Author: The Migoni Kitchen

I don’t know about y’all but we have been getting so many beets in our boxes that we are starting to run out of ideas on how to use them! We were trying to come up with a way to preserve the beets other than pickling, and this is how we came up with the idea of dehydrating the beets. After dehydrating, we pulsed in our food processor until reduced to a powder. Three medium beets gave us about a ¼ cup of beet powder, so this is a great way to use up a lot of beets! So what to do with the powder?

• Add to smoothies
• Use in replacement of red food dye (great for red velvet cake!)
• Here is an example recipe of red velvet cake using beet powder:
• Use to dye clothing
• Can mix in with vaseline/chapsticks to create a tinted lip balm
• Can add to baby purees

Ingredients: 3 medium beets

Instructions:

1. Wash, peel, then slice the beets as thinly as possible (use a mandolin if you have one)

2. Preheat oven to 150 degrees (or lowest possible temperature)

3. Space the sliced beets evenly on a wire rack over a cookie sheet and place them in the oven.

4. Leave the beets in the oven for 8-12 hours (overnight) or until the slices are fully dehydrated. Time may vary depending on how thick the slices are. Let cool completely.

5. Pulse in a food processor until beets form a powder. Store in a dry, airtight container for up to 3 months.