Instructions Bake: Preheat oven to 350°F(180°C). . Mash or puree sweet potato in blender, food processor or with potato masher until smooth. . Spread thinly (1/8-1/4 inch) and evenly on lined dehydrator tray. Dehydrate at 135°F (58°C) until uniformly colored, dry and leathery throughout, approximately 6-8 hours.
Do I need to cook sweet potatoes before dehydrating?
Sweet potatoes should be pretreated before being dehydrated, otherwise, they will retain a raw “uncooked” taste when rehydrated. The most common way to pretreat vegetables is to blanch them for a few minutes, using either steam or boiling water.
How do you dehydrate sweet potatoes in a dehydrator?
After baking and cooling the sweet potatoes, remove the skins and slice crosswise thinly, between ⅛ and ¼ inch thick (½ cm). Place sweet potato chips in a single layer on dehydrator trays. Dehydrate @ 135° F (57° C) for approximately ten hours.
How long does it take to dehydrate sweet potato slices?
Dehydrate the slices for 20-24 hours at 115°F (46°C) or 10-12 hours at 145°F (63°C). For anything over 175°F (79°C), check on the slices every hour until they're crispy. To dehydrate the sweet potatoes in a dehydrator, place the slices on the dehydrator trays and set the dehydrator to 145°F (63°C).
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