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How to Make Raisins Without Any Fancy Equipment
I've always been impressed by "sun-dried" designations on raisins boxes, thinking the process of making raisins must be super complex and full of complicated equipment. Imagine my surprise when I discovered making raisins in my kitchen (or on my porch) was super simple and almost effortless! With this recipe, you can impress all your friends with your newfound knowledge of how to make raisins.
The best part about DIY Raisins is that you can use any type of grapes, so whatever you have on hand works. In fact, use this as an opportunity to experiment and figure out which types of raisins are your favorite. Some types of raisins are sweeter than others (looking at you, Concord), whereas white grapes make some cool-colored raisins.
DIY Raisins
- Prep Time: 2 mins
- Cook Time: 4 hrs
- Total Time: 4 hrs 2 mins
- Servings: 1
Ingredients
- Grapes
- Parchment paper
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Alternatively, you can line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, layer the grapes, cover them with cheesecloth, and leave them to bask in the sun for a few days. This method takes a little longer, but you can brag to all your friends that you know how to make raisins that are sun-dried 'cause you're fancy AF.
And there you have it! Now you can make your own raisins at home super easily, and impress all your friends with your superb cooking skills. Because making raisins totally counts as cooking--you used an oven or a cheesecloth, didn't you? Besides, you can bake your DIY raisins into other dishes like these breakfast almond bites or these vegan oatmeal raisin cookies, and then you're sure to wow with your real heavy-duty cooking.