How to Make Dehydrated Fruit Powders
Morgan Rogue 04.05.22
I love dehydrating and I especially love dehydrating fruits. Though I don’t tend to enjoy eating dehydrated fruits. Freeze-dried fruits are the most delicious but dehydrated fruits are a bit tough for regular eating. In my opinion, anyway. The only dehydrated fruit I love to eat is strawberries. Strawberry anything, in any form, is delicious, though.
Dehydrating fruits to turn them into fruit powder is a great way to preserve and use them in a variety of ways.
Some of the uses include:
- Adding to baked goods like muffins, pancakes, bannock, and other breads
- Add to smoothies
- Oatmeal and granola
- Rice Krispie treats
- Dry rubs
- Flavored water and tea
And so much more. If you’d like to add a little extra fruit flavor, you can use the dehydrated fruit powders to do it!
Here’s how to make your own fruit powders:
Step 1: Select your fruit, just about any fruit can be dehydrated and made into a powder. I like to use frozen fruits as all you have to do is take the fruit directly from the freezer and place it directly onto the dehydrator trays. No cutting or other preserving needs to be done!
Step 2: Make sure the fruit is dried completely, it should be crispy and crunchy. Using your dehydrator, lay the fruit out flat and spaced ever so slightly apart to make sure it all dries evenly. The dehydrator should be set to 135 degrees F. It will take anywhere from 6-12 hours for the fruit to dry completely, possibly longer.
*If you don’t have a dehydrator, set your oven to the absolute lowest setting possible and dehydrate for 6-15 hours.
Step 3: Once the fruit is crispy and can be snapped apart easily, place the fruit into a blender. Any type of blender will work, even a coffee grinder, just make sure it’s clean from any excess coffee grounds.
Step 4: Once ground, place into a mason jar then mix around 1 tsp to 1 tbsp of arrowroot powder or cornstarch, depending on how much powder there is. This helps to keep it from clumping. However, you may still need to blend it again later if it has clumped too much. You can also place a silica packet inside of the container.
These powders would be perfect to take on backpacking, camping, and hiking trips to add to your water for a little bit of flavor or sprinkle on your oatmeal or rub some on the squirrel you just cooked up.
The powder will last anywhere from 6-12 months when kept away from light and moisture.
Enjoy using your homemade fruit powders!
