Bread & Baking · 42 items
Bread & bakery: Shelf Life Chart
Counter, fridge and freezer times for bread & bakery, sealed or opened, collected in one sortable chart. Every figure comes from USDA FoodKeeper and was re-checked November 2026.
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42 of 42 items shown · in A–Z order
Storage times from USDA FoodKeeper · printed from diagxcar.com · keep it on your fridge door.
| Good to freeze? | Fridge, sealed | Countertop | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Apple pie | 1 week | 8 months | Yes | 1–2 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Apricot pie | 1 week | 8 months | Yes | 1–2 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Bagels | Not needed | 3 months | Yes | — | 1–2 days |
 Banana cream pie | 3–4 days | Not recommended | No | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Blackberry pie | 1 week | 8 months | Yes | 1–2 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Blueberry pie | 1 week | 8 months | Yes | 1–2 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Bread | 2–3 weeks | 3–5 months | Yes | 14–18 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Butterscotch pie | 3–4 days | Not recommended | No | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Cake | 7–10 days | 6 months | Yes | 3–7 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Cheesecake | 5–7 days | 3–6 months | Yes | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Cherry pie | 1 week | 8 months | Yes | 1–2 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Chiffon pie | 1–2 days | Not recommended | No | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Chocolate chiffon pie | 1–2 days | Not recommended | No | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Coconut cream pie | 3–4 days | Not recommended | No | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Cream pie | 3–4 days | Not recommended | No | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Crispy cookies | Not needed | 8–12 months | Yes | — | 4–6 months |
 Cupcakes | 7–10 days | 6 months | Yes | 3–7 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Danish pastries | 14 months | Not recommended | No | 5–10 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Dinner rolls | 2–3 weeks | 3–5 months | Yes | 14–18 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Donuts | 2 days | Not recommended | No | 1–2 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Eclairs | 2–3 days | 3 months | Yes | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 English muffins | 2–3 weeks | 3–5 months | Yes | 14–18 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Flatbread | 2–3 weeks | 3–5 months | Yes | 14–18 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 French macarons | Not needed | 3 months | Yes | — | 1–2 days |
 Frozen bagels | Not listed | 3 months | Yes | — | Not recommended |
 Fruit pie | 1 week | 8 months | Yes | 1–2 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Fruitcake | 12 months | 12 months | Yes | 6 months (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Hamburger buns | 2–3 weeks | 3–5 months | Yes | 14–18 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Homemade bread | 2–3 months | Not listed | — | — | 3–5 days |
 Homemade muffins | Not needed | 2–3 months | Yes | — | 3–7 days |
 Hot dog buns | 2–3 weeks | 3–5 months | Yes | 14–18 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Lemon chiffon pie | 1–2 days | Not recommended | No | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Mincemeat pie | 1 week | 8 months | Yes | 2 hours (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Muffin mix | Not needed | Not needed | — | — | 9 months |
 Muffins | Not needed | 3 months | Yes | — | 3–7 days |
 Naan | 2–3 weeks | 3–5 months | Yes | 14–18 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Peach pie | 1 week | 8 months | Yes | 1–2 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Pecan pie | 3–4 days | 1–2 months | Yes | 2 hours (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Pita bread | 2–3 weeks | 3–5 months | Yes | 14–18 days (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Pumpkin pie | 3–4 days | 1–2 months | Yes | 2 hours (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Quiche | 3–5 days | 2–3 months | Yes | 2 hours (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Soft cookies | Not needed | 8–12 months | Yes | — | 2–3 months |
Can you freeze bread & bakery?
40 freezer answers in alphabetical order
Does it go bad?
How to spot spoilage in each bread & bakery item
Left out overnight
The 2-hour rule applied to each food
Figures here are drawn from USDA FoodKeeper plus FSIS guidance. Data re-checked November 2026. How we check our numbers · Spotted an error? Tell us