The Best 2 Ways to Freeze Eggs and Why you Should

Never run out of eggs again! Learn the 2 best ways to freeze eggs for food preservation and why you should keep eggs in your freezer at all times.

I don’t know about you, but we eat a lot of eggs! We fry them, boil them, bake with them, scramble them, omelet them, quiche them – you name it! I simply can’t run out of them, so I keep our freezer stocked with an extra supply.

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WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO FREEZE EGGS?

Freezing eggs is an “egg-cellent” way to preserve eggs for any time when getting them fresh isn’t an option. Consider these 3 situations where having eggs in your freezer might come in handy:

1. You are in the middle of baking, and you’ve run out or forgot to get the eggs. Your neighbors will thank you for leaving theirs alone!
2. You have chickens and live by their “feast or famine” egg-laying seasons. While eggs are in abundance spring and summer, freeze them so you can keep those beautiful bright orange yokes available all year long.
3. Your area has an egg shortage, and they become limited in the stores, expensive or completely unavailable.

You’ll be so grateful in any of those situations to have eggs in your freezer!

HOW TO FREEZE EGGS INDIVIDUALLY IN MOLDS OR MUFFIN TINS

If you wish to freeze eggs individually, you’ll loved the method of freezing eggs in a silicone mold or muffin tin.

To do this, follow these 7 steps:

1. Break 1 egg inside a glass liquid measuring cup.
2. Use a fork or whisk to mix the egg white with the egg yoke. No need to whip vigorously, but a quick stir will do the job.
3. Add 1/8 tsp of salt or sugar for each egg. Stir again. This will help with taste and texture preservation.
4. Pour the egg into your mold or muffin tin – 1 egg per section.
5. Freeze at least for 4-6 hours, until each egg is solid.
6. Bag up individual frozen eggs or place in a storage container.
7. Label with the name and date.

HOW TO FREEZE EGGS IN LARGE BATCHES

You may know you would like to have multiple eggs for each week or meal, so freezing the eggs in larger batches might be a great option.

1. Crack your eggs all inside a blender (my favorite blender) or mixing bowl.
2. Add salt or sugar, a pinch or approximately 1/8 tsp per egg.
3. Blend or mix the eggs quickly.
4. Pour into a glass jar or container with an airtight lid.
5. Label with the name and date.

THE DOWNSIDE TO FREEZING EGGS

I would say the only downside to freezing eggs is that it requires some forethought. You will need time to thaw your eggs without using any heat.

HOW DO YOU THAW FROZEN EGGS FOR BAKING or COOKING?

For eggs that have been frozen individually, you’ll want to place them in a bowl or bag and allow up to 5 hours to thaw them in the fridge. You can also speed up the process by placing inside a ziplock bag and running under COLD water.

Using hot water or a microwave will cook the egg and change the texture, resulting in less than desirable results.

For eggs that have been frozen in large batches, you may need up to a day or 2 for the entire jar to thaw, depending on how many you froze.

I suggest removing the large batch of frozen eggs from the freezer the night or week before, and placing them in your fridge to use throughout the week, once they are thawed.

HOW LONG WILL FROZEN EGGS LAST IN THE FREEZER?

You may keep eggs in the freezer for up to a year. However, they will taste the most fresh if used within 4 months. Labeling them is very important!

HOW MUCH FROZEN LIQUID EGGS SHOULD I USE TO EQUAL AN EGG?

If you’ve frozen your eggs in large batches, you should use a 1/4 cup per egg.

HOW CAN YOU USE EGGS THAT HAVE BEEN FROZEN?

You can adapt to using frozen and thawed eggs easily. They may not make the best sunny-side up fried egg or boiled egg, but they work seamlessly for:

• scrambled eggs
• omelets
• baking
• cooking
• quiches
• meatloafs or burgers
• and more!

3 COMMON WAYS TO PRESERVE EGGS

This post is about freezing eggs, my absolute preferred method for preserving eggs. However, you might also consider preserving eggs with these other 2 methods.

1. Water-glassing – this is when you place a day old, unwashed, fresh farm egg inside a pickling lime solution to preserve fresh eggs on a shelf inside its shell. You must have FRESH and UNWASHED eggs!
2. Dehydrating or Freeze Drying Eggs – This is great if you want long term, shelf stable preserved eggs. But I’ll say – they don’t taste super great.
3. Freezing – It is simply the easiest and most versatile option if you have the freezer space.

I hope you enjoyed this post and feel ready to confidently freeze some eggs for those moments you will absolutely need them!

Let me know if you also do this, or if you’ve ever tried any other methods for preserving eggs. I’ve got it on my bucket list to try water-glassing!

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