Anyone juice then freeze?

[rawererin]

I was wondering if I was the only one who thought about doing this, I don't have the space or money to keep produce around for daily juicing, but doing it all at once then freezing it I could do, does this sound like it would work?

[Aleesha Sattva]

i do it all the time!!! i have two freezers FULL of juices :)

bottom line... probably not AS good as a fresh juice... but definitely waaaaaaaaaaaaaay healthier than a juice that has sat in the fridge for a day.

i prefer to freeze cause this way i can buy a case of apples, pears - whatever i am wanting at the time... and it cuts down on my daily workload.

my friend melissa does the same.

[spicyfull]

YES......It is so convient.

[Halo_effect]

That sounds like a great idea!! I might do that myself. I always hate using my blender because it's SO loud and we live in a duplex...

[roo]

What do you freeze your juices in?

[GoingtoRAW]

What do you freeze your juices in?
.....and how do you thaw them? In the fridge or at room temp?

[Aleesha Sattva]

i freeze them in canning jars. i have two sizes. 500ml and 1L - just make sure that it isn't filled to the top cause the jar will break.

i thaw them in the fridge but if i'm short for time, i thaw it on the counter. i've even popped the opened jar into a bowl of hot water and left it on the counter. that way... it thaws even faster.

[roo]

That's good to know. I've never frozen anything in glass. I was afraid to. I'll try it with my jars. Frozen juice will be so helpful to have on hand.

Thanks! :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

oh it is. when i'm too tired to juice... i just grab a jar outta the freezer and within about 30 minutes i have yummy juice to drink!!!

[GoingtoRAW]

Gosh I am getting thirsty for a yummy cold juice right now!:p

[rawererin]

oh my gosh aleesha, thank you for the quick reply! I was only hoping someone would, your info was really helpful,
so today I'm making tangerine juice, carrot juice, beet and apple juice, maybe some pear (I love pear juice it is so good) if they're ripe enough.
Thanks guys!

[Aleesha Sattva]

always do a small sample freezing though... cause some juices do NOT freeze well... they taste horrid afterwards.

so don't waste your money by freezing large amounts of a juice you haven't tried before.

example: do not freeze tomato juice with any other juice inside and absolutely no cayenne etc.

[roo]

always do a small sample freezing though... cause some juices do NOT freeze well... they taste horrid afterwards.

so don't waste your money by freezing large amounts of a juice you haven't tried before.

example: do not freeze tomato juice with any other juice inside and absolutely no cayenne etc.

Thanks for the tip! I was wondering how veggie juices would do. So far I've only tried the cran-apple and it is great! I love letting it thaw just slightly and then eating it with a spoon. I think I'll try that with limes next. Mmmmm, fresh lime slush! Yum. Anyone else make fruit slushes with their fruit juices? Recipes welcome! I know it's a little cold for slushes right now but since I'm fasting, it's nice to have a variety of ways to enjoy the juice. :)

[Aleesha Sattva]

pineapple is kick butt as a slushie... i do that one a LOT!!! of course a few strawberries in your pineapple juice makes it divine!

[roo]

pineapple is kick butt as a slushie... i do that one a LOT!!! of course a few strawberries in your pineapple juice makes it divine!

Oh wow. Pineapple strawberry? Gah! :D My tongue thanks you! Next trip to the store pineapples & strawberries will be in my basket. My mouth is literally watering just thinking of it!

[rawererin]

I've tried this with both a huge green juice blend (spinach, romaine, cucumbers, celery, carrot, etc.) and a fruit juice blend (apples, tangerines, pears) it worked beautifully and now I have a freezer full of juice.
I let them thaw in the fridge, or if I need them right away I'll thaw them in a warm water bath... now I just need to figure out why after drinking anything with green juice in it, I get nauseous...

[Aleesha Sattva]

honestly i don't freeze anything green so i have no idea. (((hugs))) to you though....

[rawererin]

Thanks for the tip! I was wondering how veggie juices would do. So far I've only tried the cran-apple and it is great! I love letting it thaw just slightly and then eating it with a spoon. I think I'll try that with limes next. Mmmmm, fresh lime slush! Yum. Anyone else make fruit slushes with their fruit juices? Recipes welcome! I know it's a little cold for slushes right now but since I'm fasting, it's nice to have a variety of ways to enjoy the juice. :)

I made a slushie from my watermelon juice, it was still a little frozen in the middle so I put it in my blender with some freeze dried strawberry powder, omg it tasted soooo gooood!

[Aleesha Sattva]

pineapple juice still frozen... eating with a spoon on a hot day....... ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nothing like it!

[LePoo]

thank goodness, im so happy to hear that veggie juice is freezer-able.
:)

[Chizzo]

.....and how do you thaw them? In the fridge or at room temp?

I make ice pops

[walnutty]

I make ice pops

What a great way to use green smoothies! I love this idea and will use it!

[delmar]

and a really great way to introduce kids to green juices!



I have two apple trees and two pear trees so yes, I will be freezing this fall. It will be different this year because I just got interested in raw this spring. I have traditionally made most of what we don't eat fresh into sauce and apple/pear butter. I'm still not sure if I will do mostly juice or sauce. I have a squeezo so pear sauce is pretty convenient but I will have to try out my juice press on the fruit. That may turn out to be easier.
As far as thawing is concerned taking a jar to work frozen and sipping it through out the day, as it thaws might be nice.