Dehydrated Pineapple Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 piece pineapple

  ripe
• 1/2 cup Honey
• 1 pkg Food Grade Silica Gel (Optional)

Instructions

• 1 Choose the Pineapple
  
  Select a nice pineapple of medium size. If it is still very green, let it ripen
  for a few days. However, do not wait too long – over-ripe pineapples will be
  more acidic.
• 2 Off With Its Head!
  
  The first thing to do is to “behead” your pineapple. Hopefully, the top is still
  mostly green with a few dried ends of the foliage. This is a good sign.
• 3 Remove Peeling from Sides
  
  Pineapples can be a rather frustrating food to peel. They are a bit rough and
  lack the smooth peel of an apple. Use a knife to slice off the outer covering.
  Several cuts from top to bottom are required.
  
  You will see some brown spots left (eyes). Use your knife to cut the brown away
  – it is okay if you have to cut into the pineapple a bit. That is normal.
• 4 Remove Core
  
  The center of a pineapple is the core. This area of the fruit is woody and not
  as flavorful. It is common to discard the core.
  
  Some cooks use a pineapple corer. That is great if you have one on hand but a
  knife will work just as well. Slice the whole thing into pieces and then cut off
  the core.
• 5 Slicing Uniform Pieces
  
  Using your knife (or a slicer) cut all of the pineapple into slices of near
  uniform thickness.
  
  If using a mandolin slicer take care to avoid cutting yourself. Cut resistant
  gloves are a good kitchen accessory to have.
• 6 Absorb Excess Moisture
  
  Lay pineapple slices on a flat surface with a paper towel underneath. Use
  another paper towel to blot off any excess juice on top of the slices. You don't
  have to do this but I think it is worthwhile.
• 7 Brush Honey on one Side
  
  Use a silicone brush to apply a light coat of honey to the top side of each
  pineapple slice.
• 8 Repeat for other side
  
  Flip fruit over and place on dehydrator trays. Apply another light coat of honey
  to this side.
• 9 Dehydrate for 16 Hours
  
  Dehydrate pineapple until firm and dry. It may be slightly sticky but there
  should be no wetness. Normally this takes approximately 16 hours at 135°F.
• 10 Remove from Dehydrator
  
  When pineapple is dry and firm, remove from dehydrator and allow it to cool.

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