How to Freeze Banana Peppers

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Freeze Banana Peppers

Banana peppers are easy to grow and even easier to freeze. By freezing your excess supply, you can enjoy homegrown peppers in the winter, and save money by not buying them out-of-season. Add them to omelets, soups, pasta, pizza, chili, etc.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Several banana peppers
Cutting board
Paring knife
Teaspoon
Freezer safe container
Masking tape
Pen

Step 1

Wash and dry your banana peppers before beginning the freezing process.
Step 2

Cut off both ends of the pepper. These scraps can be added to your backyard compost bin or pile. Slice the pepper down the center, lengthwise, into two sections. (Makes a pretty little butterfly!)
Step 3

Take the end of the pepper in one hand and the teaspoon in the other. Holding the spoon sideways, run it down the inside of the pepper scooping out all the seeds. These, too, can go into your compost.
Step 4

Place the banana pepper pieces into a freezer safe container. Layer pepper upon pepper until the container is full. Do not push, or jam, pepper pieces into the container; otherwise they will be difficult to remove once they are frozen. Once the container is full, secure the lid. On a piece of masking tape, write ‘banana peppers’ and the date frozen. Attach this label to your container, and store in the freezer.

Tips & Warnings

When you need some peppers, remove the container from the freezer, and using a fork, gently separate the frozen pieces from each other. Take out the number of peppers you need, and return the container to the freezer. After the pepper pieces set for a few minutes, they can be sliced or diced according to your recipe.

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eveewonder said

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on 11/21/2009 Great advice on how to freeze banana peppers. Banana Peppers are great but they won't last forever. Freezing is a great idea to keep the Banana peppers for when I'm ready to use them. Thank.

alltrails said

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on 11/17/2009 Excellent article on how to freeze banana peppers. I wish I was a better gardener so I could grow my own peppers. Thanks for the information!