How to Make Homemade Chili Flakes - Recipe
Use your dehydrator (or oven) to make your own chili flakes at home. They’re perfect for dashing over pizza or any other food for a bit of zing and flavor. A great way to preserve your pepper harvest.
Servings: 32
Calories: 22kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces chili peppers of choice
Instructions
- Clean and dry your chili peppers.
- Slice each in half lengthwise for smaller peppers, or into rings for thicker walled peppers.
- Set them into your dehydrator tray and dehydrate at 130 degrees F for 12 hours, or overnight. You may need to dehydrate longer, depending on the air conditions.
- When the peppers are completely dried through and brittle, place them in a plastic baggie and seal. Crush them with your hands, or with a towel if your skin is sensitive, as some of the powder may leak through.
- Pour into a shaker and use as needed.
- The crushed chili flakes will last indefinitely, though they will lose color and potency over time. They’re best used within a year.
Notes
Makes about a cup or so of crushed chili flakes.
Nutrition
Calories: 22kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 132mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1875IU | Vitamin C: 2.2mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.4mg