Name: Dehydrated Citrus {Oranges, Grapefruit, Lemons and Limes}
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 12 h
Total time: 12 h 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 grapefruit; 2 lemon; 2 lime; 2 orange

Learn how to use your dehydrator to preserve citrus wheels at the height of their ripeness. Here’s how to use dehydrated grapefruit, lemons, limes, and oranges!

paleo dehydrated orange lemon lime grapefruit

Kevin bought me a dehydrator a few months ago because I had the idea that I wanted one and I would really use it. Like regularly.

Turns out I don’t.

BUT it is a fun little kitchen appliance to add to my collection.

I’ve done jerky, trail mix, various fruit, sweet potato chips and a few other things.

A few weeks ago, I was poking around the internet in my spare time, and I found a photo of a dehydrated orange slice. My curiosity was piqued.

This recipe is dedicated to embracing the kind of curiosity that killed the cat.

HOW TO DEHYDRATE CITRUS:

When planning to dehydrate anything, you’ve gotta pick out the stars of the show. For this recipe, I chose to use grapefruit, lemon, lime, and orange. Be mindful of your dehydrator’s capacity, though!

Pick the desired citrus fruit to dehydrate.
Using a sharp mandoline and careful hand, slice the citrus fruits into even rounds.
Layer in a single layer on the dehydrator trays.
Dehydrate until brittle when cooled.
Store in an airtight container for up to a month

HOW TO USE DEHYDRATED CITRUS WHEELS:

I’ve been eating them straight out of the container – nothing like being able to eat the crispy, chewy flesh. Is there a cooler way to boost your vitamin C? I think not!

Here are a few more ideas for using your dehydrated citrus slices:

crush the dehydrated lemon sliced into coarse chunks and add to a salt grinder for lemon salt!
using a high powered blender or food processor blend the dehydrated grapefruit slices, then add to a jar of sugar for yummy grapefruit sugar.
dip the dehydrated orange slices into dark chocolate for an amazingly yummy treat.
add a dehydrated lime slice to a cup of hot tea.
use the dried citrus wheels to garnish cocktails.

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Dehydrated Citrus {Oranges, Grapefruit, Lemons and Limes}

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 12 hours

Total Time: 12 hours 25 minutes

Learn how to use your dehydrator to preserve citrus wheels at the height of their ripeness. Here's how to use dehydrated grapefruit, lemons, limes, and oranges!

Ingredients

2 grapefruit
2 lemon
2 lime
2 orange

Instructions

Use a sharp mandoline to slice the citrus fruits into uniformly sized pieces.
Spread in a single layer on the trays of your dehydrator.
Dehydrate at 135f for about 12 hours - you'll know they are done when they are crispy, but chewy once cooled.
Store in an airtight container for up to a month.