Hi! My name is Jennifer Locklin and my blog is Jane Deere. My foodie obsession started early in life in my grandma’s kitchen, making Strudels, Kolaches and Fried Pies, and later landed me in culinary school. Instead of becoming an executive chef of a five-star restaurant, I am now the lunch lady for my husband and three kids.
I have expanded my love of food to growing and raising it myself. Last year, my family and I made a decision to start an urban farm in our backyard where we raise chickens, quail, rabbits and turkeys, along with a large organic vegetable garden and organic herb garden. I blog about our family, our farm and lots of delicious recipes using fresh ingredients, many of which we grow ourselves!
Selling at the farmers market lately, along with having an over-abundance of eggs at certain times of the year, has prompted me to post about freezing eggs. Did you know you could freeze them?
Well you can.
If you run across a great farmers market or a great sale and buy up a large quantity of eggs, you might not have time to use them all up before they go bad. Or, you might be going on vacation for a while and need to do something with them. Don’t let them go to waste, freeze them.
Prepared eggs can be kept in the freezer for up to 1 year.
Here’s how:
Crack all eggs into a large bowl and beat them lightly, making sure not to whip too much air into them. It’s important to add sugar or salt to the mixture to prevent lumpiness over time in the freezer.
For savory uses, use 1/2 teaspoon of salt per 1 cup of eggs.
For sweet uses, use 1 Tablespoon of sugar per 1 cup of eggs.
Next, pour egg mixture into an ice cube tray and freeze until solid. Crack egg cubes out if the tray and into a Ziploc bag. Use each cube as 1 whole egg.
Make sure to mark your bag “with salt” or “with sugar” for future use.
Egg yolks and whites may be separated and prepared the same way if you want them for separate uses, like using yolks in custards and whites in meringues.
Here’s some eye candy for using frozen eggs…
Scrambled Eggs & Pancakes
Omelets
Frittatas
Homemade Cookies
Meringue Pies
Meringue Cookies
Cakes & Cupcakes
Inspired yet?
OK, now stop drooling and get back to work!
~ Jennifer
Love this post! I am so doing this. Thanks so much for the info.
What a great idea!
Thank you so much for telling us this. I had NO IDEA you could freeze eggs. That knowledge will make my life so much easier! I can’t wait to try it.
We have 26 chickens and despite the fact we give away eggs at an alarming rate, I forgot that you can freeze them! Thank you for this timely reminder, and colorful post :).
YOU are a genius.
This is a great idea!! How do you prepare them once they have been frozen – Do you thaw them before use?
We make kolaches at our house too! Thanks for the great tips!
Yes, I was wondering the same thing as PJ, once they are frozen, what do you need to do to them once you are ready to use them?
This was new to me! Thanks
You will want to thaw them in the refrigerator overnight and let them thaw. You can then whisk them up and use them in whatever recipe you wish…they’re pretty much ready to go after they’re thawed!
How long are fresh eggs good for?
That’s amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this!