Is there anyway you can make powder out of mint leaves preseving same fresh taste for later use?

Question

like to drink mint tea everyday.

Answer 1

Where I live we let fresh mint in open air until the leaves completely dries then we rub it off into a jar or something. It can be stored for a long time.

Answer 2

Yes few trick you can use.

1. Fresh mint can be taken from indoor mint plant.
2. Harvest it and dry it indoor/out door in shade, with stem and all.
3. Harvest leave only dry it indoor/out door in shade. I leave it under my bad and check it after few days.

Store dry products in air tight bottle.

You can buy it in season and do the above. Some store have this dry product on their salves, Winco come to mind in my area health food stores and natural food and herbs stores will also have them.

Store dry products in air tight bottle, if loose bulk purchases from beans, or paper packaging once open. Keeps well in Zip lock bags also..

Tastes about the same try a small quantity duering season to compare, I cannot tell the defference( between fresh and dry).

You can buy powder also, I like whole dry leaves batter, once dried you can put it in bender and make powder.

Enjoy.

Answer 3

i think the best way is to shade dry the mint leaves, i.e spread the mint leaves on a plate and put it on the top shelf of the kitchen.
in open air, cover with a thin cloth. after 4 to 6 days the leaves will be crisp dry . store them in an air tight jar. i do this often. u can also use these leaves in koftes or soups or mixed vegetbles
to enhance the taste

Answer 4

I think I would either freeze the washed leaves, or make mint syrup out of the leaves, sugar, and water and freeze that in 1-cup portions. Then just thaw it 1 cup at a time to add to your tea.

For syrup, use 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water, and a handful of crushed mint leaves (you can crush in the pot w/ a spoon).

Answer 5

Mint's leaf structure is much too delicate to successfully preserve its minty taste after drying - or even after pureeing.

A mint syrup is the only way to keep the fresh taste of mint, but I don't know of any other method for savoury dishes.

Answer 6

I dont know