How to you love to season your zucchini chips? What's your favorite way to preserve zucchini? Get the printable recipe card here: www.thepurposefulpantry.com/ways-to-dehydrate-zucchini/

@Timeflygirl

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@aktudors

3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to try them this year with the Tajin seasoning my hubby and the girls love it on everything.

@tonguesoffire1241

3 жыл бұрын

Please post the link for Victoria's modern homestead blog that you mentioned. Sorry if i missed it. Thank you

@thevictorianedge5465

2 жыл бұрын

Can you do the same with squash? I have some squash that grew too big. So I was wondering if I could half the squash and take out the center with seeds and then dehydrate to make powder???

@olivespeppers4234

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonguesoffire1241 - I don't see the link either.🧵

You can also dry long slices and substitute for lasagna pasta

@christinabradley4590

2 жыл бұрын

I'll have to try this...doesnt it shrivel up?? Thks❤

@karaerway4907

2 жыл бұрын

Mind blown!🤯

@MommaLousKitchen

2 жыл бұрын

Genius

@mimiashford5544

2 жыл бұрын

@@christinabradley4590 It will if you dry it completely. But if you dry til soft & plyable it works great. I just made it this week. Perfect... It soaks up the sauce & cuts easily when baked.

@janetdw

Жыл бұрын

I have done this fresh after salting it and letting it sit for a few minutes to pull out some of that extra water. It worked great. Thanks for the memory because I was recently diagnosed as a type two diabetic and have to cut pasta out pretty much. I see lasagna in my future!

I wish I had a neighbor who would drop off zucchini on my doorstep!!!!

@heidimisfeldt5685

3 жыл бұрын

Me too ... that would be awesome. ❤😎

@mudoh2131

3 жыл бұрын

Wish you lived near me!

@marthaanderson2346

3 жыл бұрын

As do I😊

@elainereed4842

3 жыл бұрын

Wish i were your neighbor! Lol! Always have excess! Give it to my friend for her chickens 🐔

@JaneDoe-qm2gt

3 жыл бұрын

I love my stuff zucchini n j has the best soil for zucchini also tomatoes South Carolina soil to sandy for veggies

I add extra zucchini to my fruit preserves, tomato sauce and salsa. Zucchini takes on the flavor of foods around it and it adds a thickness to your foods.

@nonewcontent1883

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! The taco vendors add zucchini (or a smaller squash) to the guacamole to off set the cost of avocados. Lol

zucchini "bacon" = thin 1/4 inch or thinner planks seasoned with brown sugar, ginger, S & P bake on parchment paper in med oven till dehydrated chewy and or crispy.(about 2 hours) soooo good!!!

@phyllisbarry9168

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that thank you for sharing

@mimiashford5544

2 жыл бұрын

YUMMO!

@liverocks62

Жыл бұрын

Sounds delicious

I heard that zucchini season is the only time you have to lock your car when you're just running into the post office because if you don't it will be full of zucchini when you come back out!

@heidimisfeldt5685

3 жыл бұрын

Now that would be such a blessing. 😁🤣😁🤣😁🤣

@nicoles7126

2 жыл бұрын

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

@lynnheffron6905

2 жыл бұрын

A dream come true! 😂🤣

@olivespeppers4234

2 жыл бұрын

Lol.🧵

@63SpaceGirl

2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂 LOL 😂🤣

I love you. You are so real. You are an admittedly messy cook (me too!), you measure with guesstimates (used to drive my kids nuts when they were learning, but now I have one converted to our messy, spirited kitchen ways), you unashamedly mention shortcomings in your process and work to improve it. Keep up the good work, sister.

@michaelsherby6896

Жыл бұрын

You are a Queen! I am 76yo (grandpa) but thanks to you and your flowers I am learning Thanks again

@webbsway

11 ай бұрын

​@@michaelsherby6896 hi grandpa!I am a 72 year old grandmaw. Isn't it wonderful to learn from these talented young people ??

@8:20, I have the same shredder. When I use, I don’t cut off the stem end, I use it as a handle for safety.

