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How to Roast Garlic (and freeze it!)

February 2, 2015 | 9 Comments

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Has this ever happened to you? You see a recipe that looks awesome, and set about gathering your ingredients, only to discover that one of said ingredients is roasted garlic. What the what? Now you’ve just added 45 minutes to the cooking time. Plus you are out of garlic. Sigh.

Never again! I’ve got a great method to share with you to roast garlic in bulk and freeze it for use in recipes later! And away we go………..

Roast garlic in bulk and freeze it for use in recipes later! | https://passtheplants.com

Garlic. Just look at it. All those cloves threatening your love life with their breath-busting power. We will roast you into sweet savory submission, garlic!

Roast garlic in bulk and freeze it for use in recipes later! | https://passtheplants.com

And lo, I say unto you, wrap each head of garlic in a piece of foil and place it on a baking sheet. Place said baking sheet in an oven preheated to 375 F. 45 minutes later, roasted garlic deliciousness will be yours for the freezing.

Roast garlic in bulk and freeze it for use in recipes later! | https://passtheplants.com

What once was pungent and biting is now soft, mellow, and oh so tasty.

Roast garlic in bulk and freeze it for use in recipes later! | https://passtheplants.com

And now to remove the garlic from its papery sheath. Most instructions call for lopping off the top of the bulb with a knife to expose the cloves and push them out. But I like to go against the grain and decided to try cutting off the bottom to expose more surface area, thinking the garlic would come out easier.

Roast garlic in bulk and freeze it for use in recipes later! | https://passtheplants.com

Turns out? It doesn’t matter. It’s sticky, squishy, and messy, no matter which way you go about it. But kind of fun!

Roast garlic in bulk and freeze it for use in recipes later! | https://passtheplants.com

Into the freezer with you, garlic! Each bulb fills one cavity in a standard ice cube tray. I’ve also had my eye on this jumbo one from Amazon, because it’s well, jumbo. And apparently it makes ice cubes for cocktails that are really slow to melt (a good thing). Not that I can have cocktails right now (all about that baby). I’m just telling you it’s an option. And do you want to hear a confession? I’m pretty sure that Michael bought one for me a year ago, but I don’t know where it is. Who wants to bet I’ll find it before I break down and buy another one?

Roast garlic in bulk and freeze it for use in recipes later! | https://passtheplants.com

Once the garlic has had some time in the freezer to firm up (an hour or so is all it takes), you can pop them out and freeze them all together in a zip-top bag. Then, you can have roasted garlic any time you want! I already need to roast more because I think I only have one or two cubes/heads left. Cubehead? Headcube? Bulbcube? I don’t know. Whatever makes you happy.

So now you know how you too can have all of this delicious roasted garlic on hand just waiting to be used in a tasty dish. What are you waiting for? Go roast some heads! That sounds weird. But you should still do it.

Roast garlic in bulk and freeze it for use in recipes later! | https://passtheplants.com

How to Roast Garlic (and freeze it!)

Beth Hornback
Roast garlic in bulk then freeze it for later use! A great time-saver and instant flavor booster.
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Condiment

Ingredients
  

  • 6-12 garlic heads (or however many you have!)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 F
  • Wrap each head of garlic in foil
  • Roast for 45 minutes
  • Let cool, then squeeze the cloves out of the husk
  • Pile the cloves from each bulb into an ice cube tray (one bulb per cube)
  • Freeze for one hour or longer, then pop out the cubes and store in a zip-top bag in the freezer.
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Beth is a food photographer and recipe developer based in the Pacific Northwest. She never tires of snuggling with her two beautiful kids and owes piles of chocolate chip cookies to her husband, aka the most wonderful person she knows. Keep in touch with Beth on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter.

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  1. Hannah Elizabeth says

    February 2, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    I still am amazed that an entire head is one cube! I really need to do this, because roast garlic is just THEE best (actually, take that back…roast *anything* is just THEE best :P)!! And I love the easy convenience of frozen ready-to-use ingredients. 🙂

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    • Amanda says

      February 2, 2015 at 2:46 pm

      Wow, I’m impressed. I would never have thought to do that, but I’m excited to try it now! I’ve always dreamed of being in a world where garlic wasn’t so intense, and you’ve opened up that reality for me. Good luck with finding the jumbo tray. Probably just buy a new one.

  2. deirdrereid says

    February 3, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    That is such a great idea that I’ve never considered. Putting this on my kitchen projects list. Thanks!

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  3. keith says

    June 17, 2015 at 5:36 am

    Ya you are right for this jumbo one. I don’t think this is so easy to cook but you are the one who can make it easier. The roasted garlic are delicious…

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  4. David M. Wilding says

    January 2, 2021 at 1:10 pm

    Roasted garlic is a great addition to many recipes and having it available at a moment’s notice out of the freezer is very convenient. How long should one expect the frozen roasted garlic to retain its qualities in the freezer? Does the roasted garlic initially lose some of its quality upon freezing?

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  5. GiLaine says

    February 27, 2021 at 5:09 pm

    5 stars
    This was awsome and cute/funny. And I think you’ll find it right after you buy a new 1????. Thankyou and stay safe!

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    • Beth says

      March 1, 2021 at 10:25 am

      Haha, thanks GiLaine! 🙂 This post is an oldie but a goodie. I did indeed find it and didn’t have to buy a new one! But I haven’t used it for freezing roasted garlic yet, lol. Stay safe as well!

  6. Vickie says

    May 20, 2021 at 7:38 pm

    As I’m reading all the comments, I am roasting my garlic for future use. For my olive roasted garlic sourdough bread. I just roast the garlic and let it cool snd freeze them with the foil still wrapped in them and keep them in zip lock bag. I’ve done this before and the garlic looks just like when I roasted them.

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