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The One Baked Good You Should Never Put In The Freezer
By SARAH MARTINEZ
When it comes to freezing desserts, there are some rules you need to follow. Cookie dough and freezers are a match made in heaven, and quick bread like zucchini or banana bread freeze well if they’re wrapped tightly in plastic and a freezer bag, but there are other desserts that have no place in the freezer.
Baked goods and savory dishes with crumb toppings are not a freezer's friend, as the sensitive crumb toppings can't withstand the cold, moist interior of the freezer. Once the toppings are frozen, they will invariably turn to a mushy mess once defrosted — but there is one clever way to freeze these dishes.
You can successfully freeze a crumb topping baked good by deconstructing it beforehand. In other words, you can pre-make a berry crumble with everything except the crumble topping, pop it into the freezer once it’s cooled, and cook the crumble separately to add after your treat has defrosted.