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Home / Dehydrating / Carrot Powder

Carrot Powder

Filed Under: Dehydrating, Vegetable powders Tagged With: Carrots

Carrot powder is made from pieces of carrot that have been dehydrated and then ground up finely.

You can use it as you would a spice in cooking, or as you would a flavour and nutrition-enhancing powder in breads and cakes, etc.

Sample uses:

  • Mirepoix Powder.

See also: Carrot peel powder

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  • 1 Yields and Equivalents
  • 2 Directions
  • 3 Storage
  • 4 Usage notes

Yields and Equivalents

1 cup fresh sliced carrots (1 large / 125 g)  = ½ cup (heaped) dry carrots (25 g) = 4 tablespoons (25 g) powdered carrot [1]SETP, 2014, p. 364

10 tablespoons carrot powder = 110 g / 4 oz

 

Directions

See dehydrating carrots for directions for the initial drying.

Remember: Slice carrots to be dried and then powdered as thinly as you can. A food processor may be ideal for this. This will allow them to crisp up efficiently without scorching or overdrying. Crisp slices make them easier to grind into a powder.

When dried and cooled, store dried carrot slices for a few days in a sealed container to ensure there will be no condensation starting. If there is, dehydrate a bit more, as that excess moisture would affect your powder.

When are you sure that your carrot slices are safely dried, you can grind them into powder.

It’s ideal if you can grind in two steps but just one step is fine if that is all you can do or wish to do:

  1. Put in food processor and grind to a coarse powder (you can stop here if you wish);
  2. Take the coarse powder, and in small batches, process through an electric coffee bean mill to reduce to a fine powder.

 

Storage

Store in an air-tight jar. Label jar with name of product and date. Store away from heat and direct light.

 

Usage notes

No need to rehydrate first when using.

Add carrot powder to breads, cakes, cream cheese cake frostings, dips, pancakes, soups, etc.

Add a tablespoon of carrot powder to 1 cup (250 ml / 8 oz) of vegetable juice or smoothie for an extra nutrient boost.

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References
↑1 SETP, 2014, p. 364
Tagged With: Carrots

Filed Under: Dehydrating, Vegetable powders Tagged With: Carrots

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  1. DALE

    July 18, 2019 at 5:47 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve done this. Also selected espresso grind. It looks exactly like yours, grainy snd not powder ):

    Reply
    • Healthy Canning

      September 09, 2019 at 12:41 am

      Powders have different granularities, yep!

      Reply
  2. Krishna

    July 17, 2019 at 9:25 am

    Does this powder has a shelf life? I have 2month old powder, and I’m planning to use it on my skin. How long can we use the powder?

    Reply
    • Healthy Canning

      September 09, 2019 at 12:43 am

      It will be good for many years, provided it’s stored in a tightly sealed jar in a cool place out of the light.

      Reply
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