Will this be enough?! Dehydrating Pumpkin Powder to Last a Year in the Pantry!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Making pumpkin powder can be time-consuming, but OH, SO WORTH IT! That's why I like to take a weekend or two once a year and have a whole year's worth of uses in everything you'd use fresh pumpkin for!
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I put dried pumpkin in my dog food daily because pumpkin is amazing in that it works well on doggie diarrhea as well as doggie constipation!
Clip the corners of the sheet to the cooling rack with those black office paper clips
We grow a lot of pumpkin and my wife, Terry, LOVES pumpkin pie. We have enough dehydrated pumpkin powder to make a pie every ten days for the next year but it still may not be enough. LOL😂 Last season I grew a variety of fairytale pumpkin with a rich orange and thick flesh. I like the taste better than our sugar pumpkins and plan to plant them again. Thanks for great content.
Interesting. Good way to sneak an extra veg into meals. Thanks for sharing.
You bet!
This is cool and I saved a ton of money when prices fluctuated.
top tip, silicon sheets slipping when spreading, use clothes peg (or similar) to hold the edges fast.👍 I don't use pumplin but i can use the technique for other friut/veg. TY
Maybe try using binder clips to clip the corners of your sheets to the rack while you spread?
Perfect topic. I have 6 pumpkins to deal with.
Thank you for walking me through this. I had a bumper crop of pumpkins in my garden this year and I was running out of freezer space. This is the perfect solution! I watched your video from 3 years ago where you make the pumpkin puree by roasting pumpkins (not the canned stuff) then switched over to this video for the rest. You are so clear in your instructions. As always, I am grateful! I am so happy that your channel is doing well. I started following you when you had around 20,000 subscribers and it's nice to see the growth - well-deserved!
I'm glad you found it helpful! And thanks!
Oh I’m going to do this to add to my chia pudding! 😋
this is why we purchased the stainless steel jug for our vitamix. we use it for hot food-- you should never ever use plastic anything with heat as it releases dioxins-- toxins that are cancer causing-- and for anything sharp like this that may damage the plastic jug. We love our pumpkin powder. I use it mostly in muffins and cookies. oh and we add it to our homemade dog food often. super informative video!
Great idea. I put pumpkin in my Homemade dog food besides for pie !!
The real cheap way is to buy 'Halloween pumpkins' on Nov 1 when the stores cut prices to clear. 10p each this year. Extra bonus, you get a whole load of pumpkin seeds 😁
Thank you Darcy for another great clip! ❤
Thanks for telling us about the damage to the cups. I found out the hard way and I thought I had ruined my cup.
The powder looks great!
Thinking about how to use it as a coffee creamer. ❤🤗
It doesn't dissolve - so you'll have fiber left, but yes, I have a DIY creamer with it on my blog as long as you understand. Best way to use it, though, is to put it into the grounds as you brew the coffee.
@@ThePurposefulPantry 😮 why didn’t I think of that?!? 🙏
I add it to my senior cat’s food - thank you for sharing this! Pumpkin powder is so expensive online
i use a coffee grinder then a fine mesh to sift the powder to remove specks that are left so i get only fine powder in my jars
I'm so happy to have found your channel today. Those cans of Libby's puree is really expensive here in Western Canada. I plan to grow a patch of squashes such as butternut and/or Kabocha to make my own puree. Also, I have also made my own pumpkin spice blend.
I don't have the ability to grow them - so I either buy them whole, which is what we do often, or I take advantage of the cans for large bulk preservation.
Thank you so much for sharing with us. I received your book this week and can't wait to put it two use. I have stockpiled a lot of food and will be growing next summer. Thank you!
You can dehydrate the seeds also and grind them into powder to add to your french toast batter, on top of salads and sandwiches and more.
love love love this idea!! thanks for sharing!
I use the smaller Vitamix canister, and the sharp shards will definitely ding up the plastic sides of the wall, and it won't look as nice as a new canister anymore. I've done 17 pumpkins in it already. I do one Cosoei sheet at a time
Thank you Darcy
This is interesting. This is probably the only item I probably wouldn't think to dehydrate. Because I use canned pumpkin so much for cooking. I use it to thicken chili, to make beef stew, to make curry. I use it instead of wheat flour as a thickener. I don't really use it for baking, bread or desserts, always savory. But I guess if I were making a soup or stew and it is stil not thick enough, I could have pumpkin powder to add to thicken without adding more volume. Hmm...
Further in the comments someone asked about making a just add water pumpkin pie. I respondeda bout purchasing egg powder to use. I use whole egg powder and other powders to make a faux noodle ( molecular gastronomy ) and some have added spinach for green noodles. I think I could use beet powder for red noodle ( i am drying canned beets right now) and I could use pumpkin powder for orange noodles . Homemade Rainbow noodles, eh? Okay, I'll sacrifice one of my precious cans of pumpkin puree to make some pumpkin powder. you've convinced me!
All my pumpkins I grew I made mash. I have none left and I don't want to buy any. So pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin cranberry bread, pumpkin soup, pumpkin log roll. We so don't buy pumpkin we grow them. We sure hope more grow better next year. Happy Holidays everyone!
Great that you have the ability to!
Have you tried mixing up the ingredients for pumpkin pie (eggs and all) and dehydrating??? I want to try this but looking to see if anyone else has done this.
No- raw eggs are not recommended for dehydrating.
you could purchase dehydrated egg powder. I have bought egg white powder and whole egg powder. Then you can try your idea of mixing all the ingredients to be just add water. Sounds like a neat idea. Gift someone: Here is a jar of pumpkin pie. Just add water and put in the crust and bake!
