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How to freeze sweet potatoes

How To Freeze Sweet Potatoes?

Learn how to freeze sweet potatoes to make sure you can enjoy them all year round.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: sweet potato
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 194kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes
  • 3 freezer bags

Instructions

Freezing Sliced Raw Sweet Potatoes

  • Scrub sweet potato, you can leave the skin on or peel.
  • Cut sweet potato into slices, preferably 1 inch or thinner.
  • Next, blanch sweet potato slices in boiling water for 3 minutes.
  • Remove from the ice bath and dry the sweet potato slices. Place the slices in a freezer bag or container.
  • Remove them from boiling water and submerge them in icy water for two or three minutes.
  • Make sure you squeeze all the air out of the bag before putting them in a freezer.

Freezing Sliced Boiled Sweet Potatoes

  • Scrub sweet potato, you can leave the skin on or peel.
  • Put some water in a large pot and let it boil. Meanwhile, slice sweet potato to the desired size.
  • Boil the potato slices for anywhere between ten and fifteen minutes.
  • Let them cool off at room temperature.
  • Place slices in a freezer bag and write the date on the bag. Place in the freezer.

Freezing Whole Baked Sweet Potatoes

  • Preheat oven to 400℉.
  • Scrub potatoes and pierce with a fork or knife, place them in an ovenproof pan.
  • Bake sweet potato until tender, around an hour. Once they are done, you should let them cool.
  • Wrapping them in parchment paper once they are cool enough to handle, then place in a freezer bag.
  • Squeeze the air out of the freezer bag and label the bag with the date.
  • Place the bag in the freezer, and they will stay fresh for over a year.

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 124mg | Potassium: 762mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 32063IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg