u/Tangy_Peach22

hey all, hope this kind of question post is okay. I am not a dehydrater but I'm hoping I can tap on this sub for your expertise!

a few weeks ago I noticed some dried peaches at my local grocery store. I decided to try them out and they were fantastic!! dry on the outside and firm but not hard, almost like a dry fruit leather, and gummy and chewy on the inside. I really liked them so I made sure to grab another bag when I was at the store today. the problem is that this bag wasn't nearly as dry as the other one. these are sticky (but not wet) on the outside, so the experience isn't as good.

I'm wondering if there's any way for me to dry them out further to get my preferred texture? I only have an oven, and it isn't convection (apartment living, you know how it goes.) I'm wondering if i cpuld get results by preheating my oven to a low temperature, putting the peaches in and closing the door, then maybe turning off the oven and just letting them sit in there over night to dry out? my biggest concern is melting the natural sugars and fucking them up by cooking them or worse, burning them. I also don't want to just leave them out to dry on my counter for fear of ants. I don't think just leaving them to air in my oven (turned off) would do much...

if anybody has any ideas I'd love to hear them! or if I'm doomed to just have to eat some sticky dried fruit then let me know that too... thanks everybody!!