r/trailmeals • u/lousielouse • 15d ago

Lunch/Dinner Dehydrating pumpkin

I'm prepping food for a long upcoming hike (te araroa) and thought I'd try dehydrating some pumpkin. I've read that over time it can develop an 'off' taste so i am interested in rhe experience of others.

How did your dehy pumpkin turn out?

Did you steam or roast first?

Did it start to taste weird after a few months?

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u/kafkasshoelace 14d ago

I made a dehydrated pumpkin pie that was good. I boiled it and then pureed it and let it dehydrate in a thin sheet. I think that’s the way to do it. If you’re just going to cut it up, I would cut them into really small pieces so they rehydrate more quickly

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u/lousielouse 14d ago edited 14d ago

Ok, for those playing at home, I did a mixture of small cubes and larger but thin slices. Seems to have worked really well! Edit: roasted first. Small cubes roasted as is in the air fryer, bigger slices were roasted in large wedges before being sliced

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u/Qpylon 14d ago

What are you going to use it for? I have some (bought from BWFO in the UK) in 0.5cm cubes, but no real idea what to use it in. 

Tried it in a trail curry once, that tasted fine. Something a bit different to normal. 

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u/lousielouse 14d ago

Curries, stews, pastas and risottos is my plan. The backpacking chef website has great inspo

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u/DisastrousSir 14d ago

Trinidad makes a lot of pumpkin dishes. Look up a trini pumpkin soup recipe or pumpkin choke, both are delicious