More for Less: Dehydrating Raspberries and Mangos on a Budget

Your girl cannot pass up a sale, ever. Mangos and raspberries were on sale this week at my local grocery store, and so I stocked up to make treats for the next few weeks, and raspberry powder for the next few months. I'll show you how you can do it, too!
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[@historyteacher4402]

Darcy, I pray for you to have a speedy recovery and get some rest also. Thank you for always working hard on your channel. I have learned so much from you. Many prayers! ❤

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thank you so much!

[@gardengirl22]

Good luck with surgery. Wishes for a quick recovery! Thanks for great information and ideas.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thank you so much!

[@marylindsay6241]

You are my dehydrating guru thank you

[@xerofelix7090]

Fruit powder can also be used to make fruit flavored cakes and pancakes. If you're making a cake, I recommend adding fresh fruit juice as well to kick up the flavor

[@kittygianelli6731]

I have an awesome sweet none stringy hybrid imported mango tree and every year I get about 100 quart jars of dehydrated mangos (most go in large vacuum sealed containers). I give them away as gifts and every year friends wait for them. I use the pulp for mango concentrate that I freeze to make mango juice all year. They are Candy.

[@thomasroth4695]

Pomegranate fruit leather. 7 pom + 1 lime. Kids will love it.

[@user-bw2cr9qo9b]

Do you strain the seeds out?

[@fabricdragon]

as a note: raspberries if you choose the right variety, grow well in a container on a patio!

[@karinlickers4750]

I've been wanting to grow raspberries but can only do them in a pot. Didn't know there was a variety that would work that way. Do you know which kind?

[@IceCreamCarla]

When you showed the dried powder after being strained, the first thing i thought of is "wow! That would make awesome real jello!"

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

It would! Freeze dried powders dissolve a lot better than dehydrated ones, but given some time to settle in the hot water, the dehydrated will integrate pretty quickly.

[@user-bw2cr9qo9b]

Great idea!!!!

[@OcalaBrew]

Just last night I told a couple of friends I was going to the store to get some nice ripe fruit to dehydrate and make powder with for my homemade yogurt! I just started making yogurt again recently with a recipe that we both love more than anything else we have ever eaten, and adding different fruit flavors will be a wonderful flavor change. I used to make creamed honey, and I intend to that that again, too, as one of those friends has beehives! I made fruit powder to put in my creamed honey and gave away a lot as gifts. What;s better than having your own pure fruit powders to flavor other things and provide extra healthful benefits as well! I am going to open a can of my Thrive Life blueberries to start because they are just there waiting for something to happen to them other than the blueberry syrup I made a few days ago. I also have Thrive Life strawberries. Half the job is already done so I am way ahead of this game starting today! Darci thanks for the refresher on prepping the fruit. I live in Florida where those mangoes are hitting the supermarkets in large amounts and looking sooo tasty. I think its my new favorite fruit. I also drink mango nectar which is decadently delish. Have you powdered mango? Best wishes on your upcoming surgery! I hope it is totally uneventful and you feel much better soon!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

We don't bother powdering the mango because it all gets eaten so quickly - but as long as it is dried very well, it will powder fine. Just have to manage storage with moisture absorbers as it can get clumpy.

[@OcalaBrew]

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thanks, Darci! I don’t mind it being a but soft since I’m going to put it it fresh yogurt anyway.

[@hairtiecoocoo]

My family really enjoys freeze dried raspberries.

[@knitmiller789]

I haven’t been brave enough to try cutting a mango myself - Darcy to the rescue (once again)!! Hoping all goes well!!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks!

[@goldjellyfish2452]

Well done, good work

[@xerofelix7090]

I just tried making raspberry powder and holy smokes batman! That raspberry in your tea trick is really darn good! It actually made my disgusting, cheap, leftover, not-so-premium "premium" black tea tastes halfway decent! 😂 I'ma try it with the good tea next and see how much better it'll taste!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Isn't it awesome?!

[@marygrott8095]

Great video, as usual! Good luck with the surgery. Hope your recovery goes well! Fruit powder in yogurt is sooo good!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks so much!

[@user-jx9qv5in9l]

You are so inspiring!

[@carolstacey4955]

Thank you and I’m praying for your speedy recovery.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thank you so much!

[@doloresterrell5334]

Love all these ideas. Thank you

[@robingirven4570]

Try freeze drying them! The flavor intensifies and they’re delicious.

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

I already do ;)

[@marygallagher3428]

Great demonstration, thanks!

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You are welcome!

[@Melindalot]

I have a hand mango slicer, similar to an apple slicer.

[@earleencadwell8373]

Thank you for another great video. ❤🎉

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

You are so welcome!

[@maria_w311]

Hi Darcy 👋🏻

[@cherylh8924]

Darcy, once again thank you for your videos. Good luck with your surgery?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Thanks!

[@lisapop5219]

I tried dehydrating raspberries (my favorite fruit) and it was a mess. I wish I would have thought of this before I wasted so many raspberries. I just needed freezer space

[@chrisclemens7368]

Very helpful! I wondering about removing the seeds. Is it need? Will it affect the end product if they are left in?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

not everyone can handle the seeds, and too many can create a bitter after taste or make the powder gritty when you need it smooth. But you're welcome to give it a try to see if it doesn't bother you.

[@chrisclemens7368]

@@ThePurposefulPantry Thanks! I had not thought of the gritty effect.

[@cathywhite1470]

Darcy, when/why do you choose to use a freeze dryer over the dehydrator?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

I use the freeze dryer for proteins of any kind (meat, cheese - future eggs...haven't done them, yet), full meals, and I'm still experimenting with other things trying to see if I prefer it dehydrated or freeze dried. We have a small list going of our preferences - and there have been a few things we prefer dehydrated (mushrooms, tomato chips) over freeze-dried. I prefer raspberries freeze dried in both snack and powder form. So - its really trial and error for those kinds of things.

[@cathywhite1470]

@@ThePurposefulPantry thx, Darcy. Just trying to decide if I should invest in a freeze drier. Harvest right having a "sale" on reconditioned freeze driers. Have to make a fast decision😬

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

I love mine, and am glad I have it but you have to make the investment in time to use it, and use the product well to make the investment worth it!

[@anabutler2237]

What is the brand/model of this unit?

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

Of the dehydrator? Excalibur Performance 6 tray...always habe links in the description box for tools.

[@dmeyer-iu8zg]

Raspberries feel like spider butts fuzzy and tasteless

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

But the powder is amazing...I hope you try it!

[@dmeyer-iu8zg]

@@ThePurposefulPantry of course we will . Love raspberries but was surprised when we dehydrated and tasted . My grandson came up with the spider butt analogy and it stuck 😄

[@ThePurposefulPantry]

lol

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😂😅😂😅

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