Wow, I’ve been missing out too long…I make a curried zucchini soup which is vegan, I’m not a vegan but this soup is delicious and the cooked zucchini gets blended in the end…now that I think of it the only ingredients are onion, zucchini, and potato, and curry powder. I could dehydrate all the components and put them in jars with instructions and put them in my Christmas Baskets! Thanks for the inspiration!!!!!!! ♥️🙏👍🇺🇸🤓

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! You can even add cream to it when you blend it at the end to add creaminess to it (not vegan - but it can be done at that point if you like).

@sandysmith7029

2 жыл бұрын

Could you please share the recipe?

@villagesteader3552

2 жыл бұрын

@@sandysmith7029 sure, I got the recipe from Everyday Food Magazine: it is in my style of writing recipes down. I have made this soup many times and I’m always surprised at how good it is. 1TBSP Olive Oil 1 medium onion chopped Salt and pepper 2 big cloves of garlic minced 2 tsp curry powder (green) 1 1/2 lbs zucchini sliced about 3 medium 1 baking potato peeled, chopped Cook onion in oil and 1 TBSP salt til soft, add garlic and curry powder, stir for about 1minute to bloom the spice. Add zucchini, potato, a quart of water, bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer, cook until tender. Purée soup either in blender or I use a stick blender because it’s safer. I have had my share of mishaps with blenders and hot liquids!🤣 I will work out the amounts of dehydrated potato, zucchini and onion when I can, I like to put the soup ingredients together. In a jar so it’s handy!

@madeleinec147

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh this would make an awesome backpacking meal.

@allahmohammed1819

2 жыл бұрын

I find it hilarious that you have to validate yourself as "not vegan".... Because we almost thought you were one of "those"...

You are a very good teacher! You explain the why, instead of just "do it this way", and I appreciate it!

My daughter, basically Keto, loved the everything bagel chips I made from our zucchini!

My daughter and my grandchildren put Tajin on cucumbers, mangos, bananas, oranges, all their fruit watermelon. They love that stuff. Making dehydrated zucchini with this is a great idea. Instead of chips. Thank you. I will definitely be getting a dehydrator now.

I had no idea that I could use parchment paper in my dehydrator👍🏻

@heidimisfeldt5685

3 жыл бұрын

Me neither. 😎

@flowerdalejewel

2 жыл бұрын

I've used it since I started dehydrating. I'll admit it was because I was too cheap to buy special dehydrating sheets 😊😊

@MaLiArtworks186

2 жыл бұрын

They are reusable for subsequent batches. Keeps your trays clean.

You can also chop them into tidbits and mix them with pineapple juice. There's an actual recipe for this but it makes a pineapple zucchini. You can use it in recipes in place of pineapple and you also can use it to make pineapple zucchini bread yum

@jacquelynfales4661

3 жыл бұрын

Would also go in a stir fry!!!!!

@peggywinslow408

2 жыл бұрын

It is so good!! I use it just like pineapple!!

@kathycomstock5442

2 жыл бұрын

​@@peggywinslow408 Do you soak it before hydrating or when you rehydrate?????? Great tip! Thank you!!!!!!

@patriciatinkey2677

Жыл бұрын

Sounds Great!

@msims3926

11 ай бұрын

This reminds me of a recipe I have for Pineapple Zucchini Topping for ice cream.

You put a lot of time and effort into this wonderful video! Thanks for all the hints, ideas and your honesty!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@jenniferwalsh4725

2 жыл бұрын

She is a wonderful person, actually helping people.❤❤❤

Thank you! I really needed this. We are drowning in zucchini from our garden right now even though we've given a lot away. I'll be trying my hand at dehydrating zucchini this weekend for the first time. This video was very helpful.

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful for you!

@gardencookeat22

2 жыл бұрын

I dont know where this realm exists but in my world, im lucky if i get a dozen zukes out 2-4 plants!

@michelefitzgibbon7571

2 жыл бұрын

@@gardencookeat22 me too. I had 7 plants. Only 1 zucchini ! 5 plants were killed by the vine borers! 2 are limping along.

I recently ran into your channel. I love your style & yes I get messy & thats just part of having fun! I just ordered your book "Dehydrating Basics & Journal For Beginners." I'm not a beginner but you have SO many great tips. I've learned many practical & sensible ways from your videos. Keep up the great work. You're a wonderful teacher! I can't wait to get your book! 😊👍💛

@ericaperry1413

Жыл бұрын

Where would I go to order the book ?

