Can You Freeze Cottage Cheese?
Wondering if you can freeze cottage cheese? Here’s what to know about long term storage of this ingredient.
Ingredients
- Cottage cheese
Instructions
- Determine whether to freeze the cottage cheese. Frozen cottage cheese has a grainy texture once it’s defrosted. It’s best to avoid eating it plain or using it in recipes that call for fresh cottage cheese. Appropriate uses for frozen cottage cheese are in baked or cooked recipes like lasagna or pancakes.
- If the cottage cheese is unopened, leave it in the original packaging and place the package in a resealable freezer safe plastic bag. Or, you can freeze it in smaller quantities if you don’t think you’ll use it all at once: go to Step 3.
- Stir the cheese. Divide it into small sizes (like 1/2 cup servings) or freeze it all together. Keep in mind you cannot re-freeze the cheese, so it’s helpful to have smaller sizes if you don’t plan to use it all at once. Place the cheese into a sealed freezable container that will have as little air as possible, or wrap it in plastic wrap, then place it in in a freezer safe plastic bag.
- Use a permanent marker to label the cottage cheese with a “use by” date that is 2 months in the future. If using a plastic bag, partially seal the plastic bag, then use a straw to suck out all air from the bag.
- Place the cottage cheese in the freezer and freeze for up to 3 months for unopened cottage cheese or 2 months for opened cottage cheese. To defrost the cottage cheese, place it in the refrigerator 24 to 36 hours. Once thawed, stir it. Use within 2 days; do not re-freeze. Keep in mind it will have a grainier consistency than the original texture of the cheese.
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