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Dehydrated mixed fruit with almonds Are you interested in a healthy snack? Well, I am spending the day dehydrating mixed fruit to make a highly healthy and snack-able treat. Once the fruit is fully dehydrated, I will mix it with almonds, then store the fruit mix in vacuum-sealed mason jars.  I enjoy having a healthier snacking option throughout the day. Even though I enjoy baking and making homemade candy, I crave the wholesome, sweet goodness of mixed fruit with a crunch of almonds, pecans, or walnuts. Mixed dehydrated fruit snack ingredients: 3 peaches, sliced 8 plums, sliced 3 tangerines, peeled and segmented 3 apples, cored and sliced ½ cup of lemon juice, for soaking the fruit in (You can use any type of acidic fruit juice for this.) 1 cup of almonds, walnuts, pecans, or any other type of nut that you prefer Instructions: First, wash and prepare all the fruits. I like leaving the peelings on the peaches, plums, and apples, but they can also be peeled if that's what you prefer....

Dehydrated citrus fruit Today, I will be working on slicing various kinds of citrus fruit to dehydrate. You can use just one type of citrus fruit, such as all oranges, or you can dehydrate multiple oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit, just as I'm doing today. The process is the same for each of these citrus fruit choices. After the fruit is dehydrated, it can be used to flavor iced tea, hot tea, tropical punch, lemonade, etc., and the dehydrated fruit can be eaten as a yummy, healthy snack. The best part is that the only ingredient you'll need is citrus fruit. Ingredients: Citrus fruit: the amount depends on your needs (I am using oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit). Dehydrating citrus fruit First, you'll need to wash the fruit well under running water. Then thinly slice your oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit with a sharp knife, or you can use a mandoline. Place the citrus slices on the dehydrator trays and leave space between each slice of fruit so that the air...

Dehydrating mangos For a healthier snack, why not dehydrate some fresh mangos? Yesterday I water-bath canned, dehydrated, and froze multitudes of mangos. Today I still have the dehydrator going full swing.  Dehydrating mangos is extremely simple to do. First, you'll need to peel and slice the flesh of the fruit off of the seed. I prefer trying to slice each mango in halves to the best of my ability, because once the mangos are dehydrated they shrink down a good bit. When dehydrating food of any kind, the dehydrating process dries out all the juices from whatever it is you're preserving. For pre-treating the fruit, I use lemon juice to soak the mangos in. You will need to use the juice of one lemon for every four mangos that you slice. A lemon produces about ¼ cup of freshly-squeezed lemon juice. That equals about four tablespoons per lemon. Bottled lemon juice can also be used. You'll want to pretreat the mangos, so that they'll have a good texture when they're fini...