How to Dry Thyme

Drying thyme is so easy and so much more fresh tasting that what you buy at the store.

Course Condiment

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Drying time. 6

Total Time 6 10

Servings

Calories 3kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups fresh thyme

Instructions

Harvest your fresh thyme preferably in the morning. Wash thoroughly and dry in a salad spinner or between kitchen towels.
Place the thyme sprigs on your dehydrator rack. Do not overlap them. There is no need to remove the leaves, they will fall off. If your rack has large holes, you might want to use a silicone mesh mat.
Herbs dry very quickly, so you can use a lower temperature to keep them from overdrying - a temp of 95°f - 110°f will work great.
They will dry in around 1-4 hours, until they are completely dry. Strip the leaves off the stems and store in an air tight jar in the pantry.

Notes

Lately, I have been using the dehydrate function on my Breville Smart Oven and actually like it better than my dehydrator! I'll link to both a dehydrator and my oven.

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