July 4th...don't waste it, save it and freeze it!

 OK I know you are looking at this picture and wondering, what is she up too...well I was making my homemade Quinoa Granola yesterday and the recipe called for 1/4 cup of canned pumpkin.  I opened the monster can of pumpkin and scooped out the 1/4 cup. This hardly made a dent in the can and now, what to do with the rest?

Every once in while, if I have enough coffee my brain can be pretty clever!  I knew I needed to freeze the pumpkin and that it had to be in little batches as that is what most my recipes require hmmm?  I took out the empty ice cube tray in the freezer and I say empty because no one ever refills it! 

Then I scooped out 1/4 cup pre-portions of the pumpkin and put it in the trays...keep your edges clean so that you can slide it out easy with a spoon.

Some how I had these giant freezer bags in my cupboard, I think I got them from the dollar store, anyhow I wrapped the tray with Clip Wrap first so the pumpkin wouldn't make a mess all over the bag, then I can reuse the bag again.

Once frozen, you can pop each one out and store in a smaller freezer bag for when you need it...remember to label the bag, because when it gets lost at the back of the freezer, you will know what it is!