How to Dehydrate Sweet Potatoes for Travel

[@blickeybear1]

Hi again, Bob, I have made several “variations on a theme” based upon your dehydrator cookie recipes. Most recently, I juiced several pounds of organic sweet potatoes (plus some organic apples, carrots, and a pineapple). I made a slurry of ground flax seeds, chia seeds, cinnamon powder, and the juice. Once that had thickened, I mixed it into the pulp, along with organic sunflower and pumpkin seeds. I spread this “goop” onto the dehydrator sheets. Once the sheets are dry, I break them into random serving sizes. I think the inclusion of the organic sweet potatoes is our favorite version to date. Since you are motivated to regularly include organic sweet potatoes in your diet, I encourage you to try this addition to your dehydrator cookie recipes. Thanks for posting your original cookie recipes, which were the inspiration for my organic sweet potato cookie/cracker.

[@bobcafarocello]

Sounds like you are on track to become a centenarian. Keep in mind that 67% of the diet in the Okinawa Centenarian Study is comprised of organic sweet potatoes. Approximately half of my diet is exactly that! Thanks for sharing all your info!

[@terrid3989]

Great video & wonderful instructions! I didn’t know to put them in the oven first. Thanks for posting this!

[@beckygarcia4416]

Thx for the veggie brush idea.

[@judyhoffman1359]

So gladI found you! I knew there had to be someone doing this! Thanks

[@dalethompson8649]

Thank You so much for sharing your knowledge. I am a beginner with dehydrating and sweet potatoes are my favorite. I eat them everyday.

[@middleway1885]

Thanks for the great ideas and yummy foods! Cheers!

[@selenac1295]

Another wonderful video, Bob and Teresa! I love the idea of getting a dehydrator on Craigslist. I set up a search for one after I watched your video. I have a smaller one with five trays that I can start with for now. Your potatoes are beautiful! I am heading to the store tomorrow to get some to bake and some to dehydrate.

[@amandaquick8601]

Hello Bob! I too am a cellist with an avid appreciation for dehydrating foods due to the shelf life! I found a hack completely by accident, have you considered placing rice in a tea ball and placing that in with your dehydrated fruits and veggies wheen storing in jars? The idea occurred to me when I was touring and visited hotter climates like Florida and Barbados - and saw that restaurants had mixed rice in with their salt. Apparently it has miraculous moisture-absorbing qualities. I tried it with my multitude of jars in my dry foods pantry and Eureka! Now my dried foods stay crispy and crackly for quite a long time! :)

[@coletventer3044]

Wonderfull idea, thanks

[@NannyOggins]

Fabulous, so good to hear someone else using carrot pulp! Great vid. Ore like this please!

[@triniandahalf]

Just read your bio. Good job! Stay well ❤

[@bobcafarocello]

@@triniandahalf I've been totally asymptomatic for over 25 years now. I must be on to something!

[@jelkel25]

Just starting out with a dehydrator and sweet potato is first on my list to try, it's a fantastic thing to take hiking, was great you showed the whole process. Thanks!

[@bobcafarocello]

jelkel25 Keep me posted!

[@bobcafarocello]

Keep in mind 70% of the diet of the subjects in the Okinawa Centenarian Study was sweet potatoes. You are on your way to becoming a centenarian!

[@lorettadillon-ham1574]

O.m.g! I bought a dehydrator over 25 years ago and when I used it I didn't get great results but now I see you use the oven first to prep for dehydration. I'm going to get it out of storage and give it another go - it was destined for the charity drop off!

[@bobcafarocello]

Awesome! Keep us posted...

[@nanad6871]

Great video but wish you said how you eat them. Do you reconstitute? Eat like a chip?

[@andreamather-stow170]

Bob !! Love this video and will be making these soon! We have a 9 tray Excalibur dehydrator and have made sweet potato treats for our doggie...but not quite this same way. I think the cooking them first would make a better texture for human consumption. Also, would love your recipe on how your used the carrot pulp as a base for those other snacks you showed us. Thank you!

[@bobcafarocello]

Here is the video on how to make the carrot pulp cookies: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZyQh6V5l9B1hLc

[@andreamather-stow170]

@@bobcafarocello WOW!! that was fast! I am beginning to see that I may want to take a whole week away from normal life and watch ALL your videos. Such a wealth of knowledge and inspiration! Thank you...again!

[@rawrevelations8971]

FYI: I have become a Raw Organic foodie! The beauty of the dehydrator is that you can cook food below 112-118 degrees so you don't lose the nutrition, enzymes, vitamins and minerals. You lose the vital nutrients baking over 118 degrees first. Try just slicing and placing in the dehydrator. You can make chips! and keep ALL the nutrients intact!!! Thank You for your video.

[@bobcafarocello]

You've seen the light. For some reason I never got around to dehydrating organic tomatoes this year. There was a bumper crop here - some of the best I've ever tasted. Oh well...

[@rawrevelations8971]

@@bobcafarocello My 2021 Goal: Keep the dehydrator going...making something every day!!! Checking out some of your other recipes! Thanks again!

[@veeness887]

I will try tomorrow. Thanks! :)

[@isabellanakahara]

I really enjoyed your video, and just subscribed.

[@JudiintheKitchen]

Thanks for a thorough video! When traveling, do you eat the sweet potatoes in the dehydrated form? Or do you rehydrate them somehow?

[@bobcafarocello]

Partially bake, slice thin & dehydrate. Reconstitute by putting it in your mouth!