I know this video is a year old, but I didn't have any zucchini last year. We do have zucchini this year, and I have dehydrated it and made powdered zucchini. Hubby thought I was crazy (which I truly am), until I told him how I can add it to foods for extra veggies. He loved the idea! Thanks for sharing!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

YAY! Glad it worked for you!

I wish I had a neighbor that would share their garden harvest...lol. Tks for sharing this tutorial with us

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Me, too!

Zucchini salsa! And I use that salsa as an ingredient in my chili...yummm!

OH MY GOSH! I bet I can even get my hubby to try the chips and jerky! Great video! Thank you!!!

“Your neighbors will thank you” 😂😂😂 that was the best ! Thanks for this video 😍

Thankyou very much, so glad you did this very clear and helpful

Such an informative video. Thank you so much for sharing! Happy dehydrating from Amsterdam The Netherlands 🌷

Great demonstrations!

Great video I will try all of these. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you! Such great ideas! Can’t wait to try it.

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

So glad I found this information. You have so many great ideas and I appreciate the links to other good information as well.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I watched this video yesterday and you inspired me! I did one batch in the dehydrator and tomorrow I'll slice up another one and try doing chips. Thank you!

Great job and explaining the process! Thx!

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Watched/listened while in traffic. You’re awesome!!

It's so fun to come across a new (to me) person sharing their knowledge! I am so excited to try some of these, like the zucchini jerky, never would have thought of that! Tried chips last year but I think I cut them too thin and didn't think to season them with more than salt and pepper. Great ideas, thank you!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Wow, this is awesome information! My freezer is stuffed full of bags of shredded zucchini, and I could save so much freezer space doing this instead! Thank you!

I love how you combined all these awesome uses into one great video! Will definitely be utilizing these ideas into our zucchini uses! New subscriber here and can't wait to go through more videos.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I just looked for a video from you for this. Thank you.

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Packed full of a plethora of useful information and how to do instructions. Thank you.

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Super informative. Thanks!

that was awesome, thank you!

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

I absolutely love your videos! You jam sooooooo much useful information into them that I always want to watch them more than once. Much love from a grateful subscriber.💕 💐💐💐💐

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

That was so interesting! Thank you!

What a ton of great information for a first time dehydrator. Thank you so very much for showing us how easy it is to dehydrate to save our food.

Hi Darcy, I have just found you 😁 and I’m so glad I have. I bought a 9 tray Excalibur dehydrator about 6 or so years ago and must admit the book that came with it didn’t have a lot of information. I have binge watched your channel over the past week or so and have loved every minute ………. I have learnt more about dehydrating in this time than I have in 6 years. I used to “sprout” a lot of different nuts for my husband I and chicken tenders as treats for our dog………because they always turned out pretty well 😁. Berries, fruit and veggies not so much as they usually went yucky after a while. The last week or so I have dehydrated spinach, celery, mushrooms, capsicum and onion and followed your example of drying them brittle and conditioning them …… never knew about conditioning ?? Makes such a difference. After all that …….. I just wanted to say THANK YOU for sharing all the wonderful advice you give 💖💗💓 I live in Melbourne, Australia, and as we are in our sixth or seventh (?) week of lockdown due to the spread of COVID 19 this has given me something to help fill my days and stop me from going crazy 😜. At least I can get to our local market…..they are within the travel limits that have been set…..yay!! Thanks again. Kind Regards Jude

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

If your fruits and veg went yucky - that's either from not blanching if necessary or not being dry enough before storing. So give them another try!!!

I just bought a dehydrator, but have never used one. I just hit upon this site and was delighted. Now you have given me confidence to try out some veggies, later fruits, then meat. Thanks, I will be looking you up for more ideas.

I love your channel, I am a bike packer in my senior yrs and love drying food to take on my bike for long trips. Thank You for all the great ideas❤

So thankful for this video!! I had so much ch zucchini last year that I didn’t know what to do with it. Definitely making the chips & powder. Maybe, jerky. Thanks so much for your time in teaching us. ❤️❤️

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I dehydrated LOTS of zucchini chips last year and they stored perfectly in sealed jars with silica packets. After a year, I had only used them once. Was so much work....but the chickens liked them! This year I’m only dehydrating tomatoes again, along with more herbs. The dehydrated tomatoes reconstituted beautifully and after a few seconds in the vitamix made wonderful sauces, no pealing needed!

