3 Low-Sugar Methods for Preserving Strawberries

Reader Contribution by Eric Reuter and Chert Hollow Farm
Published on June 10, 2016
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Strawberries are a core component of our annual diet, as they’re one of the easiest fruits to grow and preserve. Many guidelines for strawberry preservation call for extraordinary amounts of added sugar, which we’ve found quite unnecessary for the fresh, sweet, high-quality berries we grow.

We’ve also found it quite effective to combine multiple preservation methods to make the processing work more efficient. Here are the three main ways we handle our fresh berries.

Using Sugar in Strawberry Preservation

While it’s possible to freeze strawberries without any sugar at all, a little sugar can be beneficial. In our experience, lightly sweetened berries last long and have better flavor than unsweetened berries.

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