If you have too many lemons, you may have wondered “Can you freeze lemon juice?”. The answer is yes, and luckily, freezing lemon juice is easy!
It’s always tempting to buy lemons in bulk instead of individually, because it’s so much more cost effective. However, if you’re not careful, you can be left with a bowl of rotting lemons.
Freezing lemons is not only an ideal way to cut down on food waste but it’s also a great way to save money on food, too! If you freeze lemon juice, you’ll always have fresh lemon juice in stock, and won’t have to keep running out to buy more lemons.
Now you can add lemon juice to the list of surprising foods you can freeze for later! Keep reading to learn how to freeze lemon juice, step by step.
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Freezing lemon juice
Maybe your lemon tree had a prolific lemon producing year, or you only needed a few lemons from the bag you got at the grocery store. Don’t let them go to waste, instead use the steps below to learn how to freeze lemon juice.
You can print out the directions below for freezing lemon juice from the project card at the bottom of the post. We also have a YouTube video on freezing lemons if you prefer video tutorials.
- Wash your lemons thoroughly.
- Using moderate pressure, roll them on a cutting board (doing this yields more juice).
- Slice your lemons in half with a sharp knife.
- Place your lemon halves, cut side down, in a hand-held lemon juicer.
- Squeeze the juicer together to extract the juice from your lemons.
- Strain the lemon juice through a fine mesh sieve to remove any seeds and pulp.
- Pour the lemon juice in a silicone ice cube tray.
- Put the ice cube tray filled with lemon juice in freezer until solid.
- Once frozen, you can transfer your lemon juice ice cubes to a freezer safe silicone bag to use for later.
When you’re ready to use your lemon juice, simply remove the amount you need from the freezer and let it defrost. Then you’re free to use it in cocktails and food recipes that call for fresh lemon juice!
Additionally, you can add frozen lemon juice ice cubes to lemonade (instead of regular ice cubes) to keep your drink cool without watering it down.
Not only can you freeze lemon juice, but you can freeze lemon zest too! If you’re freezing lemon zest, make sure to zest your lemons before slicing and juicing them.
What to do with lemons after freezing lemon juice
Once you’re done freezing lemon juice, you’ll be left with a bunch of used lemon rinds. Don’t throw them away – there’s several ways to use them.
Tossing lemon rinds in your compost pile is a great way to reduce food waste and help save the planet by cutting down your carbon footprint. As a bonus, it will also yield nutrient-rich organic matter to add to your vegetable garden.
Using spent lemon rinds is great, non-toxic, way clean your home. They work wonderfully on cleaning microwaves and garbage disposals. You can freeze them now, and thaw them for later when you need them.
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Guide to Freezing Lemon Juice - Making Lemon Juice Ice Cubes
If you have too many lemons, you may have wondered "can I freeze lemon juice?". Luckily, freezing lemon juice is not only possible, but also a very easy process.
Once you learn how to freeze lemon juice you'll never let those leftover lemons go to waste again!
Materials
- 2 bags of lemons
Tools
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Lemon juicer
- Mesh sieve
- Silicone ice cube tray
- Reusable silicone freezer bag
Instructions
- Thoroughly wash and dry your lemons.
- Roll your lemons on a cutting board, using a moderate pressure (doing this yields more juice).
- Slice your lemons in half.*
- Put your lemon halves in a hand-held lemon juicer, cut side down.
- Juice your lemons by squeezing the juicer together.
- Strain the lemon juice through a fine mesh sieve to remove any lemon pulp and lemon seeds.
- Pour the lemon juice in a reusable silicone ice cube tray.
- Put the lemon juice ice cube tray in freezer until solid.**
- Once frozen, transfer the lemon juice ice cubes to a freezer-safe silicone bag for later use.
Notes
*Not only can you freeze lemon juice, but you can also freeze lemon zest too. If you want to do this, make sure you zest your lemons before you slice them.
**When you're done with the lemon rinds, don't throw them away! You can add them to your compost pile, or use them to clean your microwave or garbage disposal.
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