• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Meal Plan Addict

Get organized with meal times

  • Shop
  • Recipes
  • Tips & Tricks
  • About
  • Work With Me
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Shop
  • Recipes
  • Tips & Tricks
  • About
  • Work With Me
search icon
Homepage link
  • Shop
  • Recipes
  • Tips & Tricks
  • About
  • Work With Me
×

Home » Freezer Friendly

The no foil roasted garlic hack you need! (+ how to freeze it and what to do with it!)

Published: Feb 26, 2021 by Steph · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · About 5 minutes to read this article.

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
how to freeze roasted garlic pin
No waste roasted garlic plus how to freeze pin
ditch the foil roasted garlic hack
no waste roasted garlic hack pin
the zero waste garlic hack you need pin
no foil roasted garlic pin

Roast your garlic without the use of foil and try this hack instead!

Plus, let's show you how to freeze it in ready to use portions, and give you all the inspiration you need to use it in so many recipes! 

Roasted garlic anything is pretty much gold. But, taking the extra time to roast garlic to use as an ingredients is one long extra step to do when assembling dinner. 

Problem solved - roast multiple bulbs at once using this no waste method. Then, freeze them in pre portioned amounts. Ready to go in your freezer to use at anytime! 

roasted garlic hack instagram image

Use these tips to buy garlic

There are a couple of popular varieties of garlic readily available  - you can roast any of them! 

  • Elephant garlic - elephant garlic isn't actually garlic. It is actually part of the leek family and is less potent than regular garlic. This garlic variety is used just as "regular" garlic, but it is much more mild in intensity. 
  • Hard neck -  this variety is mostly found at farmers markets - especially up here in Canada. this variety does really well in colder climates. I also notice the cloves are much larger and more potent in flavor than soft neck varieties. 
  • Soft neck - this is the variety of garlic you will see most often in grocery stores and is readily available. 

Regardless of the variety, you want to choose garlic that has limited blemishes, and firm cloves. 

Store your garlic bulbs in your pantry and keep them out of the fridge! 

How to roast garlic - the no foil way! 

Typical garlic roasting methods have you wrapping each individual bulb in foil. Not anymore! 

It is time to ditch the foil and use two muffin tins instead. I have these silicone muffin pans and I absolutely love them (affiliate link). 

  • Frist, you want to cut off about ¼ inch off the top. The top of the garlic is the more narrow end - where the stalk grows out of. 
  • Place the garlic into the wells of the muffin tins with the freshly cut side up.
  • Season with salt and pepper and pour your oil of choice (olive or avocado work great) over the bulbs. Don't be afraid to be generous here. 
  • Place the second muffin tin on top of the bulbs. 
  • If using a silicone pan, ensure you use a baking sheet so you don't loose all your garlic on the floor when you lift it to transport to the oven. 
  • Roast at 400F for 30-45 minutes. Exact time will depend on how large your cloves. I always keep a close eye around the 25 minute mark. It can take as long as 60 minutes for very large cloves. 
  • When the garlic is soft but not burnt(!) remove it from the oven and allow it to cool for 15 minutes. 

flatlay of 3 garlic bulbs in muffin pan

  • When the garlic is cooled enough to touch, squeeze out each clove one by one. It should look like a paste at this point. Do this for each bulb of garlic you roasted. 

finished roasted garlic squeezed from the bulb

How to freeze roasted garlic 

The best way to freeze roasted garlic is in small 1-2 tablespoon portions that you can easily toss into recipes as you go. 

I use these 2 tablespoon Souper Cube silicone trays for this. Affiliate link. 

You can use a regular ice cube tray too, but it is much easier to pop them out of the silicone trays, and the Souper Cube brand doesn't retain the smells like a plastic ice cube tray will.

Nobody wants garlic tasting ice cubes later!

Once frozen, you can pop them out and place into a freezer safe container! 

roated garlic in souper cube tray

How to use up roasted garlic? Let me count the ways!

I prefer to let the roasted garlic "cubes" thaw for 15 minutes before I use them, but I am honestly not sure it really matters. Just a preference, I guess. 

Now that you have a freezer stocked with roasted garlic, let's start looking at what to put on your meal plans to use it up! 

  • Make this aoli 
  • Whip up this roasted garlic soup
  • Roasted Garlic Pesto
  • Garlic Lovers Dipping oil
  • Instant Pot Roasted Garlic Marinara 
  • Garlic Hummus
  • On pizza or in pizza sauce
  • Creamy roasted garlic pasta 
  • Creamy roasted garlic salad dressing

Did I miss anything epic that you use your roasted garlic for?! Tell me in the comments so I can add it to this list! 

When you try this no waste, no foil roasted garlic hack, I want to see! Tag me @mealplanaddict on Instagram! OR, come share your photos in the Meal Plan Addict Community! 

Recipe

roasted garlic hack instagram image

No Foil Roasted Garlic Hack

Course: Fill Your Freezer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Freezer Freindly, kitchen hack, no waste roasted garlic, roasted garlic
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Roast your garlic without the use of foil and try this hack instead!
Plus, let's show you how to freeze it in ready to use portions, and give you all the inspiration you need to use it in so many recipes! 
Print Recipe

Ingredients

  • Garlic bulbs as many as you want!
  • Olive Oil approx 1 tablespoon per bulb
  • Salt and Pepper a pinch on each bulb

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F
  • Slice ¼" inch off the top of the garlic.
  • Place each bulb with the cut side up into each well of the muffin tin.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Drizzle with oil.
  • Use the second muffin tin to cover the bulbs.
  • Place into the oven and bake for 30-45 minutes - until the cloves are soft and like a paste.
  • Remove the trays from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
  • When the bulbs are cooled enough to handle, squeeze each clove out.
  • To freeze : squeeze cloves into a souper cubes tray (see post) or into an ice cube tray.
  • Once frozen, pop the frozen garlic cubes out and transfer to a freezer safe container.

Notes

Roasted garlic will last 3-6 months (depending how air tight your storage is) in the freezer. 

More Freezer Friendly

  • Freezer Simmer Sauces to Stock Your Freezer Pantry
  • The best ways to prevent freezer burn
  • 10 Family Favorite Ground Beef Freezer Meals
  • Freezer Bagel Pizzas

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Danielle says

    August 29, 2022 at 10:24 am

    5 stars
    I loved this method!! I do not have 2 muffin tins so I covered the top with a flat baking sheet and that worked well. Best method for mass roasting garlic!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Hi I am Steph, Meal Plan Addict!

This is space is about more than meal prep, meal planning, and freezer meals. We help you get organized in the kitchen to make meal planning and prep easy and less intimidating for busy people.

More about me here

featured on

Archives

Categories

Footer

Recent Posts

  • Freezer Simmer Sauces to Stock Your Freezer Pantry
  • The best ways to prevent freezer burn
  • 10 Family Favorite Ground Beef Freezer Meals
  • How to Build a Freezer Pantry
  • Freezer Bagel Pizzas

COPYRIGHT

Meal Plan Addict Inc. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Pro Theme by Shay Bocks · Built on the Genesis Framework · Powered by WordPress