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Is it possible to freeze cashew sour cream, avocado ranch, and other oil-free dressings? My date paste did not stay soft once I froze it as the homeworld video said it would. Was it too liquid?

Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

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Question

Maria Volchyok

Is it possible to freeze cashew sour cream, avocado ranch, and other oil-free dressings? My date paste did not stay soft once I froze it as the homeworld video said it would. Was it too liquid?

Answer

my date paste did not stay soft once I froze it. as as the Homeworld video said it would was it too liquid. My sense would be yeah, it was too liquidy because once your freezer senses liquid, it might think that it's a cousin of an ice cube or something like that as for freezing the dressings Maria, I freeze everything, you know, I don't like to waste food and but the trick is I freeze it in small amounts. So whether you have silicone Ice cube trays where you have little little jars or whatever. You don't want to freeze in a big thing because then it takes forever to defrost and then you might end up throwing it out. So I would freeze in small amounts date and just remember where it is in your freezer so that you remember that you made that but yeah, I think that's a great thing to do. Yeah.

Char Nolan

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Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers. Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.