I’m here to make your day, because this post is all about freezing avocados so that you can enjoy delicious California Avocado guacamole, avocado toast, avocado hummus and more all year round!
Freezing avocados is really easy to do, and I’m going to show you two different ways to freeze avocados today so that you can enjoy your favorite Avocado recipes all year round!
The first method for freezing avocados involves freezing the avocado halves.
How to Freeze Half Avocados
Slice the avocado in half, peel and seed. Brush the avocado halves with a bit of lemon juice and wrap them tightly in a clingy plastic wrap**. Don’t leave any room for air – this means the plastic wrap should cling into the curve where the seed was.
Place the plastic wrapped avocado halves into a large freezer safe zip tight bag. Once you have all your wrapped avocados in the freezer safe bag, press out all the air, zip it closed, and place the avocado halves in the freezer.
Remove each one whenever you’re ready to use it, let it thaw, and enjoy!
How to Freeze Mashed Avocados
If you’re one of those people who prefers to have the avocados frozen already mashed for quick spreading onto toast or for making guacamole; this method is for you.
Place your scooped avocados into a bowl and drizzle with the juice of half a lemon.
Mash the avocados to your preferred texture – I like mine chunky.
Place in a zip tight freezer safe bag, remove the air and you’re done! (seal the bag almost all of the way, then put in a straw to suck out the remaining air - who needs a foodsaver?!) I do this will all of my frozen food.
Bonus tip: You can divide the bag into sections for freezing easy portions, but I use a whole gallon size bag each time so I just lay it flat, fold it in half and place it in the freezer.
Another Online Tip:
Buy salsa at Sam's and their avocados on the same day, let the avocados ripen, then mash them, add some of the salsa, a spritz or two of lime from the grocery shelves (not fresh, tho you can!), and a bit of salt, then spoon it into one of those freezer bags that suck out the air, and seal, date, and toss into the freezer. To thaw, take it out of the freezer and let it thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours, and serve!
Also, freeze half an avocado, without the stone, the same way, with the air sucked out of the bag. Just before removing the air, spritz the flesh with lime (or lemon). Works like a charm when you want to have avocado slices rather than mashed. Let thaw without opening. A cold avocado holds well when you want to use one of those avocado slicers!
Source: The California Avocado
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