Freezing Blackberries

To freeze raspberries whole

1. Place berries in a strainer and rinse with cold water. Let water drain in colander or use your salad spinner to rinse and gently spin the water from the berries.
2. Line a rimmed baking tray with parchment paper. Place berries on parchment. Don’t let them touch. Freeze
3. Once frozen, pick up parchment on both long sides and fold in half to move berries to the middle for easy pouring.
4. Label and date bags. Pour them into plastic freezer bags or containers and get them back into the freezer as fast as you can. That way the berries will be separated and you can grab how ever many you need for your recipe.

To freeze purée or juice

1. Place berries in a strainer and rinse with cold water. Let drain.
2. Add berries to food processer.
3. Blend until all chunks are removed. If you would like seedless juice, strain through a fine mesh sieve. Add cheesecloth, if you don’t have a sieve that is very fine mesh.
4. Label and date your bags. Pour the purée, with the aid of your canning funnel into freezer bags.
5. It’s a good idea to measure the purée so that you can take out the proper quantity for your recipe.