Dehydrated Peaches
How to make dehydrated sliced peaches in a food dehydrator. Dried fruit snacks are easy to make at home and can help you save money while you are stocking the pantry with seasonal fruit you can eat all year long.
Ingredients
- 6 lbs, Peaches
- 1 teaspoons Fruit Fresh ((will depend on how many peaches you are drying))
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- Wash the peaches in cold water to remove any dirt or insects.
- Mix ½ teaspoon of Fruit Fresh with one cup of water in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Using a sharp knife cut the peach in half vertically. Twist the peach in half and remove the pit. Cut each peach half in half so you have 4 quarter pieces of peach to work with.
- Ripe peaches are very easy to peel with a sharp paring knife. If the peach is ripe enough you can work an edge away from the flesh with the tip of a knife and slowly pull it away from the peach flesh of without much waste.
- Place a quarter piece down on a cutting mat and cut ¼ inch slices. You don't have to be exact but the thicker the peach slice is the longer it will take to try. Repeat with all peaches.
- Arrange the slices in a single layer on a dehydrator tray. Lining the trays with a mesh screen liner will help keep the bulky trays cleaner and to help the pieces of fruit to their hold shape. Continue loading the trays until you run out of sliced peaches.
- Set the temperature of the dehydrator to 135 F. degrees. Load all of the trays into the dehydrator.
- Dehydrate the sliced peaches for 3 to 8 hours.
- Peel the pieces of dried fruit from the trays and allow to come to room temperature before checking the pieces to make sure the entire slice is completely dry. Press the thickest areas to make sure it is not mushy at all. If there are any mushy soft areas on a slice return them to the dehydrator for another hour before checking again for doneness.
- Store in an air tight container.
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Recipe Expert Tips
- Peach tips: Use firm but ripe peaches. If the peaches are too soft it will be impossible to cut into ¼ inch slices. The soft fruit will turn to mush as you tried to cut it into slices.
- Peeling peaches before drying: There are two methods for slicing peaches.
- Slicing: Use a sharp knife that will cut through the peach without applying too much pressure. A dull knife will need more pressure as you cut and will smash the piece of peach. I would not use a mandolin for this reason also.
- Pretreating peaches to prevent browning: Pretreating is not necessary but if you want the dried peaches be to be bright and vibrant color the extra step is worth the minimal work.
- Checking the dried peaches: You should always pick up each piece of dried fruit to check to make sure the fruit is completely dried. You can not tell just by looking at the fruit. The outside could be completely dry while thicker uneven areas could still be mushy. Press down on each dried slice and make sure you do not feel any mushy areas.
- Long term storage: For long term storage you can vacuum seal the fruit in serving sizes to extend the shelf life of dried fruit snacks for years.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 95kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.04gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 31mgPotassium: 277mgFiber: 3gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 741IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
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