An Easy Recipe to Dehydrate Papaya
It is the perfect tropical twist you need in your smoothie bowl or cereal!
Prep Time20 mins
Total Time20 mins
Servings: 1 glass jar
Ingredients
- 1 papaya (peeled, sliced and cut in small pieces)
- 1 tsp citric acid (or)
- 2 and 1/2 tbsp ascorbic acid
- 1 quart of water
Instructions
- To make a batch of dried papayas, wash and peel the papaya. Slice it in half and scoop out the seeds. Cut the fruit into thin pieces.
- Now, stir in 1 teaspoon of citric acid, or 2½ tablespoons of ascorbic acid, into a bowl filled with 1 quart of water. To the solution, add the cut papayas and allow the pieces to soak for 10 minutes.
- In a colander, drain the papaya and after some time lay the slices on a cookie sheet.
- Cook the papaya pieces at 100 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-12 hours. After 12 hours, check the papayas to see if they have properly dried in the way you wanted. If no, then cook it in the oven again for 8-12 hours.
- Once they are completely dried out, store them in an airtight container.
Notes
You need to cook these papaya pieces at the lowest possible temperature in your oven. Now, some ovens may not have a low-temperature setting. If you use a cooking thermometer to gauge the temperature of a preheated oven, and if it registers more than 145-degree Fahrenheit even with a fan near the oven door, you may have to use another oven.