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Can you freeze eggs? Absolutely! Learn how to freeze fresh eggs to preserve them for later use and then how to use them in everyday cooking and baking!

Did you know that you can freeze eggs? When we had pet chickens on our farm, we quickly realized that once we’d shared all that our neighbors, friends, and family wanted, we need to find another way to preserve them. That’s when I asked my great aunt, “Can you freeze eggs?” I was beyond delighted to hear her answer that YES! She had been doing it for years!
I’m excited to share this wonderful method with you! It is a great method to use when you have eggs that you won’t be using before they expire, you find eggs on sale, or you are preparing ahead for busier times.
Knowing that you have a few basics like eggs in the freezer that you can use later certainly is a stress-reducer in my book.
How Do You Freeze Fresh Eggs?
You’ll only want to use fresh, clean eggs.
- Spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray or olive oil.
- Break an egg out of its shell into each of the indentions of the muffin tin. Repeat until all of the muffin tin indentions are filled. Carefully whisk each egg until just beaten.
- Cover the muffin tin with freezer-safe plastic wrap and place it into the freezer until each of the eggs is frozen well, about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove the individual eggs from the muffin tin and place them into a dated freezer-safe container, such as a zip-top freezer bag. Remove as much of the air from the freezer bag as possible, and seal the bag and return it to the freezer.
How Long Do Eggs Keep in the Freezer?
Properly prepared, frozen eggs will keep for up to one year in the freezer.
How to Use Frozen Eggs
To use eggs that have been frozen, remove the number of eggs needed and allow them to thaw in a bowl in the refrigerator overnight.
If you are needing to use the eggs separately, remember to separate each egg into individual bowls. If you are using multiple eggs, then thawing together is fine.
You can also thaw frozen eggs inside of a sealed ziptop bag under cold running water.

Favorite Recipes Using Previously Frozen Eggs
We use our frozen and then thawed eggs in most of our favorite recipes using eggs.
From everyday cooking – such as scrambled eggs, quiche, and breakfast casseroles – to baking our favorite cakes and pies – chocolate cake, vanilla cake, and pecan pie.
The recipes that I don’t use frozen and then thawed eggs are recipes that require a poached egg – such as eggs benedict. However, I will make a variation of that and make a fried egg instead of poached to use instead.
I thought you might like to know this little trick, too. Essentials like this one certainly come in handy from time-to-time and are a help when in a pinch!
Here’s how I freeze eggs to use later. It’s a good thing to know.
How to Freeze Eggs