@amyschmelzer6445

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes we learn lessons about ourselves the hard way and that’s okay. I don’t think my family would use dried zucchini either. They like their zucchini sweet and never savory. I will stick to shredding and freezing for breads.

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

If those chips aren't overly seasoned in a way that makes them too much of a flavor, throw them into zucchini bread or powder it for veg powder! (I know you gave it to your chickens and that's not a waste, for sure), but there are other ways to use stuff even if you don't eat them alone!

@jules-marcdavis6843

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePurposefulPantry I love the powder idea because in a bad time you could pull out powders and mix them up with a bit of water, and anything stored for soup.. is there other uses

Such a good video! Thank you so much for investing your time to create this important educational tutorial about zucchini!🙏💗🌞

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

I love zucchini relish This gives me ideas for other dehydrating other veggies too for soups! Thank you . I had never thought of this before!

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

That's what is the best about dehydrating - perfect for soups, shelf-stable and saves freezer space!

Great info and timely....I just looked up those mesh sheets online that you talked about and will be getting shortly.Thanks! Even my husband is talking about your videos!

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Wow. So much information about zucchini. Thank you lm saving this and subscribing to your KZread Channel 🎉

Learned so much I will apply. Thankd

Thank you! I needed to see this today ❤️

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Hope it helped!!

Awesome and just in time for my zucchini to be harvested. Had found a recipe for dehydrating salt and vinegar zucchini chips and now I have more incentive to go ahead and try. Thanks!

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy

@Pursopseful Pantry Lesia you saved me hours from cutting by hand with the chopper devise THANK YOU!!

I truly love ALL your videos and the commentary. Im new to dehyrating and your the first and ONLY person I watch. I love your personality and wished we lived closer ! Much love from NJ!

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

And here I thought I'd exhausted the possibilities with dehydrating zucchini...now I have to try the jerky! Thank you, Darcy.

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy

Life got in the way and I lost my garden this year. I’m waiting for a squash sale so I can try dehydrating zucchini. Thank you Darcie, I’m learning a lot from you.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

I have to do that a lot.

Thanks so much for sharing. I'm learning alot 😊

I love the terriaki chip recipie you provided, and after reading many comments here, I will try using dill pickle juice, banana pepper juice, and pineapple juice for batches with my cucumbers and squash. Thanks for opening up possibilities.

I shreded my zucchini, measured it in a 3 cup amounts and dried that amount on each of my round trays. The perfect amount for my zucchini cake recipe, bagged them up separately all ready for baking. Grandma Sue in central Indiana and Izzi Too

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

I love the idea of drying them and making powder. I've made lots of different veggie and fruit powders but haven't tried zucchini. I stick the powders in everything it's a great way of lifting the flavour of dishes and the fusspot kids don't now the veggies are in their food

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what we do with all of ours!

@GrowingwithAnastasia

2 жыл бұрын

Fusspot ☠️

@libbyholt3863

Жыл бұрын

Question: Could Z powder be seasoned, rehydrated, and then spread out like fruit leather to make a savory leather?? Total newbie here. Just asking.

@loricatful

Жыл бұрын

Love the word "Fusspot" 👍

I absolutely love zucchini and have been wanting to buy a dehydrator specially for zucchini. Thanks for this video, im definitely going to purchase one now! :)

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you like it!

Thank you for the inspiration!! We have tons and tons of zucchini coming in!! I have 8 shelves of shreds going and 2 shelves with everything bagel zucchini chips. Definitely going to try doing the jerky at some point. I also saved the ends to do flour but threw in freezer till it’s ready to switch over.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it all!

The Trader Joe's chilie lime season blend is a good alternative for Tajin. It has a stronger tangy lime flavor. Either seasoning are yummy as a lite dusting as the seasoning on watermelon.

I have 3 Ronco dehydrators with 8 shelves each. I cut mine in almost ½" slices when they are quite large, about 3" across the middle (seeds are still small and tender), and dry them...when dry they are about ⅛'' thick and about 1½" across. I store them in 1 gallon glass jars. My favorite way to use them is rehydrate them in a bit of broth and add them when I'm about to mash the potatoes for mashed potatoes. Looks so pretty and amount of vitamins is incredible! This Summer I got 4 gallon jars dehydrated, often running all 3 dehydrators at the same time just from two Zucchini plants, two yellow squash plants and two UFO squash plants. They are all basically the same thing and I store them together for reuse.

