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Dehydrated honey in powder form in a glass jar with moisture packet image.

How to Dehydrate Honey Tutorial

Charlotte Anderson @ Carolina Honeybees, LLC
Step by step instructions for dehydrating honey into a powdered form.
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  • Prepare Silicone Sheets or Paper for trays. What you choose will depend in part on the type of dehydrator you have.
    You can use special silicone sheets that fit your dehydrator trays or parchment paper or freezer paper.
    If using paper, cut the sheets to fit your trays and place them in. Make sure your dehydrator is sitting on a level surface.
    Dehydrator and special sheets to hold liquid honey image.
  • Pouring honey on sheets. Work with one tray at a time. Pour honey onto the sheet.
    You can pour it in the middle and spread outward or drizzle a pattern across the sheet-then spread. This can be aggravating because honey is naturally sticky!
    Start small, you can add a bit easier than you can get it off. If you want to add any flavors such as cinnamon or ginger -now is the time.
    Raw honey drizzled across sheets for dehydrator image.
  • Spread product evenly. Use a spatula or large spoon to spread the honey across the sheet.
    It must not be thicker than 1/8” and it is best if it is spread uniformly. Avoid puddles and thicker spots as much as possible.
    Warming the honey a bit may help in spreading it across the sheet or paper. I hold one side down with a finger and use the spatula to spread the honey moving away from the held down side.
    Spatula used to spread honey uniformly image.
  • Set the dehydrator to 120” F / 40° C.
    Now for the part of that requires a lot of patience. Run the dehydrator until the honey is hard and crisp.
    How long it takes depends on your dehydrator, the humidity in the room, and the water content of your honey : 24-48 hours is common.
    Check it every 6 hours or so during the day to make sure it is not becoming burnt. It is finished when it is set and no longer sticky.
    Dehydrator set to 120 degrees F image.
  • You want to have everything ready to crush and store as soon as the honey cools a bit. Do not leave it sitting around it will absorb moisture.
    If you are using Teflon dehydrator sheets , the dried honey will pop right off. Otherwise use a spatula to remove the chips of honey from the paper.
    Removing chips of dried honey from dehydrator sheets image.
  • Grind to desired consistency.
    Grind using a food processor, (mortar and pestle) or I used my Magic Bullet. Any tool to get it to a granular or powdered consistency.
    Using magic bullet to grind dried honey into powder image.
  • Storing dehydrated honey.
    Immediately, place in a tight sealing jar and toss in a food grade desiccant package. This helps prevent clumping – but clumping will occur.
    This is raw honey. Honey powder that you buy already made has other ingredients to help it flow.
    Sealed jar of honey powder image.

Notes

  • For me, drying honey works best with a strong dehydrator.  I am not saying that you can not use a small one - but it may take days...
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