Happy Cinco de Mayo! I don’t know about you, but this holiday is my fast pass to an ice-cold Mexican beer and bowl full of chips and guacamole. I could eat guacamole all day long, everyday, on eggs, sandwiches, salads — you name it and I’ve probably put some smashed avocado on it. But sometimes my fresh avocado hoarding outpaces my appetite and they sadly get rotten and brown. There is nothing more distressing than tossing an avocado past its prime, dreaming about the guacamole that could have been. That is, until I found out that it is EASY to freeze mashed avocados and it really WORKS! Whoohoo, viva la guacamole!
Follow this easy recipe tutorial on How to Make Freezer Guacamole (below) and you can enjoy the creamy goodness of avocados without having to hit to supermarket or shake down a tree. You’ll notice that the “specifics” of the guacamole recipe are vague — that’s because everyone likes to make their a little different. I like lime juice, cilantro and garlic salt in my secret but simple guacamole, maybe a few red onions or pico de gallo on top for garnish. Oh, I also am fond of Hatch green chile guacamole – YUM!
If you’re looking for some healthy recipes to put all this guacamole on, check out the 100 Mexican Recipes at CookingLight.com for nutritious versions of enchiladas, tacos y mas!
Chimichurri Halibut Tacos from Cooking Light!
Great tips! I just made a ton of Guacamole and will try this out 🙂
thanks Amanda — you’ll love this time-saver!
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I had no idea.
We live, we learn.
What a brilliant idea! I’ve never even considered freezing guacamole- good to know it works!
Between this new stockpile of guacamole and probably 35 lbs left of roast hatch green chiles in the freezer, I’m set for plenty of southwestern recipe creations!
Such a great idea!! Thank you! I don’t know fresh guacamole would last long enough for me to freeze it though. haha I’m obsessed.
I know what you mean about it lasting long enough! Lol
I am really started to get turned on by avocado. It used to scare me, but I now know I really cannot judge a book by it’s cover 😉
My parents ate a LOT of avocados in the 1970s when I was growing up in Arizona — I was so repulsed! my how things change
love this!
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What a great idea girlie!
Thanks, guac makes everything better and it’s so conforting to know I have a stash in the freezer!
I’ll thank you right now!!! Brilliant! I’m a guacamole lover from way back and this makes my day. 🙂
Thanks! Give it a try . . . that is, if you ever have extra avocados!
Ok, I popped in here to see what you were up to and holy cow my mouth is literally watering…like crazy. I need to eat your guac through the screen of my computer…darn it! And yes, good tips…wish I liked working with food more. Your blog just might inspire me. 🙂
Amanda, hey! I’m glad you came by and hope you are doing well! I love following all the photos of you and your kiddos and your running on FB!
Never would’ve guessed the quality would hold up. Great to know- thank you!!
Holds up amazing well, I was surprised too!
seriously??? I had no idea!! doing this!
First you have to have enough left over guacamole, lol!
I love this so hard!
Thanks, next week I’ll show how to freeze avocado slices . . .
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How do you get the smaller portion sizes out of the bag without defrosting the whole bag?!
If the guacamole isn’t too thick in the zip-top bag, you can actually just break off what you need. You could also freeze in ice cube trays and then transfer to zip top bag.
crease bag with a chopstick for snap off chunks
perfect!
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