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    The Purposeful Pantry » Dehydrating

    Author: Darcy Baldwin • Published: Nov 20, 2021 · Modified: May 10, 2022

    Dehydrate Garlic & DIY Garlic Powder

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    Dehydrate garlic for the best garlic powder you've ever had! These easy step-by-step instructions for dehydrating garlic will help you get started! And use some of the grocery store hacks to help you do it faster with less fuss!

    Canning jar of homemade garlic powder with garlic bulb

    How to Dehydrate Garlic

    Equipment

    • Dehydrator
    • Knife
    • Food Processor (not necessarily, but really helpful if doing bulk

    Instructions:

    1. Peel garlic
    2. Slice or process into roughly minced pieces
    3. Place on lined dehydrator trays
    4. Dry at 125F / 52C for 8-18 hours
    5. Cool to test
    6. Condition
    7. Store in airtight container
    8. Testing for Dryness
    9. Garlic slices should easily snap when fully dried.
    10. Minced pieces will be hard and plink when dropped onto a hard surface

    Dryness Test:

    • Allow garlic pieces to cool for five minutes
    • Slices should easily snap apart
    • Minced pieces should be hard and plink when dropped onto a hard surface.

    Place pieces back into the dehydrator if they need more time.

    Conditioning Dried Garlic

    Place into an airtight container, with room to spare, and shake once a day for 5-7 days.

    If you see signs of:

    • Clumping together
    • Moisture buildup
    • Pieces stuck to the side of the jar that don't easily shake off

    Throw it all back into the dehydrator for a few more hours to finish drying

    NOTE: If you see mold, do not use it - throw it all out. Mold in one place visible may not show you where it is growing elsewhere in the jar.

    Storing Dried Garlic

    Garlic is best-stored whole in an airtight container until you need to powder 1-2 months worth of garlic powder

    • Garlic pieces store 1-2 years, conservatively
    • Garlic powder stores 6-9 months.

    Expert Tips

    To do a bulk load without all the work of peeling, consider purchasing commercially jarred minced garlic in water. It will save you a ton of time to create your own dried minced garlic and garlic powder.

    If you have issues with intense smells, you might consider drying garlic outside. The smell can be overwhelming for some.

    How to Make Garlic Powder

    DIY garlic powder is easy if you have a coffee grinder or bullet blender. Follow these simple steps and have garlic powder that tastes better than storebought!

    Equipment

    • Coffee Grinder
    • Bullet Blender
    • Large Blender (these are generally not as effective unless you are doing large quantities - such as for holiday gift-giving for spice baskets)

    Instructions:

    1. Place garlic bits or slices into the grinder of your choice
    2. Pulse often until pieces look fairly broken up, THEN process for 20 seconds at a time. Overprocessing leads to clumping!

    Conditioning Powder

    Yes, you should condition your garlic powder, too!

    My favorite method is this:

    1. Place garlic powder onto fruit leather sheet lining a cookie sheet
    2. Place in a warmed (but turned off) oven
    3. Let it sit for 15 minutes or so.
    4. Cool
    5. Store in an airtight container with either ¼ teaspoon or more of arrowoot powder or a moisture absorber. Either helps control moisture from opening a jar over and over as you use to - and helps stop clumping.

    LEARN MORE: 5 Ways to Stop Clumping in Powders

    Expert Tip

    Don't open your powders over your stovetop while cooking. The steam from your pots and pans will get into the powder to create clumping (remember that block of onion powder you struggle with?).

    Instead, open near the stovetop, close the container, then pour your powder into your pot.

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    Canning jar of homemade garlic powder with garlic bulb

    Dehydrate Garlic and Make Garlic Powder

    Create your own fabulous garlic powder from dehydrated garlic - you'll never buy storebought again!
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    Course: Preserved Food
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Vegetarian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Drying Time: 8 hours
    Total Time: 8 hours 5 minutes
    Servings: 1
    Calories: 676kcal
    Author: Darcy Baldwin
    Cost: $1

    Equipment

    • Dehydrator
    • Food Processor
    • Knife

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb Garlic

    Instructions

    To Dry

    • Remove outter papes of garlic
    • Rough chop or slice
    • Place on dehydrator sheets
    • Dry at 125°F/52°C until done
    • Condition
    • Store in an airtight container

    To Powder

    • Place garlic in coffee grinder or bullet blender
    • Pulse often until you can continuously grind (more more than 30 seconds)
    • Preheat oven to its lowest temperature then turn off
    • Place powder onto a lined cookie sheet
    • Put powder into oven for 15 min or so to dry it out
    • Cool, then store in an airtight container
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    Darcy's Tips

    Notes:
    You can choose to throw unpeeled garlic cloves into the food processor to roughly chop them into small bits. These will work to throw into soups or stews for flavor or to continue to powder.
    Yield:
    1 C fresh garlic cloves = ¼ Cup dried garlic = ¼ TB garlic powder

    Nutrition

    Calories: 676kcal | Carbohydrates: 150g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 1819mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 41IU | Vitamin C: 142mg | Calcium: 821mg | Iron: 8mg

    Nutritional information is an estimation only. Nutrient information for dehydrated foods is based on fresh. Use ¼ of the servicing size for the same nutrient information. Thus 1 Cup of fresh fruit has the same sugars as ¼ dried.

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    Comments

    1. suzue says

      September 14, 2022 at 1:00 pm

      I want to dehydrate sliced garlic so I can use it in recipes as is, how would you suggest I go about doing this. I just found you and you are such a blessing!

      Reply
      • Darcy Baldwin says

        September 14, 2022 at 1:02 pm

        The exact same way - so just slice it instead of rough chopping it.

        Reply
    2. Robin Wilson says

      February 22, 2022 at 8:59 am

      5 stars
      So helpful. I need to find the one for onions if there is one ?

      Reply
      • Darcy Baldwin says

        February 22, 2022 at 1:22 pm

        Search bar gets you there, but here you go: https://www.thepurposefulpantry.com/how-to-dehydrate-onions-onion-powder/

        Reply
    3. Deborah Hegney says

      November 21, 2021 at 6:38 pm

      5 stars
      Excellent instructions! ?

      Reply
      • Darcy Baldwin says

        November 22, 2021 at 8:21 am

        I'm glad you think so!

        Reply

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