How to Freeze Apples

Do you have apples apples and a whole lot of them? I’ll show you how I like to prepare apples and freeze them so you can use them later when you need them!

Prep Time20

Freeze Time2

Total Time2 20

Makes apples

Recipe from: Deanne Frieders | This Farm Girl Cooks

Equipment

Ingredients

4-6 medium apples
4 cups cold water
2 Tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

Wash, peel and core 4-6 medium apples.
Slice apples into 8-10 wedges, depending on their size. *Don’t cut your apples slices too thin or small or they’ll turn mushy after freezing. For this reason, I recommend nice slicing into eighths.
Combine 4 cups cold water and 2 Tablespoons lemon juice in a large bowl. As you cut the apples into 8–10 wedges each, place them in the lemon water. Let the apples soak for about 5 minutes to help reduce browning.
Line a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet with parchment paper to keep the apples from sticking to the pan as they freeze. Drain the apples and add them to the parchment paper lined pan. Place in the freezer for several hours until they’re individually frozen.
Place in freezer bags, remove as much air as possible, and label.

Video

Freezing apples is simple: peel and core the apples, cut them into wedges, soak them briefly in lemon water to help reduce browning, then freeze the slices individually on a baking sheet before transferring them to freezer bags. No blanching required!" player-type="default" override-embed="default" orientation="horizontal"]

Farm Girl Tips

I like to add the date and the quantity of my sliced apples in cups or ounces. If you really want to be on it, you can label the variety of apples.

How long can I store frozen apples?

Apples freeze well and I recommend you use them within 6 months. By then it will almost be apple season again anyways!

Working with more apples? Make additional lemon water as needed, keeping the same ratio of 1 tablespoon lemon juice for every 2 cups water.

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