How to Dry Longan Fruit
Dried Longan (long nhãn) is a tasty snack often used in sweet dessert soups as well as a herbal medicine with a relaxation effect. Learn how to dry longan fruit at home with your oven.
- Prep time
- 1 hr
- Cook time
- 3 hr 30 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 lbs fresh longan fruits ((you can dry more or less fruits as you want))
Instructions
- 1
Peel off just a bit of the shell at the top of the fruit.
- 2
Push the tip of the knife into the flesh where it meets the seed.
- 3
Move the knife in a circular motion to separate the flesh and the seed.
- 4
After one full circle, use the knife to push the seed out.
- 5
Peel off the remaining shell.
- 6
Preheat your oven to 215°F (or 100°C) with fan on. Arrange the flesh of longan fruits on a wired rack over a baking tray.
- 7
Dry them for 3-3.5 hours. The exact time depends on the thickness of the flesh. Start checking regularly after 3 hours. Remove longan from the oven once it is dry and dark brown (or even almost black) in color.
- 8
Store dried longan in a tight jar or sealed bag in the refrigerator.