How To Dehydrate Frozen Broccoli

Broccoli! Who doesn’t LOVE broccoli?? Lucky for me my whole family loves it. Except my son!! We can never get him to eat anything green actually.

I have dehydrated a lot of things and I have to say frozen broccoli is in my top favorites!! It’s the one thing I have used the most. It’s easily added to so many things. Using powdered broccoli adds even more options.

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Let’s Get Started…

I started out with a bulk size of frozen broccoli. Some brands have more stems than crowns. When this happens I like to chop the stems off and separate. The stems will be turned into powder. While the crowns will be left whole to be added to recipes.

Here is a better view of the chopped stems.

The stems went into my vita-mix ! I blended them until they were a beautiful puree.











They turned into a vivid color of green. The air was thick with broccoli smell. I have never smelled SO much broccoli. EVER!

Spread the puree on fruit roll sheets . Keeping a thin layer will help it to dry faster. Set your dehydrator to 125-130 degrees. Your times will vary depending on many factors like humidity, moisture in your food, and type of machine you own.

The broccoli puree looked totally different once it was dry.

It was really fun and easy to peel off. Check out how thin this broccoli leather is.









Broccoli Powder

I just use a coffee grinder to make my powders. Add the broccoli leather and grind until powdery fine. I store my powder in these little plastic air tight containers.













Broccoli Crowns

Now back to the broccoli crowns… I found it to be a better idea to cut all the crowns to around the same size. Uniformity is important when dehydrating food. Spread the frozen broccoli out on the trays. I used these Nesco clean a screens to cut down on the amount of small pieces that end up on the bottom. Leave room so air can circulate but keep in mind broccoli shrinks up a lot!!

Set your dehydrator to 125-130 degrees. Your times will vary depending on many factors like humidity, moisture in your food, and type of machine you own. The broccoli will be done when dry and brittle. About 7-15 hours. I thought the frozen broccoli was looking very tasty but OMG…the dehydrated broccoli is making my stomach growl!! You can’t even tell this started out as frozen broccoli. It looks and smells amazing!!!

The dehydrated broccoli looks completely different. Its half the size and very brittle. It looks and feels dry and I can crumble it with my fingers!! Dehydrated broccoli has become my MOST used item. I add crowns and powder to a packet of cheesy broccoli rice. (The one’s you pick up for a $1) This adds extra nutrition to a cheap and easy lunch.









Finishing Up…

I have found this amazing “magic powder” called SOS Mix. It’s a mixture you make at home and it replaces the “red label cans” of soup. It has many different uses. Last week I made a bowl of SOS Mix and added crumbled broccoli to it. I also added a few tablespoons of broccoli powder to add flavor and color!! It was delicious!! (Recipe coming soon)

Before & After

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