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Lemons dehydrated and lemon powder
Dehydrating Lemons and Making Lemon Powder
Prep Time
15 mins
Dehydrating
16 hrs
Total Time
16 hrs 15 mins
 
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
  • 1-6 organic lemons washed and sliced 1/4-inch thick
Instructions
  1. Wash the fresh organic lemons and cut the ends off, and then slice them about 1/4-inch thick. The next thing you need to do is remove the seeds. All you do is spread the slices out so they don't touch one another and you're good to go. My dehydrator states to dry them at 135 degrees.

    These took about 16 hours to dehydrate until they had that crisp texture. You can see how the colors change from bright yellow to the darker color shown below. The drying time will always depend on the humidity of the room you are using to dry your food and the temperature setting on the dehydrator.

    You can grind them in a coffee mill, Magic Bullet, or your blender.

    You can store some lemon slices in mason jars to place in your drinks whenever you want a little lemon in your glass of water, soda, or other favorite drink. You can also grind the lemon slices in your blender on the pulse button to make lemon powder. I ground some slices in my Magic Bullet as well. They both worked great.