Dehydrating Carrots ~ A Great Source of Beta Carotene!

Dehydrating Carrots
A Great Source of
Beta Carotene!

Carrots, fresh picked, for great carrot soup

Dehydrating carrots is easy to do and carrots are well-known for their great source of beta carotene (Vitamin A), and are a great source of Folate, and Vitamin K.

Carrots rank well for their mineral content: Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Magnesium.

Carrots' trace minerals are Fluoride, Manganese, Zinc, Selenium, and Copper ... and they give you orange hands when handling, so use those latex gloves for protection ... and to keep your germs off the carrots!

Carrots contain Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids too.



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Check out this fantastic carrot soup recipe, either make it from fresh or dehydrated carrots, plus we have Debby's Delectable Carrot Cake to share with you too!

If you want to have dehydrated carrots put away for making the carrot cake at a later date, then we suggest using the fruit roll sheets to keep the finely grated carrots from falling through the food dehydrator trays.

Learn how to RE-hydrate your carrots HERE.

Check out our
Dehydrated Carrot recipes!

Check out this fantastic carrot soup recipe, either make it from fresh or dehydrated carrots, plus we have Debby's Delectable Carrot Cake to share with you too!

If you want to have dehydrated carrots put away for making the carrot cake at a later date, then we suggest using the fruit roll sheets to keep the finely grated carrots from falling through the food dehydrator trays.

Learn how to RE-hydrate your carrots HERE.

Use Fresh Or Frozen Baby Carrots

Use Fresh Or Frozen
Baby Carrots

When dehydrating carrots, I prefer to use fresh whole carrots and slice them after peeling, but you can use whole frozen baby carrots with great results.

Note that baby carrots WILL take longer to dehydrate due to their size.

Frozen carrots are a great stand-in and require absolutely NO preparation!

Fresh carrots need peeling then slicing, or grating, and I highly recommend a mandoline for the slicing but BE CAREFUL with them ... they're very sharp!

Use A Non-Plastic Bowl

When you have finished slicing or grating, place the carrots in a glass bowl (or any non-plastic bowl) and spray with lemon juice, tossing the carrots as you go to make sure they're sprayed evenly. Plastic stains easily and holds odors.

TIP: Use a pump-top from a new unused spray bottle, pick one that fits your lemon juice bottle. Look for a bottle that has a long enough plastic tube that will reach to the bottom of your lemon juice bottle.

No Lemon Juice?
Do This Instead!

If you don't have any lemon juice you can choose to blanch your sliced carrots instead in a small amount of boiling water for about 3 minutes.

No Lemon Juice?
Do This Instead!

If you don't have any lemon juice you can choose to blanch your sliced carrots instead in a small amount of boiling water for about 3 minutes.

Dehydrating Carrots ~ The Easy Way!

Dehydrating Carrots
~ The Easy Way! ~

  1. Arrange your sliced carrots on your food dehydrator trays, leave space between the carrots so they're not touching each other, to allow the warm air to do its job. If dehydrating grated carrots, spread them out as much as possible on your fruit roll trays (or use plastic wrap AND cut out A HOLE in the center for the air to circulate if using a Nesco dehydrator!)
  2. Turn on your food dehydrator and set the temperature between 125°F and 135°F
    (or per your food dehydrator's instructions).
  • Dehydrated carrots will be leathery when fully dried.
  • Drying time: between 6-12 hours.
  • Please remember to rotate your dehydrator trays, for even drying and place any larger carrot pieces on the outside edges of the dehydrator tray.
Sliced carrots on Nesco dehydrator
Dehydrated carrots - very colorful!
Shredded carrots on Nesco dehydrator tray
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Store Your Carrots In These Mason Jars

Store Your Carrots In
These Mason Jars

Mason Jars - Wide Neck
Qt. Jars


Mason Jars - Wide Neck
Pint jars


Mason Jars - Wide Neck -
1/2 Pint Jars


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