Homemade Tomato Powder Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 container of Cherry Tomatoes

Any tomatoes work here – use whatever you think tastes the best.

Preparing Tomatoes for Dehydrating

If you’re using old tomatoes that have bruises, remove them before dehydrating. Then wash and dry them.

Take your tomatoes and slice thin; The thicker you leave them, the longer they’ll take to dehydrate.

Dehydrating the Tomatoes

Set your dehydrator to ~145F.

If your dehydrator has non-stick trays, use them – if not line them with parchment paper and put the tomato slices on them.

Allow these to dehydrate overnight.

They should feel brittle to the touch – if they feel soft, they’re not dry enough.

Note: When taking them out of the dehydrator in the morning, they might still feel “pliable” – this is normal. Take them out and let them cool and they’ll be brittle and snap.

Once dry, put into a pestle and mortar or a spice grinder to get a fine powder.

Then transfer to a storage bag or glass jar to use later.

Ways to Use the Tomato Powder

• Tomato Paste: 2 Tbsp tomato powder + 1 Tbsp hot water + salt TT
• Tomato Sauce: 1/4 cup tomato powder + 1/2 cup hot water + salt TT (makes about 8 ounces)
• Pizza Sauce: 1/2 cup tomato powder + 1 – 1 ½ cups water, 1 tbsp dried basil, 1 tsp salt
• Tomato Juice: 2-3 Tbsp tomato powder + 8 ounces of water
• Tomato Soup: 1/2 cup tomato powder + 1 cup water
• BBQ Rub: Add 1/4 – 1/2 tsp to your rub depending on volume

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Homemade Tomato Powder

Stop throwing away your tomatoes and dehydrate them instead.

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Prep Time30 minutes mins

Active Time16 hours hrs

Total Time16 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 container Cherry Tomatoes any tomato variety works

Instructions

• If your tomatoes have bruises, remover them.
• Wash and then dry the tomatoes.
• Take your tomatoes and slice thin. The thinner the better because they'll dehydrate faster.
• Set your dehydrator to ~145F.
• If your dehydrator has non-stick trays, use them. If not, line the trays with parchment paper.
• Put the tomato slices on the trays and ensure none of them are overlapping.
• Dehydrate overnight or for 16+ hours.
• The next day, take them out and allow to cool for 10 minutes. If they still feel soft/pliable, they need to keep dehydrating. If they're brittle and snap, they're done.
• Put into a pestle and mortar or spice grinder and grind into a fine powder.
• Store in a storage bag or glass container and use as needed.