2/28/2011

Oven Dried Fruit & Vegetable-Challenge: part 2

After I reached my goal to make oven dried apple chips, I decided to 'oven dry' more.
The apple chips are a hit here at home. For the first time, my boyfriend was excited about my own made healthy and light snack.
Normally, he always says no to sweet snack. He is more a savory-snack-lover, snacks like potato chips, nuts, olives, dried tomatoes etc.
Me, I mostly crave for something sweet.

So, next goal is making my boyfriend happy, but also myself. How will I do that?
Making different dried snacks, both sweet and savory.

I will start my own 'Oven Dried Fruit & Vegetable'-Challenge.

Part 1: Apple Chips.

Fruits I got to d(t)ry:
- apple (succeeded)
- pear
- banana
- pineapple
- peach
- grapes
- cranberries

Vegetables I got to d(t)ry:
- potatoes (sweet!)
- parsnip
- carrots
- zucchini
- beets
- tomatoes

Yesterday, I tried a sweet potato, parsnip and carrots.


Thinly sliced:


A quick look into the oven after about an hour:


Cooling down:


The result:


My opinion:

Vegetables need more time to dry than fruits. Next time I'll keep them longer into the oven. The taste is ok, but I like sweet crisps more.
I mostly liked the parsnip and carrots, but next time I will make bigger slices by cutting them lengthwise.


Oh, the directions?
Just slice your vegetable, put the slices on a parchment sheet en put them in a preheated oven (100°C/200°F). It will take 2-4 hours.

Next challenge: Oven Dried Pear!

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