Strawberries

1 lb of strawberries makes about 2 ½ cups of sliced strawberries

Directions:

1. Wash the strawberries and allow to drain.
2. Slice them into ¼” thick slices.  There are great strawberry slicer tools that make this job easy.
3. Line your trays with parchment.
4. Arrange the strawberries in a layer on the trays.  You can run up to three layers of strawberries by putting parchment between each layer.
5. Pre-freeze when possible
6. Freeze dry (my cycle time was 48 hours)
7. Store in jars for short-term use or in mylar bags for long-term storage

Rehydration:

Not intended for rehydrating.  Strawberries make an awesome freeze-dried snack!  

Notes:

Don’t short the dry time with strawberries because if the seeds don’t fully dry they can ruin your storage.

Combine them with other freeze dried fruits to make a freeze dried fruit medley.  They are also wonderful to add to your yogurt, smoothies or bowl of cereal.

Freeze-dry the strawberry tops and powder them to add to smoothies

Nutritional Value Per 1 cup

Calories: 42   Protein: 1 g   Fat: 0 g   Carbohydrates: 10 g   Sugar: 4 g   Fiber: 2 g

Cycle times & rehydration for reference only. Your results may vary.