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Dry! Dry! Dry! Fabulous Dehydrator Recipes and Tips.

Posted on November 13, 2017 8 Comments

I had wanted a dehydrator for a long time. We eat lots of dried fruit, and sometimes we have a glut of fruit and veggies that would be perfect for drying. But when I finally got my hands on a food dehydrator it took me awhile to get the hang of it!

Try one of these fabulous dehydrator recipes and tips

At first all I did with my dehydrator was make apple chips, which is great in autumn when we have more apples than we know what to do with, but for the rest ofthe year the dehydrator sat in the cupboard collecting dust.

Eventually to set myself a challenge to use my dehydrator at least once a month and it wasn’t long till I had a whole list of fabulous dehydrator recipes.

So you if have a dehydrator and need a little shove to get it out of the cupboard check out our tips and try one of these delicious dehydrator recipes.

Food dehydrator tips

Here are a few tips and tricks that make dehydrating food much easier, and more successful!

  • Each dehydrator will be slightly different so temperatures and drying times will vary. The best place to start is with the instruction or recipe book that came with your dehydrator.
  • Long and slow works best. Don’t try to speed up the process by increasing the temperature.
  • Try to cut food into pieces that are all the same thickness so they dry evenly and at the same rate. That’s not always easy, so keep an eye on the food in the dehydrator and pull out the thinly sliced pieces when they are ready leaving the thicker ones for longer.
  • To stop some fruit going brown when you dry it, dip the slices in lemon juice before you put them in the dehydrator.
  • Thin slices will become crunchy chips, ticker slices will be more soft and chewy.
  • If it’s still sticky or you can see moisture on the food, it’s not done yet.

Apricots in the dehydrator

Fabulous food dehydrator recipes.

Here are some of our favourite dehydrator recipes we’ve used over the years. Give them a try.

Make your own chamomile tea.

Strawberry fruit leather fun shapes.

Sweet potato chips

Dried strawberries.

Salt and vinegar zucchini chips.

Dehydrating herbs

Homemade mango fruit roll ups.

Homemade banana chips

Sun dried tomatoes in the dehydrator

Dehydrating apricots

Peach raspberry fruit leather.

How to dry apples.

Watermelon jerky.

Apples in the dehydrator

Do you have a food dehydrator?

What do you love to make in your dehydrator?
What is your favourite dehydrator recipe?

Share a recipe, tip, or idea in the comments below so I can add to my list of fabulous dehydrator recipes.

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Filed Under: Family Food Tagged With: cooking from scratch, snacks

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  1. Mistress B says

    ooooo

    I might have to try that out myself!!

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  2. Kate says

    I’ve always wanted to try this – it sound so yummy! An apple corer is a must – one of the best kitchen things I own and the kids love using it.

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  3. Blossom says

    sounds like fun!!

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  4. jeanie says

    I have always had food dehydrator envy.

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  5. Shae says

    Hmm maybe you can keep it for as long as you keep me in rhubarb fruit leather ;-)

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  6. Jodie says

    For such a dorky sounding appliance, you’ve made me want one…
    Yum yum, all that stuff sounds fab!

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  7. Courtney says

    whilst you have been doing all healthy food experimentation with dried fruit and fruit leather, I fed the family french crepes tonight for dinner… :)

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  8. Lea-Anne says

    Yummoo!!!
    I bought one of these last year and every month to 6 weeks it goes full tilt and dries anything i can get my hands on.
    With your rollups add some yoghurt and about a 1/4 teaspoon of gelatine to the fruit and dry… YUMMMYY!!
    Good luck Lea-Anne

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