Dehydrator Recipes
Tried and true recipes and techniques for preserving foods with a dehydrator
Dehydrator Recipe
Bananas
Dehydrating bananas yourself gives you the option of a much healthier snack than conventionally dehydrated banana chips. Most commercially produced banana chips are deceptively unhealthy. Here's how I dehydrate my own organic banana chips for hiking snacks. This yields a product that is softer and chewier than conventional banana chips.
Dehydrator Recipe
Figs
If you live on the west coast and have the space, you should plant a fig tree. They can be prolific sources of fruit. Though it's important to only dry ripe and delicious figs, when done right, they make an excellent fruit for the trail. Here's my best advice for dehydrating figs the right way.
Dehydrator Recipe
Cherries
Dried cherries don't top my list of favorite fruit for backpacking, but they can be a welcome addition to granola and trail mix. If you have a tree or stumble upon a bonanza deal at the fruit stand, it's worthwhile to run a few trays through the dehydrator. Here's how I do it.
Dehydrator Recipe
Kiwi Fruit
Dried kiwi fruit is an awesome ingredient in granola and trail mix. You probably haven't tried dried kiwi fruit because it's not often available in stores. They pack a lot of flavor and can offer some nice variety to the usual dried fruits for backpacking. In California their harvest season runs October through April, so don't wait until the hiking season to dry some.
