Freezing Blueberries

Last weekend we had a wonderful time picking blueberries with my mother-in-law. We visited a local orchard and took the hay wagon out to the blue berry patch. The berries were small but delicious! Between the three of us we picked 7-8 pounds of berries, though Mom picked as much as Zach and I put together.

The orchard also had some beautiful grapes

I love blueberries in all sorts of baked goods, in fact I've already made a batch of scones. They were devoured...didn't have a prayer.

But mostly I wanted these berries for smoothies. I enjoy frozen berry smoothies in the morning mixed with almond or raw goat milk, honey, raw goji berries, cacao powder and spinach.

I wanted to have the option of pulling out a handful of frozen berries without having to thaw out the whole bag. So here's what I did.

I washed the blueberries three times in a colander submerged in a bowl of water. I'd dunk and drain the berries, swishing around with my hands. 

Then laid them out on a clean towel to dry.

Then I placed them in a single layer on several cake pans to freeze for about 2-3 hours. When frozen I bagged them up and placed them back in the freezer. This method keeps the berries from freezing together in a solid clump.

For more on our harvest this year check out my video.