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Freeze dry fruit at home. Cut into small, uniform pieces about 1/2 inch in size. Prepare container by pouring double weight of desiccant in the bottom. Some of the most popular fruits to freeze dry are:

Then slice into thin slices or small chunks. Bananas blackberries blueberries cherries citrus grapes mandarin oranges melons peaches raspberries strawberries passionfruit pears pineapple vegetables asparagus beets broccoli. What fruits can you freeze dry?

Freeze the food until solid in a. Freeze drying allows you preserve food for up to 25 years, so it's a great way to preserve your harvest. Put the tray in your freezer;

Freeze dried food retains its color, shape, and almost all of its nutritional value. 2 boil a few cups of water on the stove. This process could take one week.

Squeeze out the excess air, then seal each freezer bag. Pull out a slice every day or two to check its crispness. You can freeze dry almost any type of fruit, but some fruits work better than others.

The best ones to freeze dry are apples, bananas and oranges as they have a. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, cherries, blackberries, grapes, peaches, pears, apples, bananas, mango, pineapple,. The time necessary will depend on the type of fruit, its moisture content, the slice thickness, and the room's humidity.