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Dehydrator Recipes: Our favorite creations with the dehydrator

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Dehydrator Recipes

Whether you're looking to preserve fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms, dry flowers, garden and wild herbs, or create fine raw food wraps, granola bars, fruit leather, or gluten-free crackers - with a food dehydrator, you can expand your culinary horizons and add gourmet touches to your meals. Here, we present a selection of dehydrator recipes that enrich our culinary everyday life:

Dehydrator Recipes Overview

Dehydrator vs. Oven

If you don't have a food dehydrator at home, you can try some recipes in the oven - for example, all kinds of vegetable chips or drying vegetables in general. However, our experience shows that with a food dehydrator, you can achieve more precise, uniform, and flavorful drying results. You also don't have to worry about your food burning. In our opinion, if you want to work in raw food mode, a dehydrator is essential. It opens up new culinary worlds for you!

Advantages of preparing with a food dehydrator:

  • Preservation of the full nutrient content of the dehydrated food through drying in raw food quality up to 42 degrees Celsius
  • More flavorful drying results - such as with dried tomatoes or mushrooms
  • Even and precise drying
  • No burning of ingredients - e. G., with vegetable chips
  • Production of larger quantities - particularly beneficial for preserving fruits and vegetables at harvest time
  • Possibility to make raw food pizza, wraps, and cakes

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Dehydrator Recipes: Wild garlic chips

Wild garlic chips

With olive oil and salt
Prep Time 10 Min
Perform Time 06:08 Hours
Total Time 06:18 Hours
Amount 50 g
Calories 267 kcal
Cuisine crisps
Author Carla from GrueneSmoothies.com
wild garlic chips
5 / 5 out of 357 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • 50 g wild garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt to taste
 

Instruction

  1. Wash the wild garlic leaves; pat dry thoroughly and lay out individually on dehydrator sheets.
  2. Brush all the leaves with oil and dry in the dehydrator at 42 degrees Celsius until the leaves are nice and crispy and firm. It took us about 8-10 hours.
  3. Remove the wild garlic chips and sprinkle with salt.
  4. Enjoy from the heart!
  5. Alternatively, you can prepare the wild garlic chips in the oven. However, this works best at high temperatures for a short time, so that the wild garlic chips no longer have raw food quality.
  6. Preheat the oven to 140 degrees Celsius with circulating air.
  7. Brush wild garlic leaves with oil and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  8. Bake for 5-8 minutes. Check frequently to see if the leaves are already crispy and make sure they do not burn!
  9. The leaves are ready when they are firm.
  10. Sprinkle with salt.
  11. Enjoy from the heart!

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Dehydrator Recipes: Elderflower Crunch

Elderflower Crunch

From pickled elderflowers
Prep Time 10 Min
Perform Time 06:08 Hours
Total Time 06:18 Hours
Amount 50 g
Cuisine Crunch
Author Carla from GreenSmoothies.de
Elderflower Crunch
5 / 5 out of 343 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • 10-15 Elderflower umbels depending on how many flowers fit into your food dehydrator
 

Instruction

  1. For the elderflower crunch, we use elderflowers that were previously used to make elderflower syrup. After straining the syrup, gently squeeze the soaked elderflowers and spread them out on the dehydrator sheets.
  2. Dry in the dehydrator at 42° until the flowers are dry and crispy. Depending on the dehydrator, this can take between 8-10 hours.
  3. Stored in an airtight container, the elderflower crunch will last forever and makes a delicious topping for muesli, porridge, chia bowls, smoothie bowls, or even savory dishes like salads and soups.
  4. Enjoy from the heart!

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Dehydrator Recipes: Fruit leather

Strawberry fruit leather

With passion fruit and dates
Prep Time 10 Min
Perform Time 08:00 Hours
Total Time 08:10 Hours
Amount 350 g
Calories 30 kcal
Cuisine Fruit leather
Author Svenja from GrueneSmoothies.com
Strawberry fruit leather
5 / 5 out of 368 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • 300 g fresh alternatively: frozen strawberries
  • 1 passion fruit only the pulp
  • 3 Medjool dates pitted
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • zest of one lime
  • 1 thin slice of ginger
 

Instruction

  1. Wash strawberries and lime. If using frozen strawberries, let them thaw beforehand.
  2. Then, put all ingredients into a blender and puree into a uniform mass at maximum speed.
  3. Next, spread the fruit leather mixture onto two dehydrator sheets with edges and dry for approximately 8-10 hours in the food dehydrator at 42 degrees Celsius.
  4. Afterward, cut into 3 cm wide strips and roll up. Stored in an airtight container, the fruit leather rolls are long-lasting like dried fruit.
  5. Enjoy from the heart!

