These pretty freezer trays are intended to hold single servings of baby food. But looking at them now, I'm thinking that we grown-ups can make good use of them, too. Especially when it comes to quick-fix midweek meals.
I came across these trays while looking up alternatives to Ball's Freezer Jars, but since they only hold two ounces, I originally dismissed them as being too small to be useful. But then I got to thinking about all the small-sized things a tray like this could be used for:
• Summer pesto
• Portioned fruit for morning smoothies
• Leftover pasta sauce in individual servings
• Small portions of sorbet and ice cream
• Chicken and vegetable stock
• Freezer jam and other freezer canning
• Big ice cubes for cocktails and punch bowls
• Mold for jello, panna cotta, and other molded desserts
The trays are made of a flexible silicone, so it's easy to pop out just what you need. The trays have tight-fitting lids that make them easy to stack, though you could also remove all the portions after freezing and store them in a freezer bag.
Do you use a Baeba Tray for freezing things other than baby food?
Find It! Beaba Multiportion Freezer Trays, $24.95 from Williams-Sonoma
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I see jello shot molds...
Neat idea but I can't see paying $25 for 1 when I can get 25 regular ice cube trays for the same price.
You could use a silicone muffin pan in a similar manner and probably get it at a discount store for a LOT less.
There are lots of similar items for quite a bit less than Beaba. Any quick search on Amazon for baby food storage trays turns up pages of items
But... they're so pretty!
I used ice cube trays for both of my babies. File under "for people with more money than sense."
Um, why? Don't most people have ice cube trays? This machine and its accessories are among the most wasteful baby products ever.
Cheap baby food puree:
oganic food + large pyrex measuring cup + microwave + stick blender + ice cube trays = easy, green, and delicious
Microwave reduces nutrient loss, stick blender is easy to control than regular blender, and everything goes in the dishwasher
I like the idea and I like that the tray has a lid (since the muffin tin that I usually use does not) but I wish it had more holes and were more rectangular. The flower shape is cute, but it seems like a waste of freezer space.
In my experience with freezing baby food in ice cube trays, a lid is VERY helpful to prevent freezerburn. I also like that if you had a set of several colors, you could keep track of what food you had in each colored tray. That said, I often made larger batches of baby food (a month's worth of applesauce, etc.), so I'd be popping them out for the longer term anyway.
Some things I freeze in ice cube trays now and keep: stock, marinara sauce, pureed watermelon (there always seems to be too much and then I have it for endless smoothies), homemade tomato paste, pureed leftover fresh herbs . . . a great way to keep what's left of a big jar of anything. If I already had these trays from a generous baby shower gift, I'd sure keep 'em and use 'em for those!
Muffin tin lined with saran wrap, then into a gallon ziplock.
They might be more useful if they were in a rectangle shape so you could maximise your freezer space. I used (and still do) Qubies when I was making mush for my baby. They are so easy to fill and super easy to clean. They seal perfectly too.