Blueberries are much easier to freeze than strawberries! They are a very forgiving berry!

As with strawberries, you do not HAVE to wash the berries before you freeze them. However, I do! I simply wash the blueberries and try to make sure I don't have any stems left on any of them. Then I lay them out onto a cookie sheet. (I have a Demarle cooking sheet that I like to use for freezing berries due the holes in it) You do not have to worry about the berries touching as you do with strawberries. They easily seperate if they get stuck together.

Place the cookie sheet into your freezer. After about an hour or two the berries should be frozen.

Then place them in meal size portions (I freeze them in 2 cup quantities) into a freezer type bag, container, or vacuum sealer bag (my favorite way to store).

Tah dah! You have successfully stored a supply of blueberries for the winter!

When you are ready to use them, simply remove from the freezer. When they thaw they will be mushy, BUT...unlike strawberries, I have had success leaving them in a partially frozen state and using them on recipes that call for fresh blueberries. I wouldn't do this for a company dessert though as the blueberries do tend to run/ooze juice as they thaw. (This crew, however, could care less what the dessert looks like just as long as it tastes GREAT!)   You do not have to worry about thawing the blueberries completely as most of your blueberry recipes are very forgiving. I have successfully stirred frozen blueberries into my muffin, coffecake, and bread recipes without any problems or strange outcomes.

We will use blueberries for making the yummiest blueberry muffins, smoothies, cobbler, bread, coffeecake and pancakes! Mmmmmm! *insert a drool here*

Hope your week is berry filled and blessed!