What Can You Make with Souper Cubes?

On this page (8 sections)

1. What are the best Souper Cubes recipes?
2. What soups and stews freeze well?
3. Can you freeze sauces and cooking ingredients?
4. How should you freeze Souper Cubes recipes?
5. Are Souper Cubes oven safe?
6. How do you choose between 1/2-cup and 2-cup trays?
7. What is the simplest Souper Cubes meal prep plan?
8. Which Souper Cubes recipes should you make first?

Souper Cubes recipes work best for soups, sauces, stews, broths, stocks, and leftovers that you want to freeze in measured portions. The tray size decides how useful each frozen cube will be, so match the portion to the way you'll reheat or cook it.

You can freeze a large batch once, then use only what you need for a weeknight meal or a later recipe. For more container ideas, see our guide to food storage containers.

What are the best Souper Cubes recipes?

The best Souper Cubes recipes are foods that stay useful after freezing and can be measured into repeatable portions. Start with these practical options:

• Tomato, marinara, or meat sauce for pasta and pizza
• Chicken, beef, vegetable, or mushroom stock
• Lentil, bean, chicken noodle, or vegetable soup
• Chili and beef stew
• Curry and coconut-based sauces
• Gravy and pan sauce
• Cooked beans and puréed vegetables
• Smoothies or fruit purée
• Mashed potatoes and other soft leftovers

Souper Cubes also suit recipe ingredients that you use a little at a time. Freeze broth for deglazing, tomato paste in small portions, pesto for pasta, or cooked pumpkin for baking.

Cool cooked food safely before filling the trays. Leave space for expansion, secure the lid, and label the food before it disappears into the freezer.

Which tray suits large Souper Cubes recipes?

The Xomoo Silicone Freezer Tray With Lid-Soup Freezer suits larger meal portions and batch cooking. Each tray has 2 compartments with 250 ml and 500 ml marks, and the 2-pack makes four 500 ml portions in total.

The BPA-free silicone trays have clear lids and an embedded stainless steel frame. Xomoo states that they can withstand temperatures up to 428°F and are oven and dishwasher safe.

Use the 500 ml mark for a large bowl of soup, stew, or chili. The 250 ml mark can hold a smaller serving or a measured amount of sauce, although the cavity itself is designed around the larger 2-cup portion.

This option makes sense when you freeze full meal servings rather than small cooking ingredients. Its larger cubes also need more freezer space and may take longer to thaw than smaller portions.

What soups and stews freeze well?

Thick soups, bean soups, chili, and stews usually make useful freezer portions because they can be reheated as complete meals. Brothy soups also work, but ingredients such as noodles and soft vegetables may change texture after freezing.

Freeze stock and broth in portions that match your recipes. A 1-cup portion can support a sauce or risotto, while a 2-cup portion can form the base of a quick soup.

For cream-based soups, test a small batch first if texture matters to you. Some dairy-rich recipes can separate after thawing, though stirring while reheating may improve the texture.

Cool food in shallow containers before freezing if the batch is very hot. Don't fill silicone trays with steaming food and place them straight into a crowded freezer.

Which tray works for soups, stock, and measured meals?

The GGOW Silicone Freezer Tray for Soup Ice suits 2-cup soup portions and organized batch cooking. Its 2-pack has 2-cup compartments with 1-cup and 2-cup fill lines, and the pair can hold up to 8 cups of food.

The silicone trays have steel-reinforced edges and tight-fitting lids. GGOW describes them as suitable for freezers, refrigerators, ovens, and dishwashers, with individually molded compartments for releasing frozen portions.

Use the 1-cup line for broth, stock, or a recipe ingredient. Use the 2-cup line for a larger bowl of soup, stew, or a portion you plan to share.

Choose this style if clear fill lines matter more than small cubes. For more options, compare the best Souper Cubes trays.

Can you freeze sauces and cooking ingredients?

Yes, sauces and cooking ingredients are some of the most useful Souper Cubes recipes. Portioning prevents you from thawing an entire batch when a recipe needs only a small amount.

Try freezing:

• Marinara, Alfredo, curry, and enchilada sauce
• Pesto and herb sauces
• Gravy and reduced pan sauce
• Tomato paste
• Homemade stock
• Cooked beans
• Pumpkin or squash purée
• Blended fruit for smoothies

Small portions work well for ingredients that go directly into a saucepan or blender. Label strong flavors clearly so you don't mistake a frozen curry sauce for plain stock.

Leave headspace in every cavity, especially for liquid foods. Once frozen, transfer portions to a labeled bag or container if you need to reuse the tray for another recipe.

Which tray suits small Souper Cubes recipes?

The Xomoo 1/2 Cup Silicone Freezer Tray suits small portions of sauces, purées, and recipe ingredients. Its 2-pack has 6 cavities per tray and makes twelve 1/2-cup portions, with 125 ml, 50 ml, 4 oz, and 2 oz fill marks on 2 sides.

