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    Home » Recipes » Baking Tips

    How to: Freeze Lemon Juice

    Published by Melissa on February 18, 2013 | Updated December 17, 2019 | 30 Comments

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    When Tiffany and I made Lemon Pull-Apart Bread recently, we used a lot of lemon zest but just a little bit of lemon juice. She asked me if I was going to make lemonade with all the leftover juice (which is a great idea), but I love to keep lemon juice in the freezer so it’s easy to use in recipes without having to buy lemons and juice them each time.

    Lemon Pull Apart Bread recipe from Barbara Bakes

    If you freeze the juice in ice cube trays, it’s already measured for you and ready to use in recipes. Each cube equals 1 tablespoon of juice. The lemon zest freezes well too, so be sure and remove the zest before you juice the lemons.

    I use the electric juicer that my husband bought years and years ago. You get a lot more juice than using a reamer or press, but you do need to strain the juice to remove the seeds and pulp.

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    The frozen lemon juice tastes so much better than bottled juice, and it’s just as convenient and easy to use.

    It doesn’t take long for a cube of lemon juice to thaw at room temperature, or zap it in the microwave for a few seconds. You can also add the frozen lemon juice to most sauces without thawing it first.

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    We love lemon desserts at our house. Here’s just a few that I’ve shared:

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    Mini Lemon Cream Cheese Pies
    Meyer Lemon Cheesecake
    Lemon Pull-Apart Bread
    Baked Lemon Donuts
    Lemon Zucchini Bread

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    Or maybe you’d prefer a lemon cookie to brighten up your day.

    Lemon Bar Cookie Cups
    Lemon Glazed Christmas Wreath Cookies
    Over The Top Lemon Drop Candy Cookies

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    Start or end your day with a little sunshine:

    Cornmeal Lemon Ricotta Waffles
    Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
    Linguine in Lemon Cream Sauce
    Quick and Easy Chicken Piccata

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    1. Greg Sanchez

      February 14, 2019 at 10:07 am

      Hi Barbara I have a lemon tree in the back full of lemons In the summer we go fishing in the high sierras love to put fresh lemon on our fish can I squeeze the juice In a small plastic water Container and freeze it

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      • Barbara Schieving

        February 14, 2019 at 11:23 am

        Thanks a great idea. Thanks for sharing it Greg!

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    2. JEANETTE

      March 30, 2014 at 2:36 pm

      I’M TRYING TO FIND OUT IF I CAN FREEZE LEMON SAUCE THAT I MADE FOR BREAD PUDDING

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      • Barbara Schieving

        March 30, 2014 at 6:09 pm

        Hi Jeanette – it really depends on what you put in the sauce. If it’s more jam like, then you can freeze it. If it’s more pudding like, than it wouldn’t freeze as well.

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    3. Jessi @ Quirky Cookery

      March 07, 2013 at 9:43 pm

      I think I use ice cube trays for things like this more than I do real ice! I love freezing things like chicken stock in those small cubes, too.

      I hadn’t thought about freezing the zest, though. Do you put that in trays or just in a ziplock bag or something?

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      • Barbara Schieving

        March 07, 2013 at 9:47 pm

        Hi Jessi – I need to remember to freeze chicken stock. That’s a great idea. I just freeze the zest in a ziplock bag and pull out a pinch or two when I need it.

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    4. Cathy at Wives with Knives

      February 23, 2013 at 8:36 am

      Just the information I was looking for. I just bought a big bag of lemons at Costco and was wondering what I was going to do with all of them. Any extras will become lemon juice cubes! Thanks, Barbara.

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