Ingredients
- cooking spray
- eggs
Instructions
- Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Break an egg out of its shell into each of the indentions of the muffin tin. Whisk each egg carefully with a fork to break up the yolk.
- Place muffin tin in the freezer to flash freeze the eggs, at least 30 minutes.
- Remove muffin tin and remove each frozen egg from the muffin tin and place it into a zip top freezer bag that has been labeled with the date. Roll the zip top bag to remove as much air from the bag as possible and close. Return the bag and the eggs to the freezer for up to one year.
- To use a frozen egg, just remove the number of individual frozen eggs you need from the zip-top bag and place it in a bowl (or bowls) in the refrigerator overnight to thaw. Then use for any number of recipes – scrambled eggs, omelets, quiches, or baking.
Notes
Nutritional Information
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Thank you for this, Robyn! I have always wondered about this.now I know what I’ll be doing with a few of the dozens of eggs I have so they don’t get wasted.
Do frozen eggs change when they are defrosted? Does it change the recipe? Can you freeze the eggs and then use them later to make scrambled eggs or an omlet?
Have tried many of your recipes Awsome now I know what to do with those extra eggs thank you
I had no idea you could do that!
Chickens love hard boilrd eggs for a treat.
I had absolutely no idea you could freeze eggs!! This is so cool! Ha. Not funny.
Thx! I live alone and had half dozen eggs left before I went away for xmas so I boiled and froze them (definitely do not recommend that!). Will try this next time 🙂
New one for me!! Great idea…thanks for sharing!!
Thanks. Great for those of us who don’t have chickens, but who can buy eggs when they go on sale around Easter time, like they usually do.
Who knew??? Love this trick!
I had heard that you could freeze eggs. but, I like how you did it with the muffin tin. keeping the individual eggs separate til frozen. easier to keep track of how many you have and how many you need at any given time. any thing to make life easier. Thanks,So much
I was JUST asking about eggs and ta da….I get this wonderful email! A true answer to a prayer
I’m so glad this post helped you, Kathy! xo
This is so smart, I had no idea you could freeze eggs!
How long will they stay good frozen?
A year! 🙂
Thank you. I’ve got eggs left over from Christmas. My neighbor has been share her chickens eggs with us because she’s sweet plus we love letting her chickens come over a eat some bugs. I love chickens. I use the fresh eggs and let the bought eggs just sit in my refrigerator . Now I can freeze them before they get too old. Didnt know how until this wonderful article.
Aren’t fresh eggs the best! There is just nothing like them! I hope you enjoy being able to freeze them and enjoy later!
Thank you so much for sharing. I had no idea eggs could be frozen. I am getting ready to get some new hens this Spring and this tip will come be very helpful!
Gail, I love being able to freeze my eggs. Not only is it a great idea if you have hens but also when your grocery store has a good sale on eggs.
Very Cool!
Seeing your photo makes me miss our chickens! I especially loved the green layers!
Thanks for the tip, Robyn! XO
I loved our hens that produced those green eggs, too.
Never knew this
Joanna, I also like to freeze any eggs I have in the refrigerator before we go on vacation, too.
I am going to use this technique for frozen eggs. I love eggs but my husband is allergic so I find myself not using them quick enough. That alone drives me insane to waste such precious food. I am going to freeze half my eggs and enjoy the other half. YAY!
I’m so glad this post will help you. I was like you and hated that I had eggs going to waste until my great aunt told me this way to preserve them.
What a great bit of information!
Hope this was helpful, Vanessa!
Do you have to whisk the eggs for some reason or is it ok to leave as is?? Say to use as poached eggs. Thanks!
Whisking the eggs helps stabilize the egg yolks, Kay. To stabilize the yolks without whisking, you would need to add either salt or sugar to the egg before freezing. Hope this helps.
Robyn i am eggcited also to find you can freeze eggs. everybody talks about using eggs scrambled ect but what about recipes cookies ect. Are the frozen eggs ok to use them in these type of recipes ?
thank you so much !
pam gaps
Pam, I use these eggs just like I would a fresh one for cookies, cakes, etc. Hope this helps.
I’m so excited to hear about the egg trick. I’ve been a chef for over 30 years and operate a large private hunting lodge kitchen. I’ve always had at least 10 dozen eggs left after season and now I don’t have to waste or turn into recipes before going home. Thanks again.
Shelley Innes
Executive Chef
The Big Woods on the Trinity
I’m so glad you found this post useful. Thanks, Shelley!
Can I freeze fresh chicken aggs that I have already washed and put in the refrigerator?
Yes, Pam. Just follow the instructions.
Can you freeze the eggs in the shell?
USDA does not recommend freezing eggs in the shell, Sandra.
Does one have to freeze individually? greetings Eileen
No, Eileen. You can freeze multiple eggs at a time if you prefer. Just whisk the eggs in a bowl and place in a freezer-safe container and freeze up to 1 year. I would advise marking the container with the number of eggs in each batch. I freeze individually so that I can just thaw and use the amount of eggs I need at one time. Hope this helps.
Hello Robin,
I was wondering can you break the egg into the muffin pan. Do you have to scramble them or can you leave the yoke? Do you also have any canning recipes or secrets?
Oh by the way your recipes are so amazing thank you for sharing.
Jaci, whisking the eggs helps stabilize the egg yolks. To stabilize the yolks without whisking, you would need to add either salt or sugar to the egg before freezing. Hope this helps. I have a few canning recipes. At the top left hand side of my site, click on All Recipes, Recipe Index, By Cooking Style, Canning. I hope this helps.
I have always found it necessary to add 1/8 tsp salt per egg when whisking them to freeze. Otherwise the yolks become gelatinous. (sort of rubbery) For me whisking alone doesn’t keep them “unrubbery”.
Rosemary, I have never had a problem with the frozen eggs being rubbery when I freeze whole eggs this way. Now, if I freeze only the egg yolks, I do add salt.
Just did this with 15 dozen eggs – yikes, was easy and I am excited that they have so many uses.
Wow! That is a lot of eggs, Donna. I’m so glad this “How To” was easy and worked so well for you.