How To Dry Grapes

Author: Leticia Celentano Time for reading: ~2 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

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Dried grapes or raisins are one of the most popular dried fruit treats. Raisins are widely used in cooking, adding to pastries, first and second courses, desserts.

How to dry grapes at home

Dried grapes or raisins are one of the most popular dried fruit treats. Raisins are widely used in cooking, adding to pastries, first and second courses, desserts.

It is very important that dried grapes retain 70-80% of vitamins and 100% of trace elements. And besides, raisins are very useful for heart diseases, helps fight anemia, lethargy and irritability, and preserves eyesight. So why not dry your homemade grapes and use them throughout the year.

If you dry the grapes yourself, you will always be sure that the product is of high quality and clean. You can dry any variety of grapes, but large grapes of sweet varieties are best, and even better - seedless. For drying, choose intact, ripe fruits.

You can dry the grapes in the sun, in the shade, in the oven and in an electric dryer. Blanch the grapes before drying - this will significantly reduce the drying time due to the fact that a fine mesh forms on the surface of the skin. This mesh will help to evaporate moisture from the pulp much faster.

Store dried grapes in a dry, tightly closed container in a dark and cool place.

Recipes with dark grapes

Option 1

in an electric dryer

Option 2

in the oven

Ingredients:

Grapes dark
Water

We will need:

Colander
Pot
Dryer for vegetables and fruits

How to dry grapes in an electric dryer step by step instructions with a photo

Step 1

For work, we need grapes, water, a saucepan, a colander, an electric dryer.

Step 2

Sort the grapes, remove spoiled and damaged berries, rinse.

Step 3

In a saucepan, bring water to a boil and lower the branches of grapes for 7-10 seconds in boiling water. Remove the grapes and pour cold water over them.

Step 4

Separate berries from twigs. Spread the berries on the racks of the electric dryer.

Step 5

Dry until done. This will take, depending on the size of the berries, 10-12 hours.

Ingredients:

Grapes dark
Water

We will need:

Colander
baking sheet
Pot

How to dry grapes in the oven step by step instructions with photos

Step 1

For work, we need grapes, water, a baking sheet, a colander, a saucepan.

Step 2

Sort the grapes, remove spoiled and damaged berries. Rinse under running water.

Step 3

Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan and drop the grapes into the boiling water in batches for 8-10 seconds. Remove the grapes and pour over ice water.