OK, I have a HUGE pile of carrots. I was thinking of grated them and freezing them to make carrot cakes later. Can I do this? I have never heard of anyone freezing carrots before.
Next time you could try a technique that I like to use for slices or pieces of fruit (or whole berries). Spread the baby carrots (make sure they are as dry as can be first) in a single layer on a non-stcik baking sheet (or line it with parchment first) and throw them in the frrezer until they are frozen solid. Take them off the baking sheet and transfer right away to freezer-proof bags or containers. I haven't done this with "baby carrots" but it works well with chuncks or regular carrotsamber said:I've bought a bag of those baby carrotts and froze them, but when they were thawed they were real wet and soft. Maybe they would turn out ok if they are shredded.
Constance said:I try to sneak vitamins in on my family, so I add a few grated carrots to all kinds of things: potato soup, spaghetti sauce, meat loaf, and salads, to name a few.
marmalady said:Grate and freeze - they'll be fine! I did this all the time when making carrot cake for the shop this summer! If they look like they're a little moist when thawing, you can just put them on a paper towel to drain off a bit. Otherwise, they're fine.
I do this too (also with zucchini) only it's for DH, not for kidsurmaniac13 said:This is so true, Connie... Cris's younger ones don't like (or insist that they don't like) carrots and bell peppers and onions, but when I mince them and mix into items like you mentioned, they happily eat them. It is ovbiously not a problem as long as they don't see them!!
buckytom said:i give my carrots an "A" for the amount of, well vitamin a.
oops, wait, you said grated, not graded...