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.