Can you freeze sweet potatoes?

Can you freeze sweet potatoes? Yes, you can freeze sweet potatoes. They can even be frozen in all sorts of ways: raw, cooked or even pureed.

How to freeze raw sweet potatoes?

Freezing raw sweet potatoes takes a bit of work as they won’t retain their texture and flavor if you don’t blanch them first. Here’s how:

1. To start, brush your sweet potatoes to remove all traces of dirt.
2. Then, cut your potatoes into pieces of the size you want. Think about how you usually use your sweet potatoes. If you tend to cook dice, then dice it, for example.
3. Next, you need to prepare everything needed to blanch your sweet potatoes. Boil water in a saucepan and fill a basin with cold water. Keep the basin close to the stove because you will need to have it close at hand.
4. Once the water is boiling, put the sweet potato chunks in a metal colander and drop them into the boiling water. Leave the sweet potatoes in boiling water for a few minutes, then remove the colander and immediately plunge it into the basin filled with cold water.
5. Drain and let the sweet potatoes dry. You can pat them with paper towel to save time.
6. You can either freeze your sweet potato chunks all together in one freezer bag, or freeze small portions in individual freezer bags.
7. Carefully close the freezer bags, label them with the date and contents and put them in the freezer.

How to freeze cooked sweet potatoes?

If you prefer to freeze cooked sweet potatoes or have leftovers, here’s how:

1. Cook your sweet potatoes, whole or in pieces, according to the cooking method of your choice. You can also season them before freezing them.
2. Let the sweet potatoes cool completely.
3. You can either freeze your sweet potatoes all together in one freezer bag, or freeze small portions in individual freezer bags.
4. Carefully close the freezer bags, label them with the date and contents and put them in the freezer.

How long do sweet potatoes last in the freezer?

Sweet potatoes are one of those foods that keep very well in the freezer. You can store them for about 10 to 12 months in the freezer, whether raw and blanched or cooked.

How to thaw sweet potatoes?

For best results, you should thaw your sweet potatoes slowly. Take the sweet potatoes out of the freezer and place them in a bowl in the fridge overnight or several hours until completely thawed.

If you need to thaw your sweet potatoes a little faster, you can use the microwave. Take the sweet potatoes out of the freezer and put them in a microwave-safe bowl. Reheat them in the microwave on the defrost mode until they are completely thawed.

Can you refreeze sweet potatoes?

Refreezing food after thawing it is not recommended, and sweet potatoes are no exception. Freezing and thawing can cause sweet potatoes to spoil and bacteria to form; therefore, avoid freezing them more than once.

That said, if you froze your sweet potatoes raw and made them into fries, for example, you can refreeze them as fries.

Can you freeze sweet potato fries?

Yes it’s possible. Prepare your sweet potato fries as usual, then blanch them for 5 minutes in boiling water. Drain them, let them dry and then wait for them to cool completely.

Then put your sweet potato fries in one or more freezer bags, seal them tightly, label them and put them in the freezer.

Can you freeze sweet potatoes with other vegetables?

We don’t recommend it. Each vegetable has its own freezing technique and freezing them together can lead to texture issues. Instead, we recommend that you freeze your vegetables separately.