As an adult living in the modern world, I continue to draw on the skills I learned as a kid. I love my Wi-Fi, and knowing pizza is only a phone call away. But I’m okay with never revisiting the adventure that is using an outhouse in the middle of January. Pink Lemonade– When plain lemonade won’t do, add two tablespoons of strawberry powder to your homemade lemonade. Use club soda instead of water to make fizzy pink lemonade for an extra special treat.

Milkshakes– If you’re craving a strawberry milkshake, but all you’ve got is vanilla ice cream, reach for your jar of strawberry powder. Add one teaspoon per milkshake and blend well.

If you want a strawberry powder that looks as good as it tastes, consider skipping the dehydrated strawberries. Anytime heat is used to dry something with sugar in it, you will inevitably have some browning due to caramelization. Use as few or as many dried strawberries as you like, blending until you make enough powder. I prefer to keep adding strawberries until I have enough to fill an empty jam jar. Yogurt Flavoured Coating (59%) (Sugar, Palm Fat, Demineralised Whey Powder (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Yogurt Powder (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Emulsifier: Lecithins (𝐒𝐨𝐲𝐚); Flavouring), Strawberry Flavoured Center (40%) (Apple Juice Concentrate, Strawberry Juice Concentrate, Gelling Agent: Pectin; Acid: Citric Acid), Glazing Agents: Gum Arabic, Shellac. Strawberry Buttercream Frosting– Skip the fake strawberry flavoring the next time you whip up a batch of creamy buttercream frosting. Add a tablespoon or two of strawberry powder to your favorite buttercream frosting recipe. For the best results, soak the powder for ten minutes in whatever liquid your buttercream recipe calls for before mixing the resulting paste in. Try freshly squeezed lemon juice instead of milk or cream for an especially summery frosting.

Reality: Although the Yoyo is made entirely from fruit, it has been processed, blended and reconstituted into a shape so the sugar in it counts as free sugar. Reality: 60% of this product is made up from yoghurt-flavoured coating, which contains sugar, palm fat, whey powder, rice flour and 3% yoghurt powder as well as emulsifiers and glazing agents. My gift of gab and sense of humor via the written word keeps me busy as a copywriter and freelance blogger. Many children do not consume enough fibre, for instance, which Fruit Shoot bars can also help provide.

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So, when it comes to enjoying the delicious flavor of strawberries year-round, you should always have a jar of strawberry powder on hand. Strawberry powder is intensely flavored, meaning a little goes a long way. And when it comes to saving space, you can’t beat having one small eight-ounce jar filled with dozens of strawberries. How to Make Strawberry Powder He built our rough-hewn log cabin when I was seven years old, and I spent much of my childhood roaming the woods and getting my hands dirty. I garden, even when the only space available is the rooftop of my apartment. I’ve been a knitter since age seven, and I spin and dye my own wool as well. And if you can ferment it, it’s probably in my pantry or on my kitchen counter. I can’t go more than a few days without a trip deep into the Pennsylvania State Game Lands looking for mushrooms, edible plants, or the sound of the wind in the trees. The caramelization makes the finished product sweeter but may produce a muddy red-brown powder. That’s fine for a smoothie or adding the strawberry powder to your morning yogurt. However, you may want a more pleasing pink color for items like frosting, where the presentation is part of the enjoyment of the food.

Strawberry Pancakes– Add a heaping tablespoon of strawberry powder to your next batch of pancake batter for sweet, pink pancakes. As an apartment-dweller with limited space, preserving food can be a challenge in my home. But I never let the size of my pantry stand in the way. I have a tiny 5 cubic-foot freezer in my kitchen, and while I love the flavor and convenience of flash-frozen strawberries, they take up a lot of room. I would rather save that precious freezer space for things like meat. And who doesn’t love homemade strawberry jam? I always make a batch of strawberry lemon jam each year. I take an eclectic approach to homesteading, utilizing modern convenience where I want, and choosing the rustic ways of my childhood simply because they bring me joy.

In that case, it’s time to break out my secret strawberry powder ingredient – freeze-dried strawberries. The great thing about dehydrating foods by freezing them is that it preserves their vibrant colors. Use strawberry powder in anything you want to add a powerful punch of strawberry flavor. Remember, a little goes a long way. The strawberry flavor is highly concentrated in powdered form. To make strawberry powder, you need dried strawberries. You can easily make dehydrated strawberries using your oven or a food dehydrator. (I walk you through both processes in this article.) Reality: This product contains concentrated strawberry, and concentrated raspberry juice as well as dates, apple and natural flavourings. Similarly, because the fruit is processed and reconstituted it counts as free sugar. A 25g bar contains 16g of sugar, 84% of the free sugars that children aged four to six should have in a day.

If you use strawberries that you have dried yourself, you will most likely have a darker strawberry powder. Many manufactured dried fruit contains preservatives to keep it from turning brown as it dries. Don’t worry; it still tastes incredible.

is 42% of the free sugars children aged four to six should eat in a day, or 25% of the free sugar maximum intake for children aged seven to 10.