How to Dehydrate Lemon Peels & Make Lemon Powder
Learn how to reduce this waste by learning how to dehydrate lemon peels which can be powdered to add a lovely flavour to your dishes.
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Equipment
- Cutting Board
- Knife
Ingredients
- 10 Lemons
Instructions
Dehydrate Lemon Peels
- Slice lemon peels into uniform pieces so they dry evenly.
- Dry at 135° F or 57˚C, until hard and crispy, approximately 6 hours. This may take longer depending on humidity in your area.
- Allow to cool on racks.
- Condition dry lemon peels.
- Store in sealed jars, ziploc bags (if using soon), or in mylar sealable bags for long term storage.
Dehydrate in the Oven
- To dehydrate lemon peels in the oven, preheat the oven to 200˚F or 93˚C.
- Prepare as you would for the dehydrator.
- Lay the prepared lemon peel slices on baking paper on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for around 25 to 30 minutes, checking halfway through and flipping the peels over. If the peels start to brown, turn the oven off for a few minutes and rotate the tray.
- Continue to bake until the lemon peels are dried.
No-Cook Drying Method
- Lemon peels can be dried by laying the strips on a plate with the peel side facing up and the inside facing downwards.
- Let them dry in a warm, well-circulated and sunny place at room temperature for 2 - 3 days.
- The peels with shrivel up, loss their moisture and turn crispy.
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Nutritional information is an estimate and provided as a courtesy. The values may vary according to the ingredients and tools that are used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed information.