Dehydrated Cranberries - Craisins

Snack, Vegetable

Servings: Serving: 0.25 Source:

Ingredients

1 pound Fresh Cranberries

Sugar or fruit juice, to sweeten

Directions

Break the skin or chop the cranberries

Blanch whole craisins in a simple syrup solution (1 part water, 1 part sugar) or a juice solution (1 part water:1 part juice - typically orange, but you can use any you'd like).

Drain

Place on dehydrator trays

Dry at 135F / 57C for up to 18 hours for bits, 24+ hours for whole

Store in airtight containers for six months

Notes

Cranberry powder:
Pulse dried cranberries in a blender or coffee grinder

Place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper or fruit leather sheets in a warmed but turned-off oven for 15 minutes

Store in an airtight container for about six months.

This shouldn't be done with the DIY craisins, but with regular dried cranberries.

Dried cranberries are tart, but they make a wonderful flavor additive to baking!

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25Cup | Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 363mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 272IU | Vitamin C: 64mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg