From Storage to Stovetop: Freeze-Dried Apples

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In today’s installment of From Storage to Stovetop we are going to show you Freeze-Dried Fuji and Granny Smith apples. YUM! We absolutely love eating these as healthy snacks but they are also great for other things too.

In the video below Jodi shares a few of the ways she uses freeze-dried apples and talks about the difference between dehydrated and freeze-dried. She loves having a variety of fruits on hand to make yummy desserts, snacks, and breakfast goodies without always having to go to the store.

Favorite Recipe Using Freeze-Dried Apples

Who doesn’t love a good peach or apple crisp as fall is approaching? But sometimes you don’t feel like chopping up a bunch of fruit, or you forget to get to the farmer’s market and buy the fresh produce. Well enter freeze-dried fruits. Here is a favorite fall recipe of ours that works PERFECTLY with freeze-dried granny smith apples.

Apple Crisp

5 cups Freeze-Dried Granny Smith Apples, rehydrated (or 5 appples chopped)
½ cup of sugar
½ TB flour
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ cup water

Combine all ingredients into a 9×13 pan. Combine the following ingredients in a separate bowl.

1 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp baking powder
½ cup melted butter.

Sprinkle over top the apples. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.