Strawberry Recipe {Oven Dried Strawberries} (2024)

FAQs

How long to dehydrate strawberries in the oven? ›

Wash berries, remove caps and cut into 1/2" slices. You can also cut them in half lengthwise. Dry cut-side up at 130 to 140 degrees F. Use a dehydrator or dry in an oven if you are able to set the oven temperature low enough.

How to tell when strawberries are done. Strawberries should be pliable when they are completely dried but have no obvious remaining moisture (tear one in half and squeeze—if moisture appears, dry them longer). If you sliced your strawberries thin for crunchier chips, you can dehydrate them until they snap when bent.

preheat your oven to 350° F as you are preparing your strawberries. Oven drying: When you are ready to place your strawberries in the oven, immediately reduce the heat to 200°F. Bake for about an hour or two or until the tops are dry.

Food should be subject to dehydration in the oven for several hours - up to 8 hours per day - for 3-4 days. Then you should let it rest each time for 12 hours. Dehydration times are greatly reduced if fruits and vegetables are cut into slices or small pieces.

Dehydrated strawberries can be stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry, dark area for one year. You can store freeze-dried strawberries for 10-15 years when vacuum-sealed with an oxygen absorber.

Dried strawberries are fantastic on cereal, as a crisp snack, or as part of a trail mix blend of dried fruits and nuts. These berries keep their color when they are dehydrated without an acidic solution pre-treatment, unlike apples, pears, and many other fruits, making them beautiful all on their own.

“A dehydrated fruit is a dried fruit but a dried fruit is not necessarily a dehydrated fruit. Everything depends on the quality of the drying process used.”

Dehydrated fruits should be leathery and pliable. Test for the perfect dryness by removing a few pieces from the dehydrator, cooling to room temperature, and squeezing between your fingers. If no moisture forms on your hand or the fruit and the pieces spring apart when released, they are dry!

If you have fresh pears or apples, treat them like the citrus and brush them with some lemon juice, or if you would like them sweet, brush them with a really light sugar water. Once you have done that add them to either the dehydrator or an oven at 70 C / 160 F for between 5-7hrs.

Do you wash fruit before dehydrating? ›

Preparing Fruits for Dehydration. Select high-quality, fully ripe fruit, and discard any fruit with decay, bruises or mold. Thoroughly wash and clean fruits to remove dirt. Cut foods into c-inch to ½-inch slices.

Slice strawberries into slices (about 1/8 inch thick) and make sure they are around the same size or they will need different times in oven. Add strawberries to baking sheet and and to oven and cook for about 3-4 hours (flip after 2 hours) The strawberries should feel a bit dried out and not not wet anymore.

When the oven is hot enough, place the baking sheet inside. Rack position 3 or 4 is best. Now, let your fruits sit in the oven for however long it takes them to dry out. Dehydrating fruit can take between 4 to 6 hours (or even longer) depending on the fruit's water content and how thinly you sliced them.

Run the ingredients through a blender and spread 1–1¼ cups of blended fruit on dehydrator trays covered with nonstick sheets. Dehydrate fruit leather at 135°F (57°C) for 6–8 hours.

The oven was 10% quicker on average (excluding the overdone banana chips test). The dehydrator felt safer to use with little supervision compared to the oven. The oven door must be ajar to let moisture escape when dehydrating food, while the dehydrator has a vent on top. Using the dehydrator doesn't occupy the oven.

Next, arrange the fruit slices on your dehydrator trays, making sure to space them out evenly. For best results, avoid overcrowding. As this can lead to uneven dehydration and spoilage. Set the dehydrator to the appropriate temperature to 135 °F and timer settings to 6 hours, and let it do its job.

Apples are ideal for oven drying - in fact, all fresh fruit can be dried in the oven.