Dried Fruit

Dried fruit is a very useful ingredient in both savoryit. If your hike is strenuous, you'll need to eat a
cooking and desserts. It offers a concentrated burstconstant amount of food to keep your energy and
of sweetness and can often help curb even thestamina up. Just mix the dried fruit of your choice
most persistent sweet tooth. You can either drywith other ingredients such as pretzels, cereal, nuts,
your own or purchase the dried fruit at theand crackers. Keep the mix within easy reach so you
supermarket. Raisins, dried apples, dried figs, andcan munch it on the trail.
dried bananas, and other types of dried fruit can beSavory Cooking with Dried Fruit
used in a variety of ways. Here are someYou can also include small pieces of dried fruit in
suggestions.savory cooking. Incorporating raisins and chopped
Substitute Dried Fruit for Freshdates into a couscous, rice, or lentil pilaf offers a
Dried fruit makes a wonderful addition to any recipe.good way to contrast spicy and sweet in the same
In blueberry or cranberry muffins, for example, youdish. Other dried fruits, such as mango or pineapple,
can substitute dried fruit for the fresh version. If thework well in different sauces and glazes. For advice
recipe calls for one cup of fresh fruit, use ½on cooking with dried fruit, you can either search
cup dried fruit. Soak the fruit in a little orange juice oronline or look in cookbooks. Middle Eastern food
water to make it plump.often incorporates dried fruit in their dishes.
Dried Fruit Trail MixDried fruit serves as a healthy snack or interesting
Dried fruit makes a great addition to any trail mix.accompaniment to your meal. Look for creative ways
The simple sugars are a healthy substitute for candyto cook with dried fruit and you will be rewarded
and they offer a quick energy burst when you needwith good health.