What I would use it for since I am keto would use it very sparingly for pumpkin keto cheesecake, pumpkin spice mix to put in coffee with mct oil or milk kefir, keto pumpkin muffins, pumpkin keto fat bombs.
Can you use fresh pumpkin in New Zealand we don't get can pumpkin puree
I believe I did mention that ;) And linked to how to do it at the end and in the notes. Here as well: th-cam.com/video/uonLHJSxIjg/w-d-xo.html
The large size heavy duty black binder clips would keep those flimsy mats in place. The big ugly black binders that hold a half ream of paper are super strong.
What are the mats you use to spread the pumpkin out on? I enjoy watching these videos, you give me hope to become good at this
Fruit leather sheets. They are linked in my Amazon store in the description box.
Can I dehydrate frozen pumpkin that I baked and pureed last fall?
Yes, just thaw it and I might drain it a bit before spreading it out.
I would do that with fresh pumpkin but not with canned. Canned pumpkin is already taken care of. Still good information
It's not taken care of if you use loads of it and can't make the space in your pantry. It's also not always as convenient in all ways to use it. So it is a great use of time and resource for those of us who need it.
Wow cool!
I use my Nutri Ninja for all my powder needs, and it is fine for my uses.
I just lay a paper towel over my powder and lay a wooden spoon over the top and put it back in my dehydrator overnight.
I don't know if you're supposed to do this or not but I pick my ninja up, one hand on top and the other hand on the base. I mashed the cup in to turn it on while I wave the ninja back and forth to alternately get the powder out of the blades and put it back in. I found that it gets completely fine the first time.
I generally do, too ( I cut it out of the video to help cut down time), but it's not one of those' recommended' tips. Work however it works for you.
Same! 🤣
Will they not last longer in the can? I’ve used pumpkin powder when making skin care face masks and soap
You mean pureed last longer in the can? Sure - but I don't have space to store all that in my pantry when I can put it here. And I use the powder for many more things than just puree.
Received your book!! Looks great, thank you for the hard work! Unrelated question lol, have you ever dehydrated eggplant and then fried it for eggplant parm?
No, because we don't eat eggplant in any form. But you can. I've hard folks have best luck partially dehydrating, then freezing, then using it for any use later.
@@ThePurposefulPantry thank you so much!
I just saw you talking about rubber bands you can put into lids to make air proof. I know this is weird but I can’t think of the name to buy. Thank you!
They are silicone seal rings and you can purchase them on Amazon.
Have you thought about vacuum sealing the jars?
Of course I have. I don't bother - it's not necessary.
I'm going to vacuum seal my jars for longer storage time.
Does anyone know the ratio of powder to water and how much power is needed for a 1/4 cup? I may sound like a dumb dumb but I'm new at this 🤷♀️
1 C fresh = 1/4 cup dried = 1 TB powder. So that's a good ratio to know - and you can adjust from it.
Can you dehydrate water glass eggs?
no
Awesome ideas. Do you prefer dehydrated verses freeze dried
Depends on the thing being done. Meats, freeze dried. Tomatoes, dehydrated. Herbs, freeze dried. Zucchini for shreds, freeze dried. I don't have enough experience with my freeze dryer to know all the things and how they react.
I just dehydrated 2 cans of pumpkin pie filling instead of purée 🤦♀️. It took a couple of days and when breaking it up, it sliced the tip of my finger pretty deep ! (Sigh.. I need to pay more attention ) !!
Sorry :( But the pumpkin pie puree will work great in a lot of things - so at least it isn't a waste!
could you use binder clips with the silicone sheets to help hold it while you spread out the pumpkin or would that possibly damage the trays?
You could, it wouldn't damage them.
So many large cans of pumpkin did it take to get 1 qt of powered pumpkin? Was 1 qt enough for the year? of like 1 recipe every other week?
Don't know - I didn't count, didn't track, I did it over weeks and just got as much done as I can. And yes, it will probably last about a year, I use it a lot, in different varieties. If it doesn't last a year, I'll be out or I'll make more.
What about using large binder clips to hold down your sheets while spreading. Would that hurt the silicone sheet?
No, it won't hurt them.
I gave and old school dehyater it's the plastic round with the heating element on the bottom and acenr on the top was wondering you use parchment paper to dry on ?
yes
Thank you
I was just wondering if a person can dehydrate coffee to make instant coffee.
No- that's freeze dried.
Can parchment paper be used instead of silicone mats?
As I explained - if it's really wet, parchment can absorb the moisture and stick more.
Thank you!
I have a mat like your green one but it's about a 1/2 inch bigger than my tray. It is square my tray is oblong. Can I still use it as it curls up on the ends/sides? I don't think cutting it is a good idea. Thank you
No, you can't really cut it since the edges are the stabilizing structure in it. If it fits, it's fine, even if it isn't long enough.
@@ThePurposefulPantry So I can still put stuff on it without worry of the curled edges? I was thinking for your pumpkin puree or leathers.
@@mrs.2olvets717 I don't know how much it curls. Are you able to spread things on it and not have the edges curl over the puree?
@@ThePurposefulPantry Only a small bit. About the height of the tray. I think I'll be good
Fanx ; )
Wouldn’t it last longer than a year with Oxygen absorbers?
Optimally - powders, just like spices, degrade quickly. You may get longer, you may not. I give optimal storage info - your mileage may vary.
Thanks!