How to Store Baked Eggplant

Store baked eggplant for several months in your freezer.

Eggplants feature a vibrant purple color, a high water content and a mild flavor. They are ripe and ready to eat when their flesh gives slightly to the touch. Before baking fresh eggplant slices, sprinkle them with salt and allow them to drain between paper towels or in a colander to remove the excess water. For convenience, you can store leftover baked eggplant in your refrigerator or freezer to enjoy at a later date.

Things You'll Need

• Plastic food wrap or aluminum foil
• Baking sheet
• Heavy-duty plastic freezer storage bags with resealable tops
• Freezer tape

Instructions

Refrigerator Storage

1. Allow the baked eggplant to cool before storing it. Place hot or warm eggplant in a refrigerator to chill it quickly.

2. Wrap the cooled eggplant slices in plastic food wrap or aluminum foil.

3. Store the wrapped eggplant in a refrigerator for three to five days.

Freezer Storage

1. Allow the baked eggplant to cool before storing it. Place hot or warm eggplant in a refrigerator to chill it quickly.

2. Arrange the baked eggplant slices on a baking sheet and place the sheet into a freezer. Store the slices in the freezer for two hours, or until they are frozen solid.

3. Transfer the frozen eggplant slices to heavy-duty freezer storage bags featuring resealable tops. Press down on the bags gently as you seal the tops to remove excess air.

4. Store the eggplant slices in a freezer set at 0 degrees F for 10 to 12 months.

Tips & Warnings

• Write the eggplant storage date on a piece of freezer tape and tape it to the wrap, foil or bag as a handy reference.

References

• Still Tasty: Fresh, Cooked Eggplant
• University of Illinois Extension: Eggplant