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Dehydrated Dragonfruit

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Jessica Pinney

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Aug. 6, 2022

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Aug. 6, 2022

Preserve dragonfruit by cutting it into slices and dehydrating it with this simple recipe. Use later in food recipes, as a cocktail garnish, or to infuse water and other beverages. 

Close up of dehydrated slices of dragonfruit with pink peels and white flesh.

Do you have more fresh dragonfruit on hand than you can eat before it goes bad? Maybe there was a sale at the store and you’re wondering how to make the most of it.

Or, you might just be wondering how you can preserve some dragonfruit to use later in the year when it isn’t in season. 

In any of those circumstances, the easiest thing to do is to slice and dehydrate the dragonfruit. Then you can save it for many months, using it as needed without any waste.

Ingredients

A dragonfruit sliced in half to show the white flesh inside sits in front if a lemon and an uncut dragonfruit.

  • Dragonfruit – There are several different varieties of dragonfruit that have different colored skin and flesh. Any kind will work in this recipe. 
  • Lemon Juice – Using fresh squeezed lemon juice on the fruit slices helps to prevent them from turning brown. It does not affect the flavor. 

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How To Make

Slice your dragonfruit to approximately 1/8″. I use a mandoline to ensure my slices are all the same thickness. 

A pink peel dragonfruit being sliced on a mandoline.

2. Cover each side of your dragon fruit with fresh squeezed lemon juice. 

Dragonfruit slices in a single layer on a white plate. A hand squeezes fresh lemon juice over the top.

3. Lay slices on your dehydrator trays.

Dragonfruit slices with pink peel and white flesh laid out on dehydrator trays.

4. Dehydrate at 135F for 12 hours. 

Slices of dragon fruit on dehydrator trays after they have been dehydrated.

Tips

  1. The peel is completely edible and I believe it looks aesthetically pleasing. You can, however, peel the dragonfruit before dehydrating if you’d prefer. 
  2. Want dragonfruit powder? Grind the dehydrated slices with a mortal and pestle or in a food processor until you achieve a fine powder. 
Dozens of slices of dehydrated dragon fruit on a white platter.

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Dehydrated Dragonfruit

Preserve fresh dragon fruit for later use by slicing and dehydrating it.
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Close up of dehydrated slices of dragonfruit with pink peels and white flesh.
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 12 hours hrs

Ingredients

  • 1 Dragonfruit
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice

Instructions

  • Slice dragonfruit into approximately 1/8″ thick slices with a mandoline or sharp chef’s knife.
  • Coat each side of the slices with fresh squeezed lemon juice.
  • Lay slices on your dehydrator trays ensuring none of them touch.
  • Dehydrate at 135F for 12 hours.
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  1. Theresa
    February 14, 2023

    5 stars
    This method worked well for me. I’m new to dehydrating so I was pleasantly surprised. I used my blender to ground the dragonfruit into a powder so I can make tea with it.

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