Can you dehydrate rhubarb is what I was looking for? So much rhubarb right now, and I don’t want to freeze it. i needed another way to store my rhubarb without having to put it in the freezer. I would have canned it but I didn’t think I wanted to do that. Because I would need a lot of sugar to can the rhubarb.
If you can dehydrate a bunch of different kinds of fruits, then why not do rhubarb! I know it has a lot of water in it, so of course, I could dehydrate them. My other question for this was what would I use it for? Baking? Use instead of bananas for banana bread?
What would I Use Dehydrated Rhubarb For?
Yes, I needed to know what I would be able to use it for. I found that you can use this any way you wanted to, just as regular rhubarb would be used. You can either re-hydrate it or use it dehydrated, it was up to you. So if you were gonna make a pie go ahead and use dry rhubarb for it, just re-hydrate it.
Interesting in how you can use it.
- sprinkle on oatmeal in the morning
- add to muffin mix when baking
- sprinkle on toast for added flavor
- add in cookie dough if you want
When rhubarb is dehydrated it is more concentrated, which means it may be sweeter now. Not like when it is freshly picked, it seems to be sour or tart. Always need sugar whenever you cook with this. I know even when making a sauce it needs lots of sugar also.
How To Dry Rhubarb
Slice in 1/4 inch slices and place in a dehydrator spread out on a tray. Make sure they are all the same size so that they will dry in the same amount of time. This will look like celery when it is dried. If you have done celery before you will know what it looks like.
After they are dried, place them in a mason jar with a lid. In a cool dry place away from sun and heat. Label your jar, and date it. So you will know when you have dried your rhubarb. this may keep up to a year in the jar. Way easier and a longer storage than freezing it. So I believe this will be my go-to for my rhubarb, so I can keep my rhubarb and not give it away.
I have about 3 big rhubarb plants, well-established plants, an overabundance of fruit. I know I froze a lot of it last year and gave a whole bunch away also. So I was looking for a better way to keep this and enjoy it when I needed rhubarb.
