No matter what method you use for drying cranberries, picking the right kind of cranberry is very important. Choose only those cranberries that are ripe and firm. Take a bag of fresh cranberries and wash them thoroughly. Next, take some water in the saucepan and bring it to a boil. Pour all the cranberries into the boiling water to blanch them. As soon as you soak them in water, the cranberries will start popping and its skin will burst. If the skin does not burst properly, they will not dehydrate the way you want. So, keep them in boiling water for sufficient amount of time. It should be kept in the water for few minutes and not just few seconds.
When the skin of all the cranberries have split, drain out the water and place them on a dry paper towel and gently pat dry them. Now, spread them on the dehydrator trays in the form of a single layer. Turn the temperature of the dehydrator to 120 degrees and allow the cranberries to dehydrate. After a gap of every two hours, you should stir the cranberries. Continue to dehydrate them until the cranberries are hard and slightly leathery to chew. It will take around 12-24 hours for that. However, it depends on the weather condition in your locality. If you live in a less humid zone, then it is likely that the cranberries will dehydrate in a less amount of time.
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