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Home ยป How to Freeze Sweet Corn

How to Freeze Sweet Corn

By Marybeth Feutz 19 Comments

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 Video from My Fearless Kitchen. 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.

How to Freeze Sweet Corn Video from My Fearless Kitchen. 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!

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.

How to Freeze Sweet Corn Video from My Fearless Kitchen. 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!

Once you have the corn kernels cut off the cob, it goes so fast!

How to Freeze Sweet Corn Video from My Fearless Kitchen. 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!


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!)

This is one place where I do not skimp on generic stuff. I always use Ziploc quart-size freezer bags. I’ve tried to use the generic ones before, and I always end up with leaks. The Ziploc brand is the only one that consistently does what it’s supposed to do – keep the frozen stuff inside the bag, and keep extra air and water out of the bag.

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!

How to Freeze Sweet Corn Video from My Fearless Kitchen. 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!

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

Marybeth Feutz
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!
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Prep Time 20 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Side
Servings 5 portions

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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Comments

  1. Liz says

    08/02/2017 at 8:53 pm

    Awesome! Now if I could just keep those darn squirrels from eating my corn! Thanks for sharing on Homestead Blog Hop ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Marybeth Feutz says

    08/03/2017 at 11:31 pm

    Last year the raccoons ate more of our corn than we did!

  3. Laura Bergh says

    08/07/2017 at 1:45 pm

    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!

  4. Angela says

    08/07/2017 at 6:08 pm

    5 stars
    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.

  5. Marybeth Feutz says

    08/09/2017 at 12:48 pm

    Yes, you can! You can use the thawed corn the same way you would use fresh, frozen, or canned corn.

  6. Marybeth Feutz says

    08/09/2017 at 12:49 pm

    That sounds yummy, too!

  7. Tracy @ Our Simple Homestead says

    09/17/2017 at 2:22 pm

    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.

  8. Jessica Quinn says

    09/20/2017 at 10:06 pm

    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!

  9. regina says

    09/28/2017 at 5:58 am

    Could you add BUTTER to THE water, SUGAR AND salt

  10. Marybeth Feutz says

    09/28/2017 at 11:47 am

    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.

  11. Marybeth Feutz says

    10/05/2017 at 10:42 pm

    Thanks for stopping by! Glad you found an easier way to get corn off your cobs.

  12. Marybeth Feutz says

    10/05/2017 at 10:43 pm

    I will never go back to canning corn!

  13. Hayley says

    10/22/2017 at 2:18 pm

    How long does it keep frozen like this verses blanching it?

  14. Marybeth Feutz says

    12/04/2017 at 10:06 am

    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/

  15. penny says

    07/08/2018 at 9:56 am

    salt conscious… so I blanch, cool , cut off cob and used containers. (to save $) It still tasted great in May. ๐Ÿ™‚ 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.

  16. Jean says

    08/24/2018 at 7:56 pm

    Taste like cob!!

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