So informative - thank you.

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great information. I am going to shred it and add it to my frozen veg mix that I dehydrated from the grocery store. Love all of your videos.

@ThePurposefulPantry

10 ай бұрын

Great idea!

I actually use the big ones, peel, slice thin(I use the potato peeler)boil in what ever juice & dehydrate for fruit leather... sooo good!

Found you today searching for 02 absorbers. So blessed I found you! Great videos

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Zucchini chips are my husbands new favorite way to use up the zucchini. Making zucchini chips, we have 10 plants, and are using them up as fast as our garden can grow them. Thanks for the awesome idea.

You're just awesome! Thanks for the informative video. I'm trying things now.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

You got this!

Lots of great ideas here! Tajin is so good on just about any snack - popcorn, fresh melons, tomatoes, cucumbers, jicama, mangoes, etc. It works with everything!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

Thank you. We love zucchini! And thanks to you...am dehydrating so much. And doing some powders. As humid as it is here in Florida, ordered silica gel packs to put in my jars as I have found that they will last longer and better.

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! And yes - I recommend using them a lot!

Right on time!!

Thank you. I wasn’t crazy about freezing zucchini dices for minestrone - they were too mushy. I bought a dehydrator two weeks ago and I can’t wait to try the dehydrated dices this year. These were all great ideas.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

The Tajin is absolutely awesome on mango. Trying the zucchini today.

You got it almost right! I have a Mexican friend who taught me to buy that seasoning and she says it ta-hin.

Thank you, good tip on 14x14 sheets with no hole🥰

Yes! Tajine pronounced t-uh-he-n. Awesome on Watermelon, mango, Cucumbers...makes my mouth water! Thanks for the great ideas!

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Always learn so much. Great video❤❤❤❤❤

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Thank you! I’m dehydrating zucchini today 😊

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you like it!

You are amazing - I am so happy I found you. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Great video 😊. Thank you for your time sharing.

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I recently found your channel and subscribed. Love your videos - very informative, great advice and good tips/instructions. Thank you for sharing your knowledge on dehydrating... still learning but having fun with it. Will definitely make those zucchini chips, jerky, powder and chunks. Do I need to rehydrate before adding to soup?

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Only if it's a quick cooking soup. If it's going to simmer for a long time, it should be enough. But you can certainly rehydrate beforehand if you want to be sure - that's why I should you how I do it.

We are in Australia, at the end of summer.. we have Ben taken over by zucchini’s… I’m so thank ful to have found this video. I know what I’m doing tomorrow. Thanks so much

Loved your ideas on using zucchini! Thank you!!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Can't wait to try the Jerky!

I just bought a zucchini today at the store. I sliced them on my mandolin, about 1/16th-1/8th” thin. I put them on 95, will check them in a few hours, and see how they are doing. I have never made them before, so I didn’t know how thin to slice them. I bought your book, and can’t wait to get it ! Very excited.

I love dehydrating zucchini and I love the chips I'm definitely gonna try the everything but the bagel

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you love it!

@Angie_978

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! This sounds awesome. I love that stuff!

This video came at a great time for me. I needed other ways to make zucchini

Absolutely loved your whole zucchini recipes. As a huge gardener Excellent ideas . Thank you

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Gonna try this, it looks very good!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

Perfect! Thank you.

@ThePurposefulPantry

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I'm so excited, after two years of saving I finally bought my first dehydrator. I got the sunbeam DT6000 which is the best one in my country. I've watched a lot of your videos and no doubt I'll watch them again and again so thank you so much for all your hard work idea formation, research, filming, editing etc you do for each video. Xx

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

So excited for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@amyrivers4093

3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you, you are so kind. Xx

Great video!!

@ThePurposefulPantry

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thankyou for your videos

White Vinegar is great for Cleaning waxy vegetables and fruits. I use it all the time. Thanks for the Video and your time.

This is a awesome video. Thank you😁

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thnk u for the idea about the mesh! Have so many things fall through my tray holes. 😊

@ThePurposefulPantry

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

So thankful I found you today