When strawberries go on sale for BOGO, how can you resist?? As usual with strawberries from the grocery store, they rarely last more than a few days in the fridge before they start to get moldy or go bad in general. We LOVE strawberry banana smoothies, so this is the perfect opportunity to put these in the freezer for future use. Freezing strawberries is EXTREMELY easy.
- cut off the top leafy part of the berry...I didn't take time to actually hull the berries because it gets blended up and not a problem for smoothies
- cut berries in half or quarters
- rinse berries...a salad spinner can be used to remove the extra moisture. If you don't have a salad spinner,I would recommend you invest in one. Greatest invention EVER! OR you can pat the berries in a paper towel to get the extra moisture off of them.
- place wax paper on a baking sheet and arrange a single layer of the berries...I do this just to make it easier to get the berries off of the pan.
- place in freezer for a few hours...you can put berries into bags not frozen, but you may end up with a big glob. Freezing them first helps them to not stick together and easier for blending.
- once frozen, the berries can go into some sort of freezer storage...ziploc, freezer containers, or vacuum sealed. Leaving the berries on the counter while you prepare bags makes it easier to get them off of the wax paper. We purchased a Food Saver a year ago and I LOVE IT!! I precut the bag size needed for individual servings, wrote berries and the date, and then sealed them for the freezer!
My favorite classic smoothie recipe is quick and simple!
1 cup orange juice (or juice of 2 fresh squeezed oranges)
1-2 frozen bananas (depends on the size of banana...as you can see in the pic, I freeze them in the peel and use a knife to remove ends and peel when ready to use them)
1 pkg of frozen strawberries
Blend thoroughly and ENJOY!
Hope this was useful...thanks for stopping by and happy smoothie making :)
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