Freezing cream based soups

biig said:

Is this a no no? I seem to recall hearing something about it
somewhere. Tia....Sharon

My experience, cheesy cream of cauliflower soup and cream of broccoli
soup freeze fine. I haven't tried most of the creamed soups I make as
they are gobbled up too fast. OTOH, creamed soups do not can up well.
It is better to make the soup without the milk or cream then add that
when reheating.

"biig" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Is this a no no? I seem to recall hearing something about it
somewhere. Tia....Sharon

I would make the soup without the cream and add it when
I reheated it. I think that would be better than freezing it
with the cream ... I picture separating or other unpleasant
outcomes from freezing cream of soup.

Could be wrong.

nancy

~patches~ said:

biig said:

Is this a no no? I seem to recall hearing something about it
somewhere. Tia....Sharon

My experience, cheesy cream of cauliflower soup and cream of broccoli
soup freeze fine. I haven't tried most of the creamed soups I make as
they are gobbled up too fast. OTOH, creamed soups do not can up well.
It is better to make the soup without the milk or cream then add that
when reheating.

I didn't put cheese in my soup. I was just wondering if freezing
would be a problem since I make frozen meals for my elderly Mom and
wanted to share this soup with her. Good thing I put it aside before we
had ours because there is very little left....<G> ........Sharon

biig said:

Is this a no no? I seem to recall hearing something about it
somewhere. Tia....Sharon

Cream tends to break up when frozen so soups made with cream don't usually
freeze well. However, you can take the basic soup and freeze it without the
cream, then add cream to it later.

Jill

Nancy Young said:

"biig" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Is this a no no? I seem to recall hearing something about it
somewhere. Tia....Sharon

I would make the soup without the cream and add it when
I reheated it. I think that would be better than freezing it
with the cream ... I picture separating or other unpleasant
outcomes from freezing cream of soup.

Could be wrong.

nancy

I knew there was a reason I call you sister! You're exactly right.

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

"biig" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Is this a no no? I seem to recall hearing something about it
somewhere. Tia....Sharon

I would make the soup without the cream and add it when
I reheated it. I think that would be better than freezing it
with the cream ... I picture separating or other unpleasant
outcomes from freezing cream of soup.

Quoted message said:

I knew there was a reason I call you sister! You're exactly right.

(laugh!) The Echo sisters.

nancy

Nancy Young said:

"biig" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Is this a no no? I seem to recall hearing something about it
somewhere. Tia....Sharon

I would make the soup without the cream and add it when
I reheated it. I think that would be better than freezing it
with the cream ... I picture separating or other unpleasant
outcomes from freezing cream of soup.

Could be wrong.

nancy

I didn't have cream and used evaporated milk instead...would that
make a difference?....moot point right now, since I have already put two
small containers into my freezer.....bur I'm still interested in finding
out what others think....thanks....Sharon

biig said:

Is this a no no? I seem to recall hearing something about it
somewhere. Tia....Sharon

I''ve frozen Baked Potato Soup (cream and sour cream) and it freezes
(and thaws) fine.

N.