Homemade Cayenne Pepper Recipe
Make your own cayenne pepper powder at home from fresh garden-grown or store-bought cayenne peppers with a dehydrator. It is super easy to make and you won't get any fresher. Here is the recipe.
Servings: 3 tablespoons
Calories: 15kcal
Ingredients
- 4 ounces cayenne peppers
Instructions
- Clean and dry the cayenne peppers. Wearing gloves, remove the stems and slice in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds if you wish.
- Set the sliced cayenne peppers onto dehydrator sheets and dehydrate at 135 degrees F (or at your dehydrator's recommended temperature) for 8 hours, or until they are completely dried through.
- Crush the dried cayenne peppers in a mortar and pestle, or add them to a spice grinder and grind them to a powder.
- Sift the powder and process the remaining chunks until only a fine powder remains.
- Store in airtight containers.
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Notes
Heat Factor: Medium. Cayenne peppers have a fair amount of heat, but not overly so, which makes them an ideal seasoning for many spicy food lovers.
Nutrition
Calories: 15kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 121mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 360IU | Vitamin C: 54.3mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.4mg