How to Measure Frozen Berries

Use your favorite frozen berries in recipes such as pie, pancakes and parfaits.

Berries are often stored frozen to keep them fresh for a longer period of time. When following a recipe, it is important to read what form the berries need to be -- thawed or frozen. There's no exact conversion from frozen to thawed measurements, because there's no way to know how much ice the berries are holding. A good rough estimate is that frozen berries take up twice as much space as fresh berries. For example, if you thaw 1 cup of frozen berries, you're going to end up with approximately 1/2 cup thawed berries. Does this Spark an idea?

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Measuring cup
Food scale

Instructions

Measuring Cup
- 1
  
  Read the recipe and determine what measurement of berries is needed, then convert the amount to a frozen measurement by doubling it.
- 2
  
  Pour berries into a measuring cup.
- 3
  
  Level off the top of the measuring cup. Frozen berries aren't going to fit perfectly into the cup, so get it as close as possible.
Food Scale
- 4
  
  Place an empty bowl on a food scale.
- 5
  
  Tare the scale so it reads zero. If the scale is manual, this can be done by turning a knob on the back. If the scale is digital, simply press the "tare" or "clear" button.
- 6
  
  Add frozen berries to the bowl until the desired weight is reached.

Tips & Warnings

Avoid unnecessary guessing by simply thawing the frozen berries in warm water, if that's what the recipe needs.
If you don't have a scale or measuring cups, you can estimate 1 cup of frozen berries by comparing it to the size of a baseball.