We show step by step how you can freeze currants so that you can still enjoy the delicious fruits after the season.
Step 1: choose the right currants
When choosing currants, you should make sure that they are ripe but not yet mushy. The berries should have no pressure marks or be wrinkled. It doesn't matter whether you want to freeze red, white or black currants.
Step 2: wash currants
In the next step, the berries should be washed off thoroughly under running water. Use a gentle water jet for that, because the berries are very delicate and burst easily. Then you can drain them and let them dry well, for example by placing them on kitchen paper and dabbing them with a cloth.
Step 3: unstitch currants
Before you can freeze the currants, you should remove them because they will be mushy later. It works best Stalk along the panicles with a forkwhen the berries are still fresh and crisp. Sometimes there are still some stems that have to be removed by hand.
Step 4: snap freeze currants
Now spread the individual currants on a large plate or baking sheet and put them in the freezer for one to two hours. Due to the shock freezing, they can later be individually scattered and don't freeze to each other.
Step 5: freeze currants
You can then fill the currants in the desired portion size into freezer bags or containers and store them in the freezer. If you freeze the berries, they are lasting about 10 months, so you can still enjoy them after the season.
It is best to let them thaw in the air for further processing. However, the currants are then no longer usable as a topping on the cakebecause they would soak the floor. But you can use them for example for currant jelly or currant juice. We explain to you how you can juice currants.
Currants: season and storage
Currants are in season from early June to late August. Because the berries are so sensitive to pressure, they should be eaten as soon as possible after picking. When refrigerated, they can only be kept for about two to three days.
You are still looking for Recipes with currants? Then try our delicious currant cake, currant cake or currant syrup. We'll also show you how to cut currants. By the way: You can also easily freeze strawberries, freeze gooseberries, freeze mushrooms and freeze cherries.