Making Dehydrated Star Fruit is an easy way to preserve fresh star fruit so you can enjoy eating a tropical fruit snack long after star fruit season is over.
See the Food Dehydrator Recipes for more ideas on how to preserve your favorite fruits by dehydrating.
Dehydrating is one method of preserving fruits and vegetables that I use.
Canning and freezing are two other methods to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables from the garden, farmers market or the grocery store.
Each of these three food preserving methods can be used to stock your pantry.
Stocking your pantry with dried fruits and vegetables can help with your food prep or food storage needs no matter what size family you have.
These three food preserving methods are easy to do and will provide you with months and in some cases years of food storage.
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Equipment
- Digital Electric Food Dehydrator: I just upgraded to this new food dehydrator with temperature control and timer.
- a sharp paring knife or mandolin to cut uniform slices of star fruit.
- cutting mats or a cutting board.
- containers to store the dried star fruit, wide mouth mason jars, plastic food containers or zip lock bags.
- if you have a vacuum sealer machine vacuum bags. I have the FoodSaver FM5200 2-in-1 Automatic Vacuum Sealer Machine with Express Bag Maker and love it.
Ingredients
- 8 medium to large star fruits
Prep
- Wash and scrub off any dirt from each star fruit.
- Cut the ends off each star fruit. Then using a sharp knife cut the bruised edges off each of the points along the length, if needed.
- Make ¼ inch thick verticle slices so you get star shaped slices.
- Use the tip of a paring knife to remove all of the seeds.
Instructions
- Place the sliced star fruit pieces on a dehydrator tray.
- Do not let the fruit slices overlap or touch or they will stick together as they dry.
- Fill all of the drying trays with the sliced star fruit. Stack the drying trays on top of the dehydrator base and place the lid on top of the last tray. Turn the dehydrator on. If using a dehydrator that has an adjustable temperature setting turn it onto 135 F. When drying at 135 F. it will take between 5 to 12 hours to completely dehydrate star fruit slices.
- Dehydrate the star fruit until all of the pieces are completely dry to the touch. The fruit will be slightly bendable when done.
- In the dehydrator that I own which has a preset temperature of 165 F., it took 5 to 6 hours to completely dry 4 full trays of ¼ inch thick star fruit slices.
- Completely cool the dried star fruit slices before storing the dehydrated star fruit in an airtight container.
- Conditioning the dehydrated star fruit is recommended.
- 7 to 8 medium-size star fruit will yield about 1 quart of dehydrated star fruit slices.
Conditioning Dehydrated Fruit
After drying fruit it is recommended to condition the dehydrated fruit before long term storage.
Even though the fruit might appear to be evenly dried there may still be tiny amounts of moisture present in some of the pieces that may have been sliced unevenly.
To prevent mold from developing in your dehydrated fruit conditioning it is recommended.
- To condition the dried star fruit after drying allow the fruit to cool completely before placing it into a large, clean glass jar with a tight-fitting lid.
- Allow some space in the jar for movement, using more than one jar for the amount of dehydrated fruit if needed.
- Place the jar in a protected spot in your kitchen away from direct sun and heat. Let the jar stand for one week, shaking it once a day. This will allow the dryer pieces of fruit to absorb any moisture that may be present.
- Each day check for condensation that might develop on the inside of the jar. If condensation occurs remove the fruit and dehydrate for an additional amount of time to completely dehydrate the fruit.
- Repeat the conditioning process again. Once the fruit is completely dried properly store it.
Storing Dehydrated Carambola
Wide mouth quart mason jars work well for storing dehydrated fruit but any clean glass jars, plastic food grade containers, zip lock bags, or vacuum-sealed bags work well.
Star Fruit Recipes
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Check out my dehydrating recipes on the Food Dehydrator Recipes page.
Are you ready to stock the pantry with your favorite dried fruits like dehydrated star fruit, dehydrated strawberries, dehydrated cherries, or dehydrated pineapple?
Dried fruit hits the spot when you are craving something sweet.
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Dehydrated Star Fruit
Ingredients
- 8 medium to large Star Fruit (carambola)
- water
Instructions
- Wash the star fruit to remove any dirt.
- Slice the star fruit in ¼ slices.
- Place the sliced star fruit pieces on a dehydrator tray. Do not let the fruit slices overlap or touch or they will stick together as they dry.
- Fill all of the drying trays with the sliced star fruit. Stack the drying trays on top of the dehydrator base and place the lid on top of the last tray. Turn the dehydrator on. If using a dehydrator that has an adjustable temperature setting turn it onto 135 F. When drying at 135 F. it will take between 5 to 12 hours to completely dehydrate star fruit slices.
- Dehydrate the star fruit until all of the pieces are completely dry to the touch. The fruit will be slightly bendable when done.
- Completely cool the dried star fruit slices before storing the dehydrated star fruit in an airtight container.
- Conditioning the dehydrated star fruit is recommended.
- Store the dried star fruit pieces in an air tight container or glass mason jar.
Recipe Expert Tips
- Drying times will vary: In the dehydrator that I own which has a preset temperature of 165 F., it took 5 to 6 hours to completely dry 4 full trays of ¼ inch thick star fruit slices. If using a dehydrator set to 135 F. degrees it will take 5 to 12 hours.
- 7 to 8 medium-size star fruits will yield about 1 quart of dehydrated star fruit slices.
- Serving size: ¼ cup of dried start fruit pieces.
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