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Pumpkin leaf and green pumpkin powder on a wooden surface with small pumpkin and serving dish
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Dehydrate Pumpkin Leaves and Make Pumpkin Powder

How to make the most of your pumpkin harvest by dehydrating not only the flesh or seeds, but the leaves as well, to add to a nutritious green powder.
Prep Time5 mins
Drying Time7 hrs
Total Time7 hrs 5 mins
Course: Snack
Author: Darcy Baldwin

Equipment

Ingredients

  • Pumpkin Leaves

Instructions

Dehydrate Pumpkin Leaves

  • Pick tender, young, soft leaves and remove stringy veins if necessary
  • Wash thoroughly
  • Roll into a cigar
  • Cut into strips
  • Place on dehydrator trays
  • Dry at 125°F / 52°C until crisp
  • Condition
  • Store in an airtight container for up to a year

Oven instructions

  • Place strips of pumpkin leaves on cooking racks
  • Dry in a 170°F degree or less oven for 4-6 hours until crips
  • Condition
  • Store

Make Green Pumpkin Powder

  • Once leaves are dry, place into blender of your choice
  • Pulse until broken down
  • Increase grind to create powder.
  • Store in an airtight container for 4-6 months