How to Dehydrate Banana Chips
How to dehydrate banana chips for a dried fruit snack. Dried banana chips are great snacks for families, camping or hiking.
Equipment
- Electric Dehydrator
- Mesh Dehydrator Trays
Ingredients
- 7 Large Bananas ((cut into ¼ inch slices))
- Fresh Fruit ((fruit pretreatment method))
Instructions
- Peel and slice one banana at a time into ¼ inch thick slices.
- Dip the banana slices into a pretreatment solution to prevent the banana from browning.
- Arrange the banana slices on a dehydrator tray, leaving space between each banana slice.
- Repeat with all the bananas and fill all the dehydrator trays.
- Stack the trays on the dehydrator base and place the lid on.
- Turn the dehydrator on and set the temperature to 135 F. degrees.
- Dehydrate the banana chips for 6 to 12 hours. Every 3 to 4 hours rotate the dehydrator trays and check the banana chips. The dehydrating time will vary.
- Once the chips are done allow them to cool completely before storing.
- Conditioning is recommended.
- Store the banana chips in air tight containers.
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Recipe Expert Tips
Recipe Expert Tips
- Bananas: Use firm but ripe bananas for the best flavor.
- Slicing the bananas: Slice the bananas ¼ of an inch thick.
- Preventing browning: Use a pretreatment method to prevent the bananas from browning while you are cutting them and loading the trays.
- How to keep the banana chips from sticking: Use a plastic liner tray. The bananas will still stick a little bit but when you pull them from the liner tray they will not tear or break apart.
- How do you know when they are done?:
- Chewy or crunchy banana chips:
- Conditioning dehydrated fruit: It is recommended to condition dehydrated fruit that will be put into long term storage to prevent mold.
- Dehydrators: Dehydrators that have a set temperature run at a higher temperature then dehydrators with a temperature control.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cupCalories: 43kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 171mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 32IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg
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