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Mango fruit leather

With orange, ginger, and vanilla
Prep Time 10 Min
Perform Time 08:00 Hours
Total Time 08:10 Hours
Amount 350 g
Calories 312 kcal
Cuisine Fruit leather
Author Svenja from GrueneSmoothies.com
Mango fruit leather
5 / 5 out of 354 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • 250 g Mango alternatively: frozen mango
  • 1 large orange peeled
  • 25 g honey unprocessed and cold-pressed
  • Vanilla as desired
 

Instruction

  1. Peel and remove the core from the mango; peel the orange. If using frozen mango, let the mango pieces thaw beforehand.
  2. Then put all ingredients into a blender and puree into a smooth mixture on maximum speed.
  3. Next, spread the fruit leather mixture onto two dehydrator sheets with borders and dry in the food dehydrator at 42 degrees for about 8-10 hours.
  4. After that, cut into 3 cm wide strips and roll up. Stored in an airtight container, the fruit leather rolls are long-lasting like dried fruit.
  5. Enjoy from the heart!

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Dehydrator Recipes: Getrocknete Pilze und Pilzpulver aus Waldpilzen

Dried mushrooms and mushroom powder

From fresh forest mushrooms
Prep Time 10 Min
Perform Time 08:00 Hours
Total Time 08:10 Hours
Amount 350
Calories 1036 kcal
Cuisine Dried mushrooms
Author Svenja from GreenSmoothies.de
dried mushrooms
5 / 5 out of 1 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • 350 g Forest mushrooms we used porcini mushrooms
 

Instruction

  1. Slice mushrooms. The thicker the slices, the longer the dehydration process will take.
  2. Then, spread the sliced mushrooms on the trays of your food dehydrator and dry at 42 degrees for about 8 hours.
  3. Once the mushrooms are nicely dried, you can easily process them into mushroom powder using a blender, which you can use to thicken and season sauces, stews, or soups.
  4. The dried porcini mushrooms are shelf-stable for years in an airtight container. To use them in a mushroom dish, simply soak them in warm water overnight.
  5. Enjoy from the heart!

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Dehydrator Recipes: Gluten-free raw wraps

Gluten-free raw food wraps

With salad-vegetable filling and guacamole dip
Prep Time 30 Min
Perform Time 12:30 Hours
Total Time 13:00 Hours
Amount 2 wraps
Calories 1034 kcal
Cuisine wrap
Author Svenja from GrueneSmoothies.com
Raw food wraps with vegetable salad filling and guacamole dip
5 / 5 out of 350 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • For the wraps:
  • 120 g fresh spinach
  • 300 g zucchini
  • 250 vegetable onion (preferably Tropea onion)
  • 130 g celery stalks
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp psyllium husks
  • 2 tbsp flaxseeds
  • 4 dates pitted
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 150 ml water
  • some black sesame seeds, gomasio, or hemp seeds for sprinkling
  • For the guacamole dip:
  • 1 ripe avocado pitted
  • 120 g cucumber (coarsely chopped)
  • juice of a large lime
  • 2 tbsp chopped mint
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp chopped dill
  • 1 spring onion
  • 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • a good pinch of cayenne pepper
  • water as needed
  • For the filling:
  • 1 heart of Romaine lettuce
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 1/4 head of red cabbage
  • 1/2 cucumber
  • 1-2 carrots
 

Instruction

  1. For preparing the wraps: Wash lettuce, celery, and zucchini. Peel and quarter the onion, and chop the celery and zucchini into small pieces.
  2. Put all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth at maximum speed.
  3. Pour the mixture onto the edge of dehydrator trays to form wraps. Depending on how thick the wrap mixture is spread and the size of the dehydrator trays, the prepared amount will yield 2-3 wraps.
  4. Sprinkle with black sesame, gomasio, or hemp seeds as desired.
  5. Dry the wraps in the dehydrator at 42 degrees Celsius for 12-16 hours until they are no longer moist, soft, and flexible.
  6. Once ready, seal them airtight in a refrigerated storage container where they will keep for up to a week.
  7. For preparing the guacamole: Once the wraps are done, prepare the guacamole dip for spreading and the vegetable salad filling: Wash herbs and cucumber for the guacamole.
  8. Chop the cucumber and put together with all other ingredients in the blender, blending at maximum speed until you have a smooth mixture.
  9. For preparing the filling: For the filling, wash all ingredients, deseed the bell pepper, remove the outer cabbage leaves, pat dry or spin the lettuce, slice into long strips; chop the red cabbage; cut the bell pepper, carrots and cucumber into sticks.
  10. Generously spread the wraps with guacamole, fill the center with salad and vegetables, and roll up.
  11. For dipping the wraps, we recommend our Miso Ginger Dressing. All done.
  12. Enjoy from the heart!

