How to Make Sun Dried Tomatoes and Hot Pepper Flakes

White plate with a bunch of homemade sun dried tomatoes.

This is a great way to preserve veggies from your summer garden. Here is how to make sun dried tomatoes and hot pepper flakes. Makes great homemade gifts too!

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword dehydrator recipe, garden produce, hot pepper flakes, sun dried tomatoes

Author Denise Wright

Ingredients

30 - 40 grape or small cherry tomatoes sliced in half
50 fresh cayenne chiles

Instructions

Clean and thoroughly dry your tomatoes and peppers.
Slice your tomatoes and place on a tray of your dehydrator, sliced side up.
Add your peppers to another tray.
Set your dehydrator to 135°F or whatever you manufacturer setting for vegetables is.
Tomatoes should be ready in 8-10 hours.
Peppers should take 36-48 hours.
Check both every once in awhile for pieces that are done.
To make the hot pepper flakes, add the dried peppers to a food processor and pulse until you have the texture you want.
For the sun dried tomatoes, store in an airtight container like a ziplock bag and place in the freezer so they keep for a long time.

Recipe Notes

We have used both grape and cherry tomatoes. Any tomatoes will probably work but larger ones will take longer. And it would be best if you use plum or Roma tomatoes as they have less liquid.