I had some bananas that were turning brown, some apples we needed to eat, and strawberries I wanted to try dried.
Apparently drying fruit is a great way to keep the good vitamins in food, and it's a less-messy snack. So I dusted off my old dehydrator (literally, as you'll see from this photo it needed a little TLC!) I bought as a wedding gift with gift cards but hadn't used in years.
I sliced all the fruit into small pieces. I peeled some of the apples, but not all, just to see which way I liked it more.
(We had just woken up and gone downstairs to go try some for breakfast so don't judge her non-prissy state).
The only thing that kinda sucks about it is that even though I fill up all of the trays with fruit, the yield is so small after it's all dried.
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Love it! I tried using my dehydrator once. Loved the idea, however didn't seem to "work". Did you glaze the fruit in anything (i have heard various methods). Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites is dried mangoes. They're delicious.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best wedding gifts I got was my own dehydrator. I could not live without that stuff, and what a great feeling is to know that my family is snacking healthy :)
ReplyDeleteMMmm. That does look really yummy. I didn't realize you still keep the vitamins and minerals in there. Did lil J have any trouble eating them since they are crispy?
ReplyDeleteawww i like lil j's non prissy state!
ReplyDeleteI love dried fruit, but don't eat it because my dentist says it's as bad as candy. Stuff sticks on your teeth.
ReplyDeleteI agree about the yield. Seems like you take so much fruit and end up with so little. An apple makes a great snack, but if you dry it, it certainly won't fill you up.
Awesome! It wont work if you stack them on top of each other, but you know there are other trays besides just the top one right? Like it stacks all the way down- im sure you do know that, but just in case! lol
ReplyDeleteHaha. Yea I filled up the whole thing. All the trays and I got three barely full sandwitch bags. Hehe.
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted a dehydrator. (Ok, just like I wanted/GOT/NOW COLLECTING DUST the sewing machine, bread maker and Cricut!) But I would totally use the dehydrator especially for bananas!
ReplyDeleteI have another bow tutorial that I will link up later (If the kids give me enough time to edit today!)
I knitted a peruvian earflap hat for one of my colleagues who is adopting a baby boy from Columbia. Previously, I had knitted several hats that I will donate to the Warm Up America program. This program collects hand knitted scarves, hats and mittens and distributes them to the homeless during the cold weather months. I plan to make at least 6 more hats before sending them in.
ReplyDeleteI love drying fruit!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting. I linked up with my canning chicken post.
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Tales of Domestica
My hubby makes great dehydrated stuff. Sometimes he gets carried away and makes some weird stuff. LOL.
ReplyDeleteso yum! I need a food dehydrator, my boys looove dried fruit.
ReplyDeletemmm, I looove dried fruit! I think making them in the dehydrator is the best! Takes me back to the 1990s when dehydrators were so popular! I think my mom gave ours up in a garage sale, but I always loved it.
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