Description
Dried cranberries are a staple on many salads, but unfortunately they're full of added sugar, as cranberries are naturally quite tart, not sweet. These simple unsweetened dried cranberries go great on top of a salad or in a yogurt bowl. Try using them in place of raisins in my Mixed Nuts & Chocolate Trail Mix.
Time
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
3 hours
Total Time:
3 hours
5 minutes
Cost
Total Cost:
Cost per Serving:
$0.31
Ingredients
Serving(s)
- 12 oz Cranberries
Instructions
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- Preheat your air fryer on dehydrate mode at 170F.
- In 2 batches, pulse your cranberries in the food processor just 2-3 times, just enough to split them. Don't overblend, or they'll be mushy.
- Add the cranberries to a lined air fryer.
- Dehydrate at 170F for about 3 hours, stirring every hour, until dehydrated to your desired texture.
- Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
Notes
- You can also cut each one in half individually with a knife, but that took me 30 minutes for all 12 ounces.
- I have also tried making these by adding the cranberries to boiling water for 1 minute to split the skins before dehydrating them. While this worked well for some of them, about half did not split, so these barely dehydrated after the 3 hours.
- For the above reasons, I prefer to use the food processor for cutting the cranberries. It's faster than a knife and more reliable than adding them to boiling water. Occasionally, a cranberry will escape the food processor blade, but the vast majority get cut and dehydrate successfully.
- This recipe yields about 60 g of dried cranberries, or 2 cups. That's 8 servings of 1/4 cup (7.5 g) each.
- Homemade dried cranberries weigh less per 1/4 cup than storebought varieties because they're more thoroughly dehydrated and have a different texture.
- Here is an equal comparison by volume: 1/4 cup each of homemade unsweetened (7.5 g), storebought sweetened (40 g), and storebought unsweetened (37 g).
| Nutrient | Homemade | Storebought Sweetened |
Storebought Unsweetened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 20 | 123 | 130 |
| Protein | 0.2 g | 0.1 g | 1.3 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g | 0.4 g | 0.4 g |
| Net Carbs | 3.6 g | 31.0 g | 23.7 g |
| Fiber | 1.5 g | 2.1 g | 10.2 g |
| Added Sugar | 0.0 g | 29.0 g | 0.0 g |
- Here is an equal comparison by mass: 100 g each of homemade unsweetened (3 1/3 cup), storebought sweetened (1/2 cup + 2 tbsp), and storebought unsweetened (2/3 cup).
| Nutrient | Homemade | Storebought Sweetened |
Storebought Unsweetened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 260 | 308 | 351 |
| Protein | 2.6 g | 0.2 g | 3.5 g |
| Fat | 0.7 g | 1.1 g | 1.0 g |
| Net Carbs | 47.5 g | 77.5 g | 64.0 g |
| Fiber | 20.4 g | 5.3 g | 27.5 g |
| Added Sugar | 0.0 g | 72.6 g | 0.0 g |
Nutrition Facts
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Total Fat: 0.1g (0%
0 % of Daily Value (78 g)
)
Saturated Fat: 0.0g (0%
0 % of Daily Value (20 g)
)
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat: 0.0g
Sodium: 1mg (0%
0 % of Daily Value (2300 mg)
)
Total Carbohydrate: 5.1g (2%
2 % of Daily Value (275 g)
)
Fiber: 1.5g (5%
5 % of Daily Value (28 g)
)
Net Carbs: 3.6g
Total Sugar: 1.8g
Protein: 0.2g (0%
0 % of Daily Value (50 g)
)
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Vitamin B12: 0.0mcg (0%
0 % of Daily Value (2.4 mcg)
)
Vitamin D: 0.0mcg (0%
0 % of Daily Value (20 mcg)
)
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Calcium: 3mg (0%
0 % of Daily Value (1300 mg)
)
Iron: 0.1mg (1%
1 % of Daily Value (18 mg)
)
Magnesium: 3mg (1%
1 % of Daily Value (420 mg)
)
Potassium: 34mg (1%
1 % of Daily Value (4700 mg)
)
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45.0
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2.2
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9.9
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