The BPA-free silicone trays include clear lids and a stainless steel frame inside the top. Xomoo states that they are oven, microwave, and dishwasher safe, with a temperature range from -8°F to 428°F.

Use the smaller marks for concentrated ingredients such as tomato paste, pesto, or cooking stock. The 1/2-cup portion is also useful when a full cup would be more than your recipe needs.

This tray is less suited to a full bowl of soup or a large serving of stew. Pick it when portion control matters more than storing complete meals.

How should you freeze Souper Cubes recipes?

Fill, cool, cover, freeze, label, and store in that order. The routine keeps portions easy to identify and helps prevent spills during freezing.

1. Cook the recipe and cool it safely.
2. Place the clean tray on a level surface.
3. Fill each cavity to a marked line, leaving room for expansion.
4. Add the lid without tipping the tray.
5. Freeze until the portions are firm.
6. Remove the cubes if convenient and transfer them to labeled freezer storage.

Keep the tray level while carrying it to the freezer. A reinforced frame can make a silicone tray easier to move, but a full tray is still heavy and can spill if tilted.

Write the food name and freezing date on the storage bag or container. Use the oldest portions first and follow safe thawing and reheating practices for the food.

Are Souper Cubes oven safe?

Some Souper Cubes-style silicone trays are oven safe, but the temperature limit depends on the specific tray. Remove the lid unless the product's instructions clearly allow it, and check the stated temperature range before using a tray for baking or reheating.

The Xomoo 2-cup tray states an oven limit of 428°F. The Xomoo 1/2-cup tray states a range from -8°F to 428°F and also identifies microwave use.

GGOW describes its tray as suitable for ovens, refrigerators, freezers, and dishwashers.

Read more about are Souper Cubes oven safe before moving a frozen portion directly into an oven. Silicone flexibility does not mean every lid or tray part can handle the same heat.

How do you choose between 1/2-cup and 2-cup trays?

Choose a 1/2-cup tray for sauces, purées, stock, and small recipe additions. Choose a 2-cup tray for soup, stew, chili, family portions, and complete meals.

The Xomoo 1/2-cup tray gives you twelve smaller portions across 2 trays. The Xomoo and GGOW 2-cup options focus on larger cavities with 1-cup or 2-cup measurement marks.

Think about your freezer space as well as your recipes. Large cubes can reduce the number of portions you need to manage, while small cubes give you more control when cooking for one or adding ingredients gradually.

If you want a different shape or capacity, compare the best Souper Cubes alternative before choosing a tray.

What is the simplest Souper Cubes meal prep plan?

Make one large recipe, freeze it in two portion sizes, and label each batch by use. Store larger cubes for meals and smaller cubes for sauces, broth, or recipe building.

For example, freeze chili in 2-cup portions for dinner. Freeze extra stock or sauce in 1/2-cup portions for later cooking.

This gives you a meal option and useful ingredients without thawing the entire batch.

Use the larger Xomoo or GGOW trays for complete servings. Use the smaller Xomoo tray for concentrated ingredients and leftovers that you plan to add to another dish.

Our guide to Souper Cubes meal prep covers a broader routine for cooking, freezing, labeling, and rotating portions.

Which Souper Cubes recipes should you make first?

Start with a sauce, broth, soup, or stew that you already use often. Freeze it in the portion size that matches your meals instead of choosing a tray only because it makes the largest cubes.

Pick the Xomoo 2-cup tray for larger portions and its 250 ml or 500 ml marks. Pick GGOW for 1-cup and 2-cup lines across 2-cup compartments.

Pick the smaller Xomoo tray for sauces, purées, and cooking ingredients in 1/2-cup portions.

The best Souper Cubes recipes are the ones you will actually thaw and use. Match the tray to your normal serving size, label every batch, and keep frozen portions organized for the next meal.

Frequently asked questions

What can you freeze in Souper Cubes?

You can freeze soups, stews, pasta sauces, broths, stocks, leftovers, and other foods that benefit from measured portions. Let hot food cool safely before filling the trays, leave room for expansion, seal the lids, and move frozen portions into labeled freezer storage when practical.

What size Souper Cubes should I use?

Use 1/2-cup portions for sauces, baby-sized servings, cooking ingredients, and small leftovers. Use 1-cup portions for single servings or recipe additions, and 2-cup portions for larger meals, family servings, soup, stew, and stock.

Can you bake in Souper Cubes?

Some silicone freezer trays are designed for oven use, but temperatures and instructions vary by product. Check the tray's stated temperature range and care instructions before baking, and confirm whether the lid must be removed.

Never assume every silicone tray is oven safe.

How do you store food after freezing it in Souper Cubes?

Freeze the food until firm, remove the portions if the tray design allows, and place them in labeled freezer bags or containers. Write the food name and date on the package, keep similar portions together, and use older frozen food first.