Part of the reason that I went on this 60 days without grocery shopping is because of the number of quality products that needed to be used up. Freeze dried Raspberries, strawberries, peaches and blueberries. Making them into something your family will like is a whole other issue. Because rehydrating them makes a very soft and slimy texture I found there are certain ways to use them cooking that made them quite nice. They are great to add to pancakes, waffles, muffins, quick breads, cakes, pies, cold cereals, and home made granola. Something that I also found that worked really well when wanting to add them to a trifle or make your fruity glazed topping for desserts and breakfast foods is this simple glaze made from cornstarch water sugar and Jell-O. It's the glaze my Mom used to make fresh strawberry pie.
1 cup water
1 cup Granulated sugar ( I make it with 1/2 cup sugar)
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons any flavor of Jell-O (I like to match it to the fruit I am using)
Directions:
Whisk over medium to medium high heat Cornstarch, sugar and water. Stir constantly it thickens quickly. When it reaches a thick consistency remove from heat and add Jell-O. Simply add your dried fruit that you would like to use and you have your topping. When it cools it will be a perfect pie consistency. If you would like the filling to be a little more like a drizzle lessen the cornstarch by half.
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