It is important to learn how to properly freeze blueberries so that they don’t all freeze in one giant clump. If you don’t follow these instructions, you’ll be very frustrated when you only want to defrost a handful, and all the blueberries are in a glob!
Spread them out on cookie sheets. There is no need to rinse the berries; simply put them on the cookie sheets completely dry. (Wash them after you take them out of the freezer.) Inevitably, leaves and stems will end up with the berries, so go through them and clean them up.
If you freeze them on cookie sheets, they will freeze individually.
Then, you can use the amount that you wish. Just putting them in freezer bags causes them to mush together in one big lump. After they are frozen, put them in their freezer bags. Do this over a bowl as there are always a few stragglers that don’t quite make it into the bag.
This way, you don’t lose them.
Into the freezer they go for use the whole year long! Frozen blueberries can be a delicious treat on their own—think of them as nature’s candy! You can also simply defrost them when they’re ready for use, and they’ll taste as fresh as the day you picked them. The best way to defrost them is to put them in the refrigerator or on the counter for a while—only use the microwave if you’ll be baking with them.
http://www.almanac.com/blog/gardening/celeste/frozen-berries-how-freeze-blueberries
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