These DIY Oven Dried Raspberries are perfect for baking, granola, trail-mixes, and cereals. Grind them up into a powder to use when you want real raspberry flavor and color but not the liquid - think raspberry frosting! But the best reason to make these DIY Oven Dried Raspberries is my White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies!
Making Oven Dried Raspberries is easy enough to do and a great way to use up any extra raspberries you have on hand.
Just wash them and let them dry. Then put them on a parchment covered baking sheet and into the lowest setting your oven can go. Mine can go as low as 150 degrees F. The berries here have been dried for 6 hours.
I took them out when they were still somewhat pliable and soft for my White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies. You can leave them in longer to get more dried out, they will get a little darker.Â
DIY Oven Dried Raspberries
Ingredients
- Fresh raspberries
Instructions
- Wash and dry the berries.
- Heat oven to 150 degrees F.
- Put the berries on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake until the desired dryness. 6 hours will be still somewhat soft and pliable. About 8 hours for very dry.
- Keep an eye on the berries towards the end of the baking time to test for doneness.
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How do you store these when done? Thank you!
Hi Dana! I dry them out thoroughly and store them at room temperature in a tightly closed container, like a ziplock bag or a food storage container.
This recipe worked so well for the white chocolate raspberry cookies! Glad I didn't skip this step!
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So happy you liked it, Monika! Thanks so much!
I want to use powdered dried fruit for flavor and color in French Macarons. Will this method dry the fruit enough to be finely powdered for the shells? Buying it already powdered is quite expensive, especially for blueberries!
Hi Lori, Yes, just dry the berries until they are very dry, then they can be powdered. Try to dry them on the lowest temperature possible. I've been using the dehydrator function on my InstantPot and it works great for making them very dry without darkening.
How long can they be stored for?
Hi Cath, I store them only for a few weeks, after that they lose their color.
AMAZING!!! Raspberry is my favourite flavour and these are the pure essence of raspberry!! The flavour is amazing and in the white chocolate chip cookie recipe- best cookies I’ve ever eaten in my life. Everyone who tried them also said the same! 10/10
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Aww, you really made my day, Katie! Thanks so much!