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Garlic Powder: DIY Garlic Powder in Oven or Dehydrator
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Make fresh, potent garlic powder at home with just garlic and a grinder. It’s stronger and cleaner tasting than store‑bought.
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garlic powder homemade.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time6 hours
Prep Time6 hours 15 minutes
servings36 teaspoons

Ingredients

  • 50 cloves (50 cloves) Garlic

Instructions

  1. If using fresh bulb garlic, remove each clove from the papery skin and slice off the root end.
    50 cloves Garlic
  2. If smoking the garlic, add it to a foil packet, poling hold in the foil, and smoke for 3 hours. (Optional) Make sure the garlic is soft and pliable. If not, continue to smoke.
  3. Add the softened garlic to a blender and pulse until well blended.
  4. Using a silicone spatula, spread the pureed garlic on a nonstick mat.
  5. Be sure the garlic is spread in an even layer to ensure all the garlic is dried at the same time.
  6. Bake at the lowest temperature your oven will go. Cook for 6 hours, depending on the thickness of the garlic paste.
  7. Check the garlic to see if it bends and snaps or just snaps. We want a snap, no bend.
  8. Continue to bake/dry until the garlic snaps.
  9. Add broken pieces to the blender cup, close it and pulse until it is powdered.
  10. Pulse until you have reached your desired powder texture.
  11. Store in an air-tight container and use within a year.

Nutrition

Serving: 1teaspoon | Calories: 6kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.02g | Saturated Fat: 0.004g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 0.4IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.1mg

Notes

Homemade Garlic Powder Oven Instructions
  1. Peel the garlic and remove the root end of the garlic.
  2. Slice the garlic into thin slices or crush it and lay it on a lined baking sheet and bake on the lowest oven temperature for 2 hours. Check to see if the garlic is dry and crisp.
  3. Continue to bake until the garlic slices snap when cracked.
  4. Pulse the dried garlic in a food processor or high-powered blender until powdered.
  5. Store in an air-tight container for up to a year.
Making Garlic Powder In Food Dehydrator
  1. Peel the garlic and remove the root end of the garlic.
  2. Slice the garlic into thin slices or crush it and lay it on the trays of your dehydrator in an even layer.
  3. Set the dehydrator to the lowest setting and dehydrate the garlic.
  4. After 4 hours, check to see if the garlic is dry and crisp.
  5. Continue to dehydrate until the garlic slices snap when cracked.
  6. Pulse the dried garlic in a food processor or high-powered blender until powdered.
  7. Store in an air-tight container for up to a year.
CourseIngredients
CuisineAmerican
Keywordhow to make garlic powder
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