Can I freeze cranberry sauce?

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I made delicious cranberry sauce with fresh berries, sugar and brandy. Can I freeze it?



Best Answer

It will certainly be safe to eat if you freeze it, but cranberry pectin is not freeze stable, so you will probably get a more watery product when it is thawed out.




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Quick Answer about "Can I freeze cranberry sauce?"

Yes, when stored properly, you can freeze leftover homemade cranberry sauce. Before freezing, keep three important principles in mind: cool it, wrap it and label it (the same rules apply when freezing homemade meals). First, it's important that any cooked food has cooled down before it goes in the freezer.

What happens if you freeze cranberry sauce?

However, while homemade cranberry sauce freezes and defrosts well, canned cranberry sauce does not. The jellied texture changes, becoming more watery. The leading authority on canned cranberry sauce, Ocean Spray, agrees that freezing canned cranberry sauce is not recommended.

How long can I freeze cranberry sauce?

Seal the bag and then label and date it. Cranberry sauce will keep frozen for up to a year, although it will slowly lose some of its flavor the longer it's frozen.

Can you freeze opened canned cranberry sauce?

To further extend the shelf life of opened cranberry sauce, freeze it: to freeze cranberry sauce, place inside covered airtight containers or heavy-duty freezer bags.

How long can you keep fresh cranberry sauce in the refrigerator?

Start by storing it in a covered glass or plastic container. Properly stored, homemade cranberry sauce will keep in the refrigerator for 10 to 14 days. If you'd like to keep it for longer than that, pour the sauce into covered airtight containers or freezer-safe bags and freeze.



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Answer 2

Yes, this will be fine to freeze. I've never had any problems in the past

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