Dehydrating Pineapple

One of the best buys I've found lately are the large cans of sliced pineapple, packed in 100% juice, for $1 at Walmart. I dehydrate the pineapple slices and make the delicious juice into jelly or syrup. This is so much better than any dried pineapple I've ever had. The kind you usually buy has been treated with and oil, and been sugared. I don't like that at all...the taste is not appealing to me. The kind I'm showing you here is in a class of it's own. It fresh tasting and not sugary like the commercially prepared kind. I hope you'll try it and like it as much as we do.

PINEAPPLE JELLY

3 1/2 cups pineapple juice
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 (1.75 ounce)package dry pectin

Bring juice and pectin to a boil. Add sugar. Return to a hard boil for one minute. Remove from heat. Ladle into sterile jars. Wipe rims of jars and place hot seals and bands on. Process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes. Remove from bath onto towel lined kitchen counter, away from drafts. Let cool completely. Remove rings. Wipe jars and store in a cool dark place until ready to use.

For syrup: reduce pectin to half a package.

Enjoy!

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[bearlysceneranch2011]

You're right on the prices on the specialty jams and jellies. This is one of the MANY reasons I love prepping. You get a gourmet item for pennies!!!! You don't feel like you are missing out on anything. This looks amazing I am canning chilli today because of Noreen now I'm going to dig out those cans of pineapple and get the dehydrator going.I was concerned would go out of date and use them like this. I don't know why I didn't think of it myself...DUH!! I think you're super awesome!!! XOXOXOXO

[katzcradul]

@bearlysceneranch2011 LOL...You made my day. I just got in from school, all tired, read your note, and you perked me right up! You're gonna LOVE the pineapple jam/syrup. We go through it like crazy. I never would have dreamed I'd like it so much. I also use it to sweeten other things sometime. Like maybe if I make a little fruit salad and it taste a little tart, I put a couple of tablespoons of the pineapple syrup on it. Yum! Let me know how you like it. Love ya!

[bearlysceneranch2011]

@katzcradul We love the syrup....I made hawaiin pancakes from the LDS pancake mix with macadamia nuts and shredded coconut....I also went a little crazy and made pineapple desert topping and sweet and sour glaze from the ball canning book...but the bell of the ball was the dehydrated pineapple. I dehydrated 8 cans and it won't last the weekend...my littlest one is like a dog with a bone on these things every time I turn around she is in the bag....LOL

[katzcradul]

@bearlysceneranch2011 I'm so glad you're pleased with the results. I'm just like your daughter...I can't say out of the dehydrated pineapple. What I like best about it is that it's the cure for a sweet tooth. When I'm craving somthing sugary and sweet, I grab a pineapple ring and the craving goes away. It's sweet, and chewy, and delicious. Your pancakes sound amazing!

[QponCutie]

Great video! I've been able to stock up on cans of pineapple for 50 cents over the past two weeks. I'll definitely get as many more as I can before the sale is over now that I've seen this!

[katzcradul]

@QponCutie Good for you....you'll be glad you did!

[MsAnna4040]

This is an excellent video. I love pineapple and never wld have thought about making jam with the juice. thanks once again for sharing such an informative video!

[MarinePrepper]

ur so awesome



[snaps81625]

Hi, I tried your pineapple.. last night I put them in my dehydrator before going to bed.. this afternoon I couldn't stop eating them... Thank You Thank You, I sent your video to friends and family and then the update on the finished product to them today.. Wonderful treat! You can bet I will buying pineapple everytime I shop at Walmart!

[katzcradul]

@oodles5poodles Thank you so much. I'm really glad you like my videos. I posted a' vacuum sealing jars' video a while back. The name of the video was 'Vacuum Sealing Food Saver' on 7/7/11. I think this will help you out. If it doesn't answer all your questions, just send me a pm.