Freezing avocados

[Oak Smoke]

I had several beautiful large avocados left from our get together this last weekend. I didn’t want them to go to waste, they over ripen so quickly. I read that they could be frozen in several different ways after having the peel and seed removed. The method I went with called for them to be mashed and have lime juice added to reduce oxidation. I went with the old reliable manual potato masher because I didn’t feel like washing the food processor afterwards. The only lime juice on hand was some Real lime juice in the fridge so that’s what I used. It all went in a ziplock freezer bag. I did my best to get all the air out before sealing it. It looks great going in so time will tell. I hope to be able to thaw this to make guacamole in the future. We eat a lot of pico and gauc in the summer. I’ve been guilty of wasting avocados in the past by not using them in time. Am I late to the game? Is this something everyone else does and I didn’t know?

[dpearce]

Sounds like it'll work! I go through about 6-7 avocados a week, and usually by the end of the week, that last one or two is pretty dang ripe. I'll be interested to know what others say.

[Finster]

I used to waste a lot of avocados until a friend's mom told me to put them in the refrigerator. (Thanks Mrs. E)
I don't know why I never thought of that 🤦♂️ It works great. It buys a couple of extra weeks.

[dpearce]

Works for me too. But they need checked on. Had a few "oMG" moments on those

[DavidNorcross]

Never heard of freezing but love avocados and they are very healthy.

[dpearce]

Potassium. Very important.

[Michael_in_TX]

I was going to mention something about issues with ice crystals, but then I remembered that -- when I was in a health kick phase -- made some avocado puddings and froze them and they were just fine.

[fzxdoc]

I freeze quacamole all the time...and (hold on here), have great success gently thawing it in the microwave in 10-15 second bursts, stirring in between. I take it out of the science oven when it's still a bit frozen in parts, give it another good stir, and it finishes thawing in minutes.

I've had better luck covering the surface of the guac with parchment paper, running up the side of the container maybe 1/8 inch at the edges. For me, it works better than using plastic wrap.

Kathryn

[N227GB]

I freeze those little guacamole single serve snack packs when they get near their use by date. Quick zap in the microwave and we're off.

[Mosca]

I buy avocados in bags of 4, and use 1/2 an avocado a day, but not every day.

I get the greenest, least ripe ones I can find. When I get home, I put 3 of them in the crisper, and one in the bag of onions to ripen. When that one is ripe, I use half of it. I take the other half, wrap it in Glad Press ‘n Seal (look, it even has a picture of an avocado on it!)(seal it with the pit in it),



then I vacuum seal that and put it in the fridge for the next day. (Even without the vacuum seal, this stuff is pretty good.)

At that point, I take the next avocado out of the crisper to start the process over again. It’s usually ripe in 2-3-4 days, depending of course on the avocado.

[Davek8282]

I have never frozen myself but I have seen bags of frozen Avocado Chunks at Costco, and I have successfully frozen packaged Guacamole when the come in multiples and they have been fine when thawed.

[captainlee]

We've had Avocados in the frig now for 6 weeks which we purchased in bulk last trip to Costco. One left and it's still perfect. Made avocado toast yesterday no issues, texture spot on.

[RonB]

Did you put them in the fridge right away, or did you let them fully ripen first?

[captainlee]

Right in the frig. If they are really ripe don't refrigerate.