Recently, I got a case of blueberries from Bountiful Baskets. It had 12 6-oz. containers of blueberries. We, of course, ate some right away, but the rest I wanted to freeze so we could have blueberries for smoothies and other things in the upcoming months when blueberries aren’t available.
I had read that it’s best to not wash the berries before freezing. Then, because I wanted to vacuum seal them, I wanted the berries to be frozen first. So, I took a large jelly roll pan and made a single layer of berries in the pan. This was 7 containers worth of berries.
I let them sit in the freezer overnight, and actually part of the next day because I forgot about them, and made sure they were all fully frozen. Then, I divided them into FoodSaver bags, one bag had the same as what was in each 6-oz. container, which was about 1 cup of blueberries. I vacuum sealed them and put them in the freezer! When I am ready to use them, I will rinse them first since I didn’t rinse them before freezing.
I always wash them and let them air dry on paper towels and then do what you do. If I make sure they are dry I have minimal frost.
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