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Baked Goods: storage times

How long baked goods last in the fridge and freezer, from USDA FoodKeeper data. Open a food for pantry times, opened vs unopened, and tips.

Bakery

FoodFridgeFreezer
Bagel (commercially frozen)—3 months
Bagel (fresh baked)—3 months
Bread (homemade)2–3 months—
Cheesecake5–7 days3–6 months
Chiffon pies (chocolate, lemon)1–2 days—
Commercial bread products (including pan breads, flat breads, rolls, and buns)2–3 weeks3–5 months
Commercial cakes and muffins7–10 days6 months
Cookies (crispy)—8–12 months
Cookies (soft)—8–12 months
Cream pies (banana cream, coconut cream, butterscotch)3–4 days—
Dairy filled eclairs2–3 days3 months
Doughnuts2 days—
Fruit cake12 months12 months
Fruit pies (apple, peach, blueberry, apricot, cherry, blackberry)1 week8 months
Macaroons (french)—3 months
Muffin (commercially packaged)—3 months
Muffin (homemade - including bran, blueberry, banana, corn, chocolate chip)—2–3 months
Muffin (mix, dry, commercially packaged)——
Pastries, danish14 months—
Pies (mincemeat)1 week8 months
Pies (pecan)3–4 days1–2 months
Pies (pumpkin)3–4 days1–2 months
Quiche3–5 days2–3 months

Baking and Cooking

FoodFridgeFreezer
Almond extract——
Amaranth (flour, meal)—4 months
Baking powder——
Baking soda——
Barley (flour, meal)—6 months
Biscuit or pancake mix——
Buckwheat (flour, meal)—2 months
Butter flavor——
Cake, brownie, bread mixes——
Chili powder——
Chocolate (unsweetened and semi-sweet, solid)——
Cinnamon extract——
Cinnamon rolls (baked)—3 months
Cocoa and cocoa mixes——
Coconut flavor——
Coconut flour9–12 months9–12 months
Cornmeal (regular, degerminated)1 year—
Cornmeal (stone ground or blue)2–4 months—
Cornstarch——
Farro (flour, meal)—6 months
Flavored or herb mixes——
Flour (white)1 year—
Flour (whole wheat)6–8 months—
Frosting or icing2–3 weeks—
Garam masala——
Garlic (chopped, commercial jars)——
Gelatin (flavored)——
Gelatin (unflavored)——
Herbs (dried)——
Lemon extract——
Millet (flour, meal)—2 months
Nut oils6–8 months—
Oats (flour, meal)—4 months
Oils (olive or vegetable)4 months—
Pure vanilla extract——
Rye (flour, meal)—6 months
Seasoning blends——
Shortening (solid)——
Sorghum (flour, meal)—4 months
Spelt (flour, meal)—6 months
Spice/spices (ground)——
Spice/spices (whole)——
Sugar (brown)——
Sugar (confectioners)——
Sugar (granulated)——
Sugar substitutes——
Tamarind paste2–3 months—
Tapiocas——
Teff (flour, meal)—4 months
Vegetable oil sprays——
Whole wheat flour2 years2 years
Yeast (packaged)4 months6 months

Refrigerated Dough

FoodFridgeFreezer
Biscuits (refrigerated)Until package use-by date—
Cinnamon rolls (unbaked, tube)Until package use-by date—
Cookie doughUntil package use-by date2 months
Pie crust (refrigerated)Until package use-by date2 months
Puff pastry—12 months
Ready-to-bake pie crustUntil package use-by date2 months
Tube cans (of biscuits, rolls, pizza dough, etc.)Until package use-by date—