How to Dehydrate Pears with a Dehydration Machine
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Dehydrated Pears ...A Healthy Fruit Snack
Here's my step by step process for dehydrating pears. Learning how to dehydrate pears is easy! If you don't yet have a dehydration machine, you may want to check out our suggestions below...after you dehydrate pears let me know what you think. I usually do a batch of 5 pears and they're gone that day! One of my favorite snacks is dehydrated pears! One of the benefits of eating dehydrated pears is they help keep you "regular".
Dehydrating fruit and food at home is easy and the most nutritious method of food preservation available. No additives are needed. The process is simple, economical, and fun! Next to fresh produce, fruits and vegetables dehydrated at home are the most nutritious available. Dried fruits sold in stores may contain additives. When you dehydrate fruits at home you simply wash them, slice them and place them in the dehydration machine for a snack that's healthy, easy and yummy!
photo credit: Pear by BryonTiffDesign Zazzle.com
Dehydrating fruit and food at home is easy and the most nutritious method of food preservation available. No additives are needed. The process is simple, economical, and fun! Next to fresh produce, fruits and vegetables dehydrated at home are the most nutritious available. Dried fruits sold in stores may contain additives. When you dehydrate fruits at home you simply wash them, slice them and place them in the dehydration machine for a snack that's healthy, easy and yummy!
photo credit: Pear by BryonTiffDesign Zazzle.com
Contents at a Glance
Dehydrate Pears
Step by Step Dehydration Instructions
Step 1:Select, purchase and wash the pears of your choice
I use Bartlett pears.
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Core Fruit
Kitchen Gadgets
Step 2:Core out center of pear, if you do not have corer, slice open and remove seeds
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Fruit Corer
Apple Corer
Apples...pears...it all works!
Cuisipro Apple Corer
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Slice fruit evenly
Henckel
Step 3:With my super sharp Henckel knife I slice my cored pears approx. a 1/4 inch thin (thinner slices is better in dehydration)
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Henckel Knives
Every kitchen should have a quality knife!
Lemon Juice
Lemon Juice and Pears
Step 4:Then I drop a few slices into a bowl of lemon juice for just a few seconds, this step is not for flavor but the lemon juice helps the pears from turning brown.
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Flavor Note:
Whether dehydrating pears or even apples...lightly sprinkle on some cinnamon after the lemon juice step for added flavor!
Yum!
Dehydrating Tray
Dehydrating Trays
Step 5:Shake off excess lemon juice and lay flat on dehydrating trays, I lay the thicker ones on the bottom tray and more towards the center vs the edges.
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Important!
Nutritional Facts
Many of the nutrients in fruits, like fiber, are concentrated during the drying process. Therefore, dried fruit can put you much closer to attaining your recommended 25-30 grams of fiber a day.
Dehydration 101
Dehydration
Step 6:Stack 1 tray on top of another and fill it up...pear slices should not over lap each other on tray, leave room between for good air flow as well.
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How long to Dehydrate?
Drying process
Step 7:When you've filled all the trays, close up the lid and turn machine on. Shown here is 5 pears dehydrating, approx drying time is 8 hours.
Tip: check on pears after a few hours and thinner brown ones may already be done and can be removed, move thicker, wet ones to lower trays speeding up the drying process.
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Important!
Vitamins
In addition to being a great source of fiber, dried fruits are nutritional superstars when it comes to certain vitamins...for example, dried apricots are an excellent source of vitamin A.
Healthy Snacks
Peanut Free School Snack
Step 8:Once all slices are dried you can store them in a zip lock bag or Tupperware container...mine never last that long ;o) Enjoy!
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Important!
Rehydrate
Obviously, dried fruit vs. fresh fruit lacks water content . The high water content in many fresh fruits contributes greatly to your hydration needs...so if snacking on dehydrated fruit especially remember to replenish your fluids with plenty of delicious water!
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Let us know what you think...
Do you or would you dehydrate your own snacks?
Sure yes, I think it's great! I love the idea!
LivRiley says:
Great step by step tutorial!
Marie Harris says:
I want to dehydrate foods.
ResearchAddict says:
I've been thinking of getting a dehydrator for a while...This was good info!
RenaissanceWoman2010 says:
I would love to dehydrate my own fruit snacks. You have made me realize how easy it is. Now there is no excuse not to do it.
Chris-H says:
I love dried fruit. Especially mixed with nuts. Yum!
No...it looked way too time consuming, I'll buy snacks instead.
kiwisoutback says:
I don't, but I wouldn't because I don't have a dehydrator and I'd be the only one eating them... But I'd eat them if someone had them lying around, sure! I've bought my own dehydrated fruits before and they're pretty good.
OhMe says:
I have never had dehydrated pears but you sure make them sound great.
“Yes...you can dehydrate meat too!
Jerky anyone?”
Did you find this tutorial useful?
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Tipi
Jan 23, 2012 @ 8:10 pm | delete
- Returning and thinking that I really need to get a food dehydrator again, I haven't tried pears but what a great way to preserve them for a healthy snack!
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awelldressedbullet
Oct 19, 2011 @ 1:16 pm | delete
- I really must get mine our more often, I love making dehydrated fruit for snacks. My only problem is whatever I make never lasts LOL
I returned to leave my Angel Blessings
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MamaBelle
Oct 13, 2011 @ 6:38 am | delete
- Wow, this looks so cool. Great lens!
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RenaissanceWoman2010
Oct 8, 2011 @ 5:01 pm | delete
- Thanks for teaching me how to dehydrate some wonderfully healthy snacks. Can't wait to try it. Appreciated!
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Chris-H
Aug 28, 2011 @ 5:22 am | delete
- Well, I haven't tried dehydrating my own fruit yet, but I do buy it at the farmer's market. It's good stuff and makes for a great snack! Came in real handy during my black belt test.
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