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How To Dehydrate Citrus Slices (Lemons, Limes, Oranges)

Posted by Jessica Pinney on March 1, 2020, last updated October 1, 2020

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Dehydrating citrus slices like lemons, limes, and oranges is a great way to preserve them for future use. This recipe includes instructions for using a dehydrator or oven. 

Dehydrated lime, orange, and lemon slices on a white background.

Our backyard is full of citrus trees which often leaves us with an abundance of lemons, limes, and oranges. I’m not complaining – it is certainly a good problem to have! 

One of the ways we like to use and preserve our citrus is by slicing and dehydrating them. It’s really easy and there are so many things you can do with them throughout the year! 

Ways To Use Dehydrated Lemon, Lime, & Orange Slices

  • Use as a garnish on cocktails, like our Green Juice Margarita
  • Add to glasses of water for flavor
  • Make lemonade, limeade, or orangeade
  • Grind into a powder and save to flavor baked goods, soups, sauces, meats, and vegetables
  • Add to tea to infuse a citrus flavor
  • Make Citrus Salt for using on margaritas

Fresh citrus slices in a dehydrator tray.

How To Dehydrate Citrus

We like to use our dehydrator for this recipe, but if you don’t have one I have also included instructions for dehydrating citrus in the oven. 

I highly recommend using a sharp paring knife to slice the citrus for this recipe. It is important that you cut the slices evenly and at a uniform 1/4″ so that it dehydrates evenly and at the right time. 

If you are going the oven method you will need a large sheet pan and an oven-safe cooling rack. If you don’t have a cooling rack you can place the slices directly on the pan, but I’ve found they dehydrate much better/evenly if they are on a rack. 

Fresh citrus slices in a dehydrator tray after being dehydrated.

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  • Blueberry Chia Seed Fruit Rollups

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Dehydrated Lemon, Lime, & Orange Slices Recipe

Learn how to dehydrate citrus slices like lemons, limes, and oranges in your dehydrator or oven.

  • Author: Jessica Pinney
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 6 hours
  • Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
  • Category: Fruit
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

Lemons

Limes

Oranges

Instructions

Wash all your lemons, limes and oranges really well, then dry.

Cut all citrus into 1/4″ slices.

Dehydrator Method

Arrange citrus slices in a single layer on your dehydrator trays.

Place trays in dehydrator and dehydrate for 6-8 hours at 135F.

After citrus has been dehydrated, store in an airtight container until ready to use.

Oven Method

Preheat oven to 200F.

Arrange citrus slices in a single layer on a cooling rack on top of a sheet pan.

Allow citrus to dehydrate in the oven for 3-4 hours.

After citrus has been dehydrated, store in an airtight container until ready to use.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 2

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  1. Linda Todd says

    August 15, 2020 at 7:37 am

    My lemon slices dehydrated 12 hours in my excalibur at 135 but they didn’t dry completely out. Are they supposed to?

    Reply
    • Jessica Pinney says

      August 15, 2020 at 8:07 am

      Yes, they should be completely dry. Keep dehydrating them and just keep an eye on them until they are done. If the slices are thicker it will take longer.

      Reply
  2. Karen says

    September 13, 2020 at 6:04 pm

    Really easy recipe! I did lemon and lime slices and they were perfectly dehydrated when I checked around the 12 hour mark.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Tillie says

    January 26, 2021 at 11:39 pm

    This is so easy, thank you

    Reply
  4. Rawda says

    March 7, 2021 at 9:33 am

    Do I have to leave the oven on at 200 F for 3-4 hours?

    Reply
    • Jessica Pinney says

      March 8, 2021 at 4:30 pm

      Yes, the citrus dehydrates at 200°.

      Reply
  5. spring says

    July 3, 2021 at 8:42 am

    Thanks. Not sure how dry they should be….. will dehydrate a few more hours. They are bendable at this point.

    Reply
  6. Sue Dietrich says

    July 16, 2021 at 11:02 pm

    I think it’s important to tell people to make sure the fruit is actually dry.

    It may be necessary to bottle the fruit for a day or so, so that the moisture that’s remaining can equalize — travel into other slices — then, stick them back into the dehydrator for further drying, Then if they feel completely dry, put them back into a glass bottle. shake the bottle daily to check on them.

    I did this method with “sundried” tomatoes and they are in my closet since March 2020 (start of covid here)

    Reply
    • Eve Marshall says

      September 8, 2021 at 5:15 pm

      Thank you for this tip. I have some citrus that my son packed away early for me yesterday and is not quite done so I’m glad to see that I can put it back in for longer!

      Reply
  7. Patsy Elrod says

    August 24, 2021 at 9:57 pm

    CRAFT USE: Can I arrange dehydrated citrus fruit slices on a round lazy Susan board that has a 1/4” metal edge, and pour resin/epoxy liquid over fruit to form a hard, water proof surface?

    Will the fruit retain its color? Will the resin harden in order to utilize the tray for serving purposes?

    Reply
    • Hope says

      October 21, 2021 at 7:38 am

      As long as they are completely dry it will work, but if there is any moisture remaining the resin will make it rot.

      That being said I always batch test mine with resin separately.

      Reply
  8. Dena😂 says

    October 8, 2021 at 4:04 pm

    I am dehydrating lemon slices and so far so good. Lemons are so necessary and seem to go bad so quickly. (however I have found a wonderful trick to give more life to a fresh lemon) Let them set in a bath of water and a few tablespoons of white vinegar for about an hour. drain and dry off, and keep in a plastic bag. I use a straw to suck as much air out of the bag and keep them in my frig. They never went bad and got to enjoy every last drop of lemon juice and zest!

    Reply
    • Christine Welch says

      October 22, 2021 at 12:01 am

      Can you freeze them?

      Reply
      • Karen Kane says

        January 14, 2022 at 6:44 pm

        You can freeze the juice. Not the whole lemons though.

        Reply
  9. Ann-Marie Wasley says

    January 2, 2022 at 6:33 pm

    My dried lemon & orange slices were put in plastic containers in a cool cellar, but both went mouldy when our weather got really hot.
    Should I have used sterilised jars?

    Reply
    • Karen Kane says

      January 14, 2022 at 6:42 pm

      I suspect they weren’t fully dry when you put them in the containers, and/or that the plastic containers weren’t made of a material that prevents moisture from getting in. I find it is always safer to use sterilized glass jars–canning jars–and their lids.

      Reply
  10. Marilyn says

    March 27, 2022 at 12:45 am

    Do you leave the citrus slices in the dehydrator once it is turned off to cool or do you take them out to cool?

    Reply
    • Ann-Marie Wasley says

      March 27, 2022 at 4:11 pm

      Left them in there.
      Should I have taken them out?

      Reply

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