

To learn how to dehydrate pumpkin pieces, please see the video instructions below. It does so well dehydrated! Dehydrated Raw Pumpkin Strips Dehydrated pumpkin can actually last for several years without loss of flavor. With fruits and veggies I usually recommend you store for about a year – after that, flavor and nutrient content can start to suffer. To store dehydrated pumpkin, place in an airtight container out of direct sunlight and heat.
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She’s really inspired me to do more dehydrating this year! *Dehydrating times come from Shelle Wells book, Prepper’s Dehydrator Handbook. *Dehydrate at 140F/60C for 3 hours reduce temperature to 130F/54C for 3-6 more hours.Spread onto Paraflex dehydrator sheets to 1/4 inch thickness – be as precise as you can, especially in the middle.Scrap squash flesh into a bowl and mix smooth with an immersion blender.Remove carefully and rest until cool to the touch.Place face down in a baking dish with 1/2 inch of water in the bottom.Wash winter squash and slice in half, removing seeds.To dehydrate cooked pumpkin, or pumpkin puree, use the following instructions: They especially love scooping out pumpkin guts. The first place to include them is in the preparing of the winter squash – peeling, chopping, laying out on dehydrator sheets. All of these steps are good to teach to children. I like both methods and do one or the other based on time and how many kid-helpers I have in the kitchen that day. To learn to grow your own winter squash, please visit this article from Small Footprint Family. Read this article from Joybilee Farm to learn the merits of other winter squash for feeding your family. There are two basic methods for dehydrating pumpkin, or any hard-skin winter squash:īy the way, did you know that most canned pumpkin isn’t pumpkin at all? It’s true – read this article from Learning and Yearning on that topic and be the smarty-pants at the table on Thanksgiving. Be sure to open them because inside is a special request and a FREE gift! This is a holiday book, after all! To Dehydrate Pumpkin You'll be receiving some instructional emails shortly.
