Do you want to save that delicious sweet corn for another day? Use this fast and easy trick to freeze sweet corn and you can enjoy fresh sweet corn anytime!
How to Freeze Sweet Corn
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We love sweet corn season! John could eat 4 ears of corn on the cob in a single sitting! All that beautiful, fresh sweet corn is delicious, but it only lasts so long. With this method, you can quickly and easily freeze sweet corn in the summer and have fresh-tasting sweet corn anytime you want.
We’ve tried a few different methods of preserving sweet corn in the past. First, we tried cutting the kernels off the corn and canning it… that was a lot of work, and I wasn’t crazy about how the canned corn tasted. We tried freezing corn on the cob – we tried freezing it raw and we tried blanching the corn before we froze it. When we thawed it, the texture wasn’t quite the same. Then I spent a day at my friend Leah’s farm where we saw her sweet corn, and learned how she freezes it. Oh, my word… that was a game changer! This is how we put up all our sweet corn now!
How to Make Freezer Corn
This method is so easy, you’ll wish you had learned it sooner! The hardest part is cutting the corn off the cob, and I’ve got the trick to that right here.
Once you have the corn kernels cut off the cob, it goes so fast!
The trick to this is the brine. You’ll mix up a brine of water, salt, and sugar (see the printable recipe card below for the amounts). Heat that just until the salt and sugar is dissolved, then scoop the corn kernels into a Ziploc freezer bag, add in some of the brine, seal the bags, label, and freeze!
It really is that easy!
Check out this Facebook Live video where I show you step-by-step how to freeze sweet corn. (Don’t forget to give the page a like if you haven’t yet!)
I don’t know about you, but this is the only way I’ll put up sweet corn from now on.
Enjoy!
What’s in My Freezer?
Use this handy printable to keep track of how much sweet corn you have in your freezer and when you froze it. Never forget about something yummy in the back of your freezer again!
Our Must-Have Tools for Sweet Corn
We cook a lot of sweet corn here over the summer, and we freeze even more! Here are the tools I use with our sweet corn all summer long.
- RSVP Deluxe Corn Cutter
- Electric Knife
- Quart-size Ziploc freezer bags
- Large stock pot
- Mess-Free Butter Spreader
- Interlocking Corn on the Cob Holders
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Printable Recipe Card for Frozen Sweet Corn
How to Freeze Sweet Corn
Ingredients
- 10 cups sweet corn cut off the cob (about 20 ears)
- 3 cups water
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- Quart-size Ziploc freezer bags
Instructions
- Combine water, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Heat, stirring frequently until the sugar and salt are dissolved.
- Scoop 2 cups of corn into a freezer bag (this is about the same amount as 1 14-ounce can of corn).
- Add approximately 1/2 cup of the sugar-salt brine to the freezer bag.
- Seal freezer bag and label.
- Repeat until all the corn is in bags with brine.
- Freeze bags.
To use frozen corn:
- Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
- Use as you would use canned corn (drain if the recipe calls for it) or frozen corn (drain before using).
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Awesome! Now if I could just keep those darn squirrels from eating my corn! Thanks for sharing on Homestead Blog Hop 🙂
Last year the raccoons ate more of our corn than we did!
Last year I froze my corn after blanching and cutting off the cob, with butter. I think I got that method from Food.com. It turned out great and was 18 ears with 1/2 cup butter I think. Now I’m anxious to try this method as well Thanks!
I really like the way you freeze corn. When I want to make creamed corn,
can I do this after the corn has thawed out?
Thank You.
Yes, you can! You can use the thawed corn the same way you would use fresh, frozen, or canned corn.
That sounds yummy, too!
This is a great idea. I am a much bigger fan of freezing corn versus canning it. I am definitely going to give your way a try.
We picked several dozen ears of sweet corn from a neighbor’s farm this year since we weren’t growing our own. I cut most of it off the cob with a filet knife before I wised up to getting a corn stripper. haha! Thanks for sharing on the Homestead Blog Hop!
Could you add BUTTER to THE water, SUGAR AND salt
I haven’t tried adding butter, but I don’t see why not. It would just depend on what you plan on doing with the corn when you use it later.
Thanks for stopping by! Glad you found an easier way to get corn off your cobs.
I will never go back to canning corn!
How long does it keep frozen like this verses blanching it?
Hi, Haley. Whether you freeze sweet corn in a brine like this, or you blanch it first, it will keep for about 8 months in the freezer. You can find more information here: https://www.myfearlesskitchen.com/food-storage-guidelines-how-long-to-keep-foods-in-the-freezer/
salt conscious… so I blanch, cool , cut off cob and used containers. (to save $) It still tasted great in May. 🙂 I think one key to lasting flavor is to let it cool completely before freezing. It stops the steam moisture from being absorbed into the corn. This yr. I’m trying to decide to be lazy and freeze on cob unblanched… or do last yrs. method. I think I’ll experiment with the cob in husk unblanched.
Taste like cob!!