, the crop is sorted out, removing low-quality fruits.

How to freeze cherries

Arrange on a pallet and place in the chamber. Once the berries have “grabbed”, pour them into a storage container.

How to freeze pitted cherries for the winter

Pitted frozen is used in winter as a filling for pies, dumplings or for jelly. The procedure is longer due to the preliminary preparation stage.

Berry preparation

Wash, remove stems, dry.

To perform the pitted freezing option, they must first be removed with a toothpick, pin, or special tool.

Cherry freezing process

For prepared pitted berries, use a colander to drain excess liquid. Then arrange on flat plates or in containers, place to freeze. After a day, it is already possible to divide the entire volume into portions and pack it into bags.

How to freeze cherries with sugar

This option is used for sweet dishes.

Freezing fruits with sugar can be done in different ways. The method depends on the further application and the preference of the cook.

1. With bones. Sort, wash, remove the stalks. Lay out in a single layer on a board and place in the freezer. When the layer freezes, fill the container, sprinkling each layer with granulated sugar. To pack well.
2. Seedless. Remove the seeds from the fruits, lay them out immediately in layers in containers. Sprinkle each layer with sugar. Put to freeze.

Frozen cherries pureed with sugar

In other words, it’s puree. Remove the seeds, grind the fruits with a blender, mix with sugar. Then arrange in containers, put in the freezer.

Puree can be made homogeneous or with pieces of pulp. Cover the container with foil first. Then in winter it will be easier to cut off the right amount of workpiece.

How to freeze fresh cherries in your own juice for the winter

For this method, a seedless berry is suitable.

1. Select the most overripe and soft fruits.
2. Put separately, then grind with a blender, add a little sugar to taste.
3. Arrange the rest in containers, filling the containers halfway, pour over the prepared puree, close the lid, send to the freezer.

How to freeze cherries in syrup for the winter in the refrigerator

To perform such a freeze, you will need to boil the syrup. Take the proportions of sugar and water 1:1.

1. Boil until the sugar is completely dissolved, then cool. The temperature of the solution should be below the temperature in the room. This can be done quickly by placing the container on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
2. Cover the container with a bag (polyethylene).
3. Place clean pitted berries, pour syrup over.
4. Put to freeze.
5. Then take it out of the container, release the air, tie the bag.

Is it possible to freeze yellow cherries

Of the yellow varieties, species with a dense peel and pulp are suitable for freezing. Another sign – the bone should be well separated.

If the peel is thin, then after defrosting it will burst, and the pulp will spread.

How to freeze yellow cherries

1. Select berries with a dense whole peel, wash, pour into a container.
2. Alternate each layer with granulated sugar.

You can prepare a mix by combining red and yellow varieties of the same ripening period.

A good way is puree. It does not distort the taste and retains its beneficial properties after defrosting.

What can be cooked in winter from frozen cherries

Frozen berry – a unique product for cooking in winter

• aromatic drinks;
• compotes;
• fruit drinks;
• filling for pies and dumplings;
• jelly;
• berry puddings.

Many housewives make their own recipes for exclusive dessert dishes from frozen fruits and pamper their family members with them in winter.

Frozen cherries: benefits and harms

Like any product, this frozen berry has useful qualities, but it can also harm. The main thing is that after freezing, the benefits do not decrease.

Benefits of frozen cherries:

• relieves painful manifestations;
• can lower cholesterol levels;
• smoothes wrinkles and removes acne;
• regulates the bowels;
• has a low calorie content.

The harm of the berry is manifested by excessive use. Should be careful

• with gastritis;
• diabetes;
• with allergic manifestations.

Rules and terms of storage of frozen cherries

The optimal shelf life is 10-12 months. This is the period during which the berry is well stored with strict observance of the temperature of the freezer. It should be -18 ºС.

The fruits are stored tightly packed and well insulated so that they are not saturated with foreign odors during the winter.

Conclusion

Freezing cherries is one of the economical options for preserving fruits for the winter. The method is selected depending on how the workpiece is planned to be used.

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