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Freezing Tomatoes - 3 easy ways

Sometimes your garden just gives you too many tomatoes at one time to process all at once. Learn all about freezing tomatoes 3 easy ways!

Prep Time
1 hr
Additional Time
4 hrs
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 1 quart
Calories: 170 kcal
Course: Others
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 qt fresh tomatoes

Instructions

For Whole Tomatoes
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  1. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat.
  2. Wash tomatoes well. Pat dry.
  3. Remove stem end.
  4. Place on baking sheet. Freeze at least 4 hours.
  5. Once frozen transfer to any storage container of your choice.
For Crushed Tomatoes
  1. Wash tomatoes well. Pat dry.
  2. Remove stem end. Cut out any bad spots.
  3. If you'd like, you can blanch tomatoes to remove skin. Place tomatoes in boiling water fro 1-2 minutes, until skins begin to crack. With slotted spoon, transfer tomatoes to ice bath. Cool. Slip skins off.
  4. Place in food processor or blender container.
  5. Pulse until crushed to desired consistency.
  6. Use a canning funnel to help you load into freezer bags, containers or canning jars, leaving 1 inch headspace. (space allotted between food and top of container)
  7. Freeze at least 12 months.
For Tomato Purée or Juice
  1. Wash tomatoes well. Pat dry.
  2. Remove stem end. Cut out any bad spots.
  3. Cut into pieces small enough to fit into your juicer.
  4. Set up juicer/ vegetable strainer. Feed tomato pieces into the hopper of the strainer.
  5. Load juice into freezer containers, a canning funnel works well for this.

Notes

  • Will easily freeze for 9-12 months.
  • Use a freezer thermometer to ensure your freezer is set at 0°F. This will lengthen the time tomatoes will stay usable.
  • Use freezer bags, vacuum sealer bags, plastic freezer containers or glass jars to store tomatoes in. Leave an inch headspace (space between product and top of container)  to ensure room for expansion.
  • Canning funnel is handy to help load into container.
  • I use Kitchen food grinder and vegetable/ juicer attachment for purée or juice.
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Nutrition Information

Serving 1quart Calories 170kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 37g (12%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 47mg (2%) Potassium 2243mg (64%) Fiber 11g (44%) Sugar 25g (50%) Vitamin A 7883IU (158%) Vitamin C 130mg (144%) Calcium 95mg (10%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1quart

Amount Per Serving

Calories 170

% Daily Value*

Serving 1quart
Calories 170kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 37g 12%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 47mg 2%
Potassium 2243mg 48%
Fiber 11g 44%
Sugar 25g 50%
Vitamin A 7883IU 158%
Vitamin C 130mg 144%
Calcium 95mg 10%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.