How to Dehydrate Bananas
Simple Living. Creative LearningBananas are a delicious fruit that I have used a lot in cooking. Learn how to dehydrate bananas which make lovely snacks.
Ingredients
Lemon Water
- 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
- 1 Cup Water
- 2 Bananas per tray
Instructions
Pre-Treating Bananas
- To pre-treat the banana slices, you can dip them lemon water.
- Lemon Water - Combine ¼ cup of lemon juice with 1 cup of water. Stir to mix and soak the banana slices for up to 10 minutes. Remove and place on your dehydrator drying racks.
Dehydrating Bananas
- Prepare 2 small bowls, 1 with honey and the other with lemon juice. The honey is for crisper slices, while the lemon is to retain colour.
- Peel and slice bananas into 1/8” to 1/4” slices. Discard any bruises. Uniform slicing can make a big difference in how evenly the fruit dries. For banana “jerky” you can slice the bananas lengthwise into long, ¼” thick slices.
- Dip the banana slices into either the honey or lemon juice, depending on what you are going to use the dried banana chips for.
- Place on dehydrator tray in a single layer without touching.
- Dry at 135° F or 57˚C, until hard and crispy, approximately 9 hours. This may take longer depending on humidity in your area. Your banana chips will snap in half easily when they are done rather than bending.
- Allow to cool on racks.
- Condition dry bananas.
- Store in sealed jars, ziploc bags (if eating soon), or in mylar sealable bags for long term storage.
Dehydrate in the Oven
- To dehydrate bananas in the oven, preheat the oven to 200˚F or 93˚C.
- Prepare as you would for the dehydrator - slice, soak.
- Lay the prepared banana slices on baking paper on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven for around 1 to 1 ½ hours, checking halfway through and flipping the slices over.
- Continue to bake until the bananas are dried.
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided as a courtesy. The values may vary according to the ingredients and tools that are used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed information.
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