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How To Freeze Peaches

August 30, 2013

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How To Freeze Peaches

It might almost be Labor Day, but I am so not ready to say good-bye to summer.  I hope it stays warm for a few more months.  I can’t imagine saying adios to the warmth and sunshine and sleeveless dresses and hello to cold and snow and my coat.  Yuck!  I also don’t want to say bye to the farmers’ market and all the amazing produce, particularly fruit.

I have been eating more than my fair share of cherries, blueberries, peaches, plums, pluots, plumcots, nectarines, and everything in between.  I refuse to let this yumminess go, despite what mother nature says.  Peaches are my favorite and I can’t go all winter without them (and those ones from South America that pop up in January aren’t going to cut it).  There are only so many apples and oranges a girl can eat.

How To Freeze Peaches

So I turn to my overflowing freezer.  Recently I ordered peaches from Gold Bud Farm.  They have hands down the best peaches ever!  Costco’s peaches tend to be pretty awesome too.  It cost a pretty penny to have the Gold Bud peaches shipped across the country, so though I could have easily eaten them all, I wanted to save some of the goodness to help me remember the best parts of summer when I’m looking out my window and all I see is snow.  You know, the days when nothing’s green and it seems like summer will never return?  Yeah, I’ll do anything to escape those days.

It’s shockingly easy to freeze peaches.  First, wash them thoroughly (I hope you wash all of your produce before eating it).  Then dry the peaches and cut them in half, before pulling them away from the pit.  Freestone peaches really work the best for this; clingstone varieties are going to be a bit of a mess.  If the part of the peach that clings to the pit is a bit gnarly looking, cut it out.

How To Freeze Peaches

Next peel the peach.  This can be done with a knife or a peeler.  Mom can work a mean knife when peeling a peach, but I prefer the peeler.  Then slice each half into fourths, give you eight wedges per peach.  Place one peach (eight wedges) in a small zipper bag, remove as much air as possible, and seal tightly.  Place them immediately in the freezer, and repeat as many times as you’d like.

They will last in the freezer about a year, just in time for next peach season.  They will be stuck together when you pull them out of the freezer, but you’ll know each bag has only one peach in it.  You can thaw them at room temperature about 30 minutes or in the microwave for about one minute.  If you thaw and drain them, you can bake with them, but I eat all of mine as is when I’m craving a juicy peach.  They hold up surprisingly well and though the texture suffers a bit, the great peach flavor remains fully intact.  Now summer never has to end!

How To Freeze Peaches

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  1. Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says

    August 30, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    This is so helpful! I live in the middle of peach country and can actually walk to the nearest peach orchard, but I’ve never frozen peaches before! Love the idea of freezing 1 peach per bag!

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  2. Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron says

    August 30, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    Those peaches look so pretty and perfect! Freezing them is a great idea especially since good peaches are rare to find during the winter.

    Reply
  3. Joanne says

    August 31, 2013 at 6:24 am

    Ooo I love this idea for grabbing onto summer and not ever letting it go!

    Reply
  4. Diana Melnyk says

    August 11, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    The skins slide right off. No waste of peach by peeling with a knife!

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    • Laura says

      August 12, 2015 at 10:25 am

      Yes, the skin does slide off most of the time, but sometimes it’s a little tricky 😉

      Reply
  5. Carol says

    August 13, 2015 at 12:02 am

    I lay my slices out on a cookie sheet, freeze them individually that way, then put them in a gallon freezer bag. I just take out as many as I need for a recipe!

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    • Laura says

      August 13, 2015 at 3:44 pm

      That’s a great idea, Carol. It’s how I freeze cherries and blueberries, but I like to have the peaches pre-portioned for me.

      Reply
  6. Cynthia. says

    September 1, 2015 at 7:50 am

    Love your site! After cutting my peaches they started to turn brown so I added some fresh lemon juice to my bowl of sliced peaches before freezing them. ……greatly helped. Am I the only one having this issu? Thank you, Cynthia

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    • Laura says

      September 1, 2015 at 10:20 am

      They can turn brown, but adding lemon juice was a great move!

      Reply
  7. Nancy Nicowski says

    March 26, 2016 at 1:32 am

    Help! I have frozen peaches in the past., I’ve put lemon juice on them before freezing. They look great in the freezer, but when I thaw them, they turn brown before I even open the bag! What am I doing wrong?

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    • Laura says

      March 26, 2016 at 11:58 am

      I always thaw the peaches in the microwave in 30 second increments until they are to my liking. I have never had a peach turn brown from thawing. I hope this tip helps, Nancy!

      Reply

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