[@leonieduplessis4467]

I Cooked those big sweet potatoes for 15min in the microwave and then cut it in thin slices and then go to the dehydrator and thats my dog treats. But I loved sweet potatoes with cinnamon. I am plantbased and yes my veggie peels go to the compost bin.

[@bobcafarocello]

Excellent. I like the way you think!

[@rootwad87]

How do you eat them. ? Do you have to rehydrate or eat as a snack out of the bag. ?

[@bobcafarocello]

If you dehydrate them raw, it's a good way to break a tooth. I would partially bake them first, slice and then dehydrate.

[@bobcafarocello]

They make a good snack - just by chewing out of the bag.

[@angelsuniverse6021]

Can do the same process with potatoes n carrots n dehydrate them together?

[@bobcafarocello]

Thanks. Almost anything can be dehydrated - as long as it doesn't have oil.

[@dtec30]

i wonder if you got the food thru customs

[@Taking_Back_Thyme]

So you completely cook the potatoes and then slice and dehydrate?

[@bobcafarocello]

Actually I've abandoned dehydrating sweet potatoes. I've gotten too many other things to dehydrate such as organic strawberries and other fruits in season.

[@Taking_Back_Thyme]

@@bobcafarocello during the fall and winter, I would like to dehydrate sweet potatoes and winder squash. I’ve been doing it from raw, which I think is incorrect. Inspired by your determination to heal yourself naturally. 🙏

[@sharonsopczynski1192]

I love your video I never would have thought about baking first. I recently bought a used dehydrator and have no instructions and noticed no temperature gauge it's a df415 waring and have no idea what to do it's not like anything I ever had in the past anyone have any information about this thanks

[@bobcafarocello]

I tried dehydrating raw sweet potato slices, but it has the consistency of rocks and it's a great way to crack a tooth. Baking before dehydrating definitely takes the edge off. My obsession with organic sweet potatoes stems from the Okinawa Centenarian Study - it was about 67% of the diet. Not only did the subjects live past 100, they didn't have our common ailments and diseases.

[@ladywindzephyr7540]

Google up the make and model then add Instruction manual I hope you find your answers!

[@robynmize4713]

what is your recipe for the carrot pulp with almonds , apples, pineapple and seeds? Please post a link ... thank you

[@bobcafarocello]

I posted the videos on KZbin of both Carrot Pulp cookies, and Pineapple/Apple cookies. Do a search. Thanks.

[@robynmize4713]

@@bobcafarocello found it... thanks

[@bobcafarocello]

@@robynmize4713 Excellent. Stay disciplined, and stay healthy!

[@johncelletti3108]

you really want to save water let the scrub water run into a basin and water plants thanks for the video

[@bobcafarocello]

Excellent tip! I am always looking for ways to save resources, so your advice will be my M.O. from now on. Thanks.

[@charlenequinilty7252]

Did you remove the skins on all

[@nomecognome2341]

Very very good job Bob!Liked it so much. I've bought a dehydrator yesterday and looking for the right tips. Just one question, what about dehydrate sweet potatoes saving time without baking them?Probably we're gonna get bad taste. Thank you

[@bobcafarocello]

I've tried dehydrating them without baking first. I would not recommend it as it's like chewing on rocks, and it's a great way to break your teeth!

[@renenga]

I wonder how long it would take in a microwave?

[@bobcafarocello]

A microwave will not dehydrate. It heats up the existing moisture in food.

[@renenga]

No, I mean instead of the oven.

[@alicha_zanreading_horder3982]

Go you have a recipe or video for the 'super food' with carros and seeds.. (you show them in the beginning of the video)

[@johncelletti3108]

If your viewers have dogs blend up the peels of SP add a can of quality dog food and water and blend I pour this over their kibble and they love it

[@bobcafarocello]

john celletti I don't have a dog, but I'm sure many of my subscribers do. Thanks!

[@robertokwonga7467]

A V♥️te of Love 👌 Thank You

[@bdianes6339]

REALLY GOOD VIDEO & TIPS.... BUT HOW DO YOU REHYDRATE THESE SWEET POTATOES ❓

[@bobcafarocello]

Before dehydrating sweet potatoes, first bake them until they are almost done. Then let them cool and slice them. Lay them in the dehydrator racks and go.

[@maybrad5260]

...but my dehydrator manual doesn't advice to precooked the sweet potatoes, just wash peel, slice and dehydrate

[@bobcafarocello]

I tried that, and they come out so hard it's like chewing on rocks! If you value your teeth, I would advise against it.

[@tittiger]

I need a recipe for those carrot pulp things! Please...

[@patschuneman2517]

Yes, please.

[@angelsuniverse6021]

I thought u can compost raw food only

[@judahsina4212]

COOKED OR RAW MAKES NO DIFFERANCE.

[@angiekrajewski6419]

You didn’t take away the side skins of your sweet potatoes...will you be stopped by the customs with all your food ..you know that when people come to usa they can’t take with them any kind of food or seeds or anything ..,it could be the same with china etc...i think it is not dair that the usa prohibits any kind of food coming in the states by tourist!!

[@bobcafarocello]

I haven't been stopped yet. I'm never worried about comin. g back into the US - it's bringing my food with me when going to other countries, mainly China.

[@whateverwhateverdoevilgoog4132]

NO, China does NOT allow these coming in. He ILLEGALLY smuggle in, very unethical act!

[@helicart]

Good idea for domestic travel. You aren't going to get that stuff through customs to most foreign countries.

[@bobcafarocello]

I've been lucky so far!

[@nadezhdasaleh3435]

I got more interested in composting