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How to Dehydrate Nuts...And Why You Should
Rebekah KukRebekah Kuk

How to Dehydrate Nuts...And Why You Should

Learn the basics of soaking and dehydrating walnuts, pecans, and almonds to make them more nutritious and digestible.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
18 hours
Servings: 0 varies
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb walnuts, pecans, and/or almonds raw
  • seal salt or Real Salt
  • filtered water

Equipment

  • Food dehydrator works best; an oven is second best

Method
 

  1. Pour raw nuts into large bowl. (If soaking more than one variety, keep them in separate bowls). Sprinkle sea salt on top (use 1 tablespoon per pound of nuts). Pour enough filtered water over the nuts to completely submerge. Cover bowl with a large plate or plastic wrap and let soak: 6 hours for walnuts and pecans, 8-12 hours for almonds.
  2. After soaking time is finished, drain soaking water from nuts. Rinsing is optional; if you rinse, the final nuts will not taste salty, if you don't rinse, they will have a lightly salted flavor. Spread the nuts in a single layer on dehydrator trays. Dehydrate for 12 hours at 100-115 degrees Fahrenheit. Alternately, you could roast them at 150-175 degrees in an oven for about 12 hours, stirring occasionally.
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