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Dehydrator Recipes: Kale chips

Kale Chips "Asia-Style

With soy sauce, ginger, and Gochugaru chili flakes
Prep Time 10 Min
Perform Time 08:00 Hours
Total Time 08:10 Hours
Amount 250 g
Calories 495 kcal
Cuisine Chips
Author Svenja from GrueneSmoothies.com
Kale Chips
5 / 5 out of 347 Reviews
 

Ingredients

  • 250 g kale
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 g fresh ginger, peeled; alternatively: 1-2 pinches ginger powder
  • 1 level tsp Gochugaru chili flakes
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds for sprinkling
 

Instruction

  1. Wash kale, pat dry, remove stems and larger veins, and tear into bite-sized pieces.
  2. For the marinade, finely chop the ginger and mix with the remaining ingredients.
  3. Place kale in a bowl and massage with the marinade. Then sprinkle with sesame seeds and spread on dehydrator sheets. Dry at 42° in the dehydrator until kale chips are crispy. Depending on the dehydrator, this may take between 8-12 hours.
  4. Enjoy from the heart!

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Which dehydrator recipe do you like the most?

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16 | Comment(s)

9/26/2024
Sabine Görl
Could I please have the food dehydrator recipes as a PDF? :)
9/27/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Dear Sabine,

thank you for your inquiry. We haven't created a PDF for the food dehydrator recipes yet, as we are currently working on adding more recipes to the website.

Best regards,
Carla
7/10/2024
Silvia Rhein
Hello, which tray did you use? And which tray should I use for Infrared Food Dehydrator CI IR D5? In other words, what are the interior dimensions of the food dehydrator?

Best regards, Silvia
7/11/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Silvia,

Thank you for your question. The correct size for drying sheets and mats for the Infrared Food Dehydrator CI IR D5 is 31 cm x 32.5 cm. You can order a suitable drying sheet without a border in our shop; the ones with borders are unfortunately not yet available.

Best regards,
Carla
7/10/2024
Silvia Rhein
Hi everyone.
Now spread the fruit leather mixture onto two dehydrator sheets with edges and dry for about 8-10 hours in the food dehydrator at 42 degrees.
What does this mean? Are there dehydrator sheets with edges? And how thick should the mixture be spread?
I am interested in the Infrared Food Dehydrator CI IR D5!
Thanks for a reply, kind regards Silvia.
7/10/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Silvia,

thank you for your question. Yes, there are drying sheets with a border that make it easier to spread (thick) liquid dehydrated food or prevent overflowing. The fruit leather mixture should be spread about 0.5 cm thick on the sheet.

Best regards,
Carla
6/24/2024
Angelika
Hello everyone,

wour wrap is amazing... how much time do I need for the preparation?

What is the green mixture that you wrap the wraps in made of? Looks great...

I will make mango leather and lemon leather...

The daughter loves fruit leather...
6/25/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hi Angelika,

thank you very much for your comment. The wrap includes spinach, zucchini, celery, and onions, among other things. All the ingredients and of course the instructions are listed in the recipe above.

Best regards,
Carla
6/24/2024
Elaine
Kale chips. Sounds wonderful. Can't wait to try. Thank you.
6/24/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
You're welcome! Enjoy and savor it,
Carla
4/19/2024
dgu
Hello, I am currently trying out the wild garlic chips in the oven - a question: is it possible to make these in larger quantities (we have masses of wild garlic this year) and then store them?
Do you have any experiences with this?
Regards, dgu
4/22/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Hello Carla,

unfortunately, I cannot provide you with any experience regarding the shelf life of the wild garlic chips. They are always devoured so quickly :)

Just give them a try and feel your way around the shelf life.
Best regards,
Carla
4/15/2024
Beate
Thank you all.
4/16/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
Of course! Wishing you lots of joy and delight while trying it out!
Warm regards,
Carla
4/15/2024
Angelika
I find food dehydrating with wild garlic sooo interesting right away.

Thank you so much for the many recipes!
4/16/2024
Carla von GrüneSmoothies.de
That's great news! The wild garlic chips also taste really delicious!
Enjoy and savor trying them out.
Carla