If you have harvested so many currants that you cannot consume the fruit at once, you can dry them. Dried currants enrich the diet in the winter months. If stored properly, they can be kept for several years.

Prepare currants for drying

Separate the fruit from the panicles and sort them carefully. If possible, the currants should not be washed, since the moisture prolongs the drying process.

Ways to dry currants

  • dehydrator
  • oven
  • air drying

A dehydrator is best for drying red, white, and black currants. It has optimal temperatures and you don't use as much electricity. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for temperatures and drying times.

The currants are placed on trays in the oven and dried for several hours at a maximum temperature of 90 degrees. With circulating air, the drying process is completed sooner than with a normal oven with top and bottom heat.

Air drying

Spread out the currants on parchment paper, which you place on a permeable surface, such as a grating.

The berries are placed in a warm, airy and bright place for several days. Currants should not necessarily dry in direct sunlight, as the light bleaches them. Temperatures that are too high then also occur, destroying the ingredients of the fruit.

Long lasting if stored properly

When the currants are properly dried, they are stored in screw-top stained glass jars. You can wrap white glass with foil. Place the jars in a dark place that is neither too humid nor too warm.

Check from time to time whether the berries are still okay. Sometimes mold forms because the fruit still contained residual moisture. Vermin also like to attack dried currants.

If stored correctly, dried currants can be kept for several years. Add them dried to your tea blend. If you want to eat the berries in muesli or cake, let them soak in water or milk beforehand.

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Dried currants are a real enrichment for fruit teas. They not only provide a fruity taste, but also have a digestive effect.

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