Homegrown Freeze-Dried Fruit Snacks

Simply prepared, low-sugar snacks made from fruit harvested in our gardens. Grown using organic, no-chemical methods in our biodiverse and regenerative homestead garden.  That Garden-Grown Homemade Flavor  Our small batch snacks made in our home kitchen have that unmistakeable homemade taste. Made from this year's harvest using fresh fruit preserved within hours of harvesting.   Natural Freeze-Dried and Air-Dried Fruit We preserve our fruit for snacking through two different methods: freeze-drying and air-drying (dehydrating). We leave the peel on for extra fiber. With some fruits such as apples and pears, we dip them in diluted honey water or lemon juice to reduce browning. For fruit leather and some fruit we add a little sugar or spice for fun and flavor. Never ever: chemicals, sulfites. Chewy Air-Dried Fruit Air-dried fruit is chewy and soft. Fruit rolls (fruit leather) are an air-dried fruit puree.  To air-dry, we use a dehydrator, which circulates warm air (135 - 145 degrees F) until most of the moisture has evaporated. This process also lightly cooks the fruit so it shrinks and changes color.  Crunchy Freeze-Dried Fruit Freeze-dried fruit has a crunchy texture and the flavor is bright and fresh.  To freeze-dry, we take our fresh garden product directly to our home-scale freeze-drying machine. Freeze-drying requires a specialty machine to dehydrate foods through rapidly freezing down to -40 degrees, then lowering the pressure with a vacuum, removing the ice via sublimation. Because of the low temperatures, the fruit retains more of its original qualities: its color, shape, nutrients, and aromatics are closer to fresh.  Flavors Seasonal and limited in supply until next year's harvest. Currently on offer, we have:  Freeze-Dried Apple Wedges. Tree-grown variety of garden apples, dipped in a honey-and-lemon juice wash and freeze-dried. 1/2 cup bag.  Freeze-Dried Asian Pear Wedges. Tree-grown slices of Shinseki asian pears, dipped in a honey wash and freeze-dried. 1/2 cup bag.  Freeze-Dried Blueberries (V). Big ripe Chandler blueberries, freeze-dried. 1/2 cup bag.  Freeze-Dried Pear Wedges. Tree-grown slices of Ubileen pears, dipped in a honey wash and freeze-dried. 1/2 cup bag.  Freeze-Dried Mixed Fruit. A mix of different fruits! May include blueberries, asian pears, apples, pears, or seasonal surprises. Not all fruits will be vegan: may include fruit with a honey wash and/or lemon juice wash 1.2 ounce bag. Air-Dried Mixed Apples. Tree-grown variety of garden apples, dipped in a honey-and-lemon juice wash and air-dried in a dehydrator. 1.2 ounce bag Air-Dried Mixed Fruit. A mix of different fruits! May include blueberries, asian pears, apples, pears, or seasonal surprises. Not vegan: may include fruit  with a honey wash and/or lemon juice wash, and/or cinnamon sugar. 1.2 ounce bag.   Cinnamon Apple Fruit Rolls (V). Pureed apples air-dried in a dehydrator, with added cane sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. 3 rolls, approximately 2 ounces. Fruit Roll Mix (V). A mix of air-dried pureed fruit leather, with added cane sugar and lemon juice. May include seasonal flavors such as Crunchy Seedy Blackberry, Cinnamon Apple, Apple-Blueberry. 3 rolls, approximately 2 ounces.  (V) Vegan How to Enjoy Fruit Snacks Toss in your purse, car, or gym bag for quick and healthy snacks on the go.  Delicious when added to granola or oatmeal!  Rehydrate freeze-dried fruit: add equal parts liquid such as water or milk and let sit to soak in. Proceed with using just like fresh fruit.  Use in recipes: our freeze-dried fruit in particular rehydrates beautifully when added to recipes.  Sustainability Features Biodegradable product and packaging  Grown and preserved without chemicals No plastic packaging: Plant cello bags (not plastic) can be composted or will biodegrade in the landfill - not recyclable. Grown in our biodiverse and regenerative homestead garden The Homestead Collection The same attention to detail and quality you expect from Walnut Studiolo, now available in small batch handcrafted herbs, balms, fruit, baked goods, and gifts from our forest, gardens and kitchen. Learn more about our on-site, biodiverse and regenerative homestead. Seasonal and limited, prepared by licensed food handlers (us!) in our home under the Oregon Cottage Foods and Farm Direct laws. Available within the USA only.  Shop the Homestead Collection >>> Resources Disclosures These products are homemade and prepared in our domestic kitchen, not in an inspected food establishment, in accordance with the Oregon Cottage Foods and the Oregon Farm Direct Marketing Laws by a certified food handler (permit #21gi84-k9k8a37). Beloved pet cats are present in our household. Common allergens marked in bold. Not for resale. Not all states and countries recognize Oregon's food marketing laws; we claim no responsibility for recipient local laws.