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- Freeze blackberries in stock
- Make blackberries last longer
- Harvest and prepare the fruits correctly
- The freezing and thawing of blackberries
- Tips & Tricks
Freeze blackberries in stock
Blackberries from the garden are not only delicious when they are eaten fresh, they can also be wonderfully processed into jams, cakes and more. There are several ways to store blackberries
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Fruit lovers appreciate the blackberries that they mature only gradually on the tendrils of blackberry plants. Nevertheless, it can come at harvest time in the summer ever to a veritable glut of fully ripe fruit. These keep in picked condition in the fridge only a few days. So that you still have some of the nutritious berries for a while longer, you can resort to different ways of preserving:
Cooked, blackberries sometimes serve as jams and jellies for up to a year. Even boiled juice from blackberries can be stored cold for months to enjoy as a refreshing drink. The freezing ensures a shelf life of up to a year and the processing in various recipes for sweets with the right procedure.
Harvest and prepare the fruits correctly
Wild blackberries should be washed thoroughly before being eaten or further processed due to the fox tapeworm pathogen. After that you have to let the fruits dry on some kitchen paper, if they are not to become even more soggy by freezing, as unfortunately this is often the case anyway. Then do not put the fruits directly into a freezer bag, but let the blackberries freeze for about two hours on a tray. So keep the blackberries without bruising their natural shape and there is no leakage of juice.
The freezing and thawing of blackberries
Since blackberries often do not retain their original consistency after defrosting, they are thawed as an ingredient in fruity ice cream sauces and cake recipes. But they can also be frozen space-saving than mashed mus in a bowl. Thawed you can then be used for the fruit salad, the morning cereal or for fruity milkshakes.
Tips & Tricks
You can also use frozen blackberries as a fruity ice cube by squeezing some fruits through a clean cloth and freezing the trapped juice in an ice cube shape. So cool summer cocktails with a dash of fruit flavor to cool to the desired temperature.