Dehydrated Star Fruit Chips

 My friend Carol gave me some star fruit, so I decided to dehydrate them to make some star fruit chips.

  

Ingredients:

• 3 medium to large star fruit
• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• cinnamon for sprinkling 
  

Instructions:

1. Slice the star fruit into thin, even slices, about 1/8" or 1/4" thick or less.
2. Knock out any seeds.
3. In a large sauce pan over medium-high, dissolve the sugar in water and add the ginger.
4. Bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, add the star fruit, and simmer for a few minutes.
5. Remove pan from the heat and allow it to sit for 20 minutes.
6. Transfer the slice to the tray of a dehydrator, allowing the excess syrup to drip off before placing on the tray.
7. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
8. Dehydrate at 135 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 hours
9. They should become dry and crisp in the edges.
10. Store in an airtight container.
    

 

Carole's Notes:

I liked this! 

The recipe is lightly adapted from https://www.suwanneerose.com/2016/12/star-fruit-chips/ - I could not get them to crisp up in the oven, so I used my dehydrator instead.

I want to try again without the sugar syrup bowl, perhaps just sprinkling with a little cinnamon and ginger.