Oven-Dried Strawberries

Taste like Twizzlers but better

Strawberries are finally in-season! So I thought I would re-share this recipe for the weekend. My plan is to hit up a farmers’ market for sweet, local strawberries and whip up a batch of these oven-dried strawberries on a Sunday.

I spotted this recipe for oven-dried strawberries on Pinterest and decided to give it a try. I’ve seen freeze-dried strawberries in the store before – but I prefer my dried berries to be chewy and not crunchy, which is where this recipe comes in!

Ingredients
strawberries

Directions
Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees F. Cut the green leafy part off your fresh strawberries and cut each berry in half. Lay them curvy-side down on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

If your strawberries are REALLY big – considering cutting them in thirds, or you will get really frustrated that they are not drying at all. The bigger the berry pieces, the longer it takes.

Make sure to space your berries out so there’s lots of room for air to flow through.

Place the strawberries into the oven and slowly bake and dry them for 2 hours on one side. Take them out, give them a flip and bake for another 2 hours.

It’s best to make oven-dried strawberries during a day you will be home all day, like on the weekend – so you can keep an eye on your oven.

Now also keep in mind that all ovens are different. We did our at 200 degrees F. However if your oven is inconsistent, you might want to pump it up to 225 F. Just don’t go too high or you’ll end up with burnt berries.