Freezing Carrots is so easy and makes for great convenience later. Freeze small whole carrots, sliced, or diced. Enjoy their delicious flavor all year long with this easy-to-follow freezing guide.
Wash and remove the tops from your carrots (tips too if desired)
Peel
Cut into desired size; sliced, 1/4 inch diced or carrot sticks. Small carrots can be left whole.
Blanch- Dip carrots in boiling water for 2-5 minutes depending on the size. Small diced, sliced or sticks 2 minutes. Small whole carrots 5 minutes. Goal is lightly cooked, still a bit crisp.
Cool in ice or cold water bath.
When cool, drain well.
Freezing Options
Option 1 - lay blanched carrot pieces out on a freezer tray, put in freezer. When frozen, remove and package in freezer bags, label, and put in freezer.
Option 2 - Add blanched carrot pieces to a gallon sized freezer bag. Only fill the bag half full. Lay the bag flat in freezer to freeze. This will allow you room to break up the frozen carrot pieces later Then you can remove just the amount you need. If the bag is stuffed full it will freeze in a clump.
Option 3 - Add blanched carrot pieces directly to freezer packaging, label, and put in freezer.