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How to Freeze Yogurt

One of the things that I love to score a great deal on is yogurt. I absolutely refuse to pay more than a $1 for a 4 pack – or $0.25 per cup. I can often grab the yogurt we love for that amount or less when I wait for a sale or pair it with a coupon. Or, when I can find it on Manager’s Special at Kroger.

My husband loves to eat yogurt straight from the cups, but I prefer mine in smoothies. Since he isn’t able to eat 20 cups before they all expire, I have taken to freezing our yogurt. It is very simple and works great for smoothies!

All you have to do is spoon the yogurt into ice cube trays. Freeze 4-5 hours or until frozen. Remove from trays, place in ziploc bag and put into the freezer. Simply pull out desired amount when you need a yogurt fix.

You may want to keep count of how many cubes 1 yogurt cup will fill. I use 1 cup of yogurt per smoothie which equaled out to be 4 cubes for me. It may be different for you.

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How to Freeze Onions

My husband and I have come to love onions in a wide range of dishes that we make for our freezer cooking day. The more onions, the better. I usually stock up when prices are low – I do not like to pay more than $2 per pound so when I can snag a deal like that (or less) I’ll buy 3-6 pounds in order to prepare for our next freezer cooking day.

At first, we weren’t really sure what to do with the extra onions that we had left over after our day of cooking. But, being the frugal minded people we are, we quickly tried chopping and freezing to see how it would work. And it worked splendidly! We only use the frozen onions when we are baking/cooking – spaghetti, fajitas, pizzas – we opt for fresh onions to enjoy with our hamburgers, salads, and such.

How to Freeze Onions

Begin by chopping the onions.

Divide onions into desired portions. Then place onions in small sandwich baggies.

Place baggies in a gallon ziploc bag for the freezer. Freeze flat for easy access to seperate baggies.

When you need an onion, just reach into the freezer to pull out your prepared onion. I do not let the onions thaw before cooking/baking. I pull them directly from the freezer to whatever I am preparing.

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