Step by step instructions on how to dehydrate cherry tomatoes!
In my fun week of acting like a mad scientist in the kitchen (hello dried cantaloupe chips!), throwing vegetables and fruits in the food dehydrator asking the question “How will this taste dried” I had to try tomatoes. With the amount of tomatoes we were harvesting and by the amount of sauces I already have made, I was dying to do something else with them. How about dehydrated tomatoes to snack on?
I had a good feeling the tomatoes would taste great but I had no idea how extra delicious they would be. For about 9 hours they dried turning the house smelling like a tomato garden. Drying should take about 9-10 hours, you can stop them when they get to the texture you like your tomatoes to be.
Besides snacking on them, dried tomatoes make the perfect addition to pastas and adding to a tomato sauce. I always think they give tomato sauce extra flavor and makes it taste heartier. There’s no scientific evidence on this, it’s just what it tastes like to me.
What else are they good in? Slow cooker recipes! From meats to chili recipes, they taste extra good that way.
You could also cut little bread slices, put ricotta on them. Then add some dried tomatoes. And then drizzle a little olive oil on top. That sounds like the perfect afternoon snack to me.
If I have some roma tomatoes that are sitting with the cherry tomatoes, I’ll throw them in the food dehydrator too. They taste just as good.
Enjoy! Have fun with your food dehydrator!
Ingredients
- Cherry Tomatoes
Instructions
- Cut cherry tomatoes in half and spread on dehydrator tray.
- Set your dehydrator to 125 degrees.
- Dry for 9-10 hours.
- Store in mason jar or plastic bag.
Zainuddeen Muhammad says
This is interesting. However, I would like Ty to know I can dry tomatoes and sweet pepper without the use of sophisticated machines. I mean locally.
Jan says
GOOD! and easy!
Larry says
I haven’t tried it yet but when i get enough tomato’s iam going to try it thank you larry
Lenora says
I love these recipes. I love dehydrating deffrent fruits and vegetables
Richard Orndoff says
I’m drying some in my diy solar dehydrator but some are turning black. Why? The temp stays between 115-125.
Thanks
Pamela says
Hey Richard, often if they’re sliced too thin, they will turn black. How thin are you slicing them?
ATasteOfMadness says
Too bad my boyfriend hates tomatoes. And I don’t have a dehydrator :p
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says
What a fun experiment! And now I need a dehydrator. Darn it 😀
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
What a great idea. Cherry tomatoes are my absolute favorite tomatoes – along with Romas! I never thought to dehydrate them, but I can totally imagine snacking on these tasty babies! Pinned!
Joanne says
i would love these in salads and pasta! Such a great way to preserve those sweet cherry tomatoes!
Mir says
I’m so jealous because I don’t have a dehydrator! And I love dried tomatoes so much. They’re the best in salads!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
I wish I had so many cherry tomatoes to dehydrate!
Anna @ shenANNAgans says
Boom diggity…. Soooo yarm!
I don’t own a dehydrator, I always do them in the oven. They are the perfect arvo snack. They never last morn than 1 sitting. Ha
Ashley says
I would have never thought about dehydrating tomatoes – but this is so so cool! And they are so pretty with that gorgeous color!
Pamela says
Thanks Ashley, I love how pretty they are too!
Kelly says
Oh my gosh, this is so fun! I have always wanted to get a dehydrator and you are definitely giving me that extra nudge 🙂 I would never have thought of dehydrated tomatoes though but it sounds amazing!!
Pamela says
It’s lots of fun.. the possibilities of drying are endless!
Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps says
I need a dehydrator!!!! Cherry tomatoes are pretty much the only thing still growing in our garden!
Pamela says
Don’t you love how long they last for?
pam (Sidewalk Shoes) says
I always oven roast mine, next time I’ll get my dehydrator out!
Pamela says
Love me some roasted tomatoes!
Shashi @ runninsrilankan says
You make me wanna run out and buy a dehydrator!!! These dried tomatoes would be awesome to snack on – and would not last long in my house!
Pamela says
Hope you get one Shashi, it’s my new favorite kitchen toy!
ela@GrayApron says
They look so beautiful!
Pamela says
Thanks Ela!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
Great tutorial. I have never dehydrated my own fruit before.
Pamela says
Thanks Dannii, it’s lots of fun.. and yummy!
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
Yum! I am loving your idea of pairing them with Ricotta! These look delicious and a super healthy snack. Pinned!
Pamela says
Thanks Lindsey!