How to Dehydrate Bananas

5 from 1 vote

Dehydrating bananas is great for making delicious snacks and making use of those bananas that are little over-ripe (especially when there’s no room in the freezer!)

Course Snack

Servings chips

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Prep Time 5

Dehydrating time 8

Notable Equipment

1 Dehydrator

Ingredients

▢ 2 bananas

Instructions

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1. Slice bananas into 1/4″ inch thick rounds or lengthwise strips
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2. Optional: lightly coat or spray the banana with lemon juice or an ascorbic acid based product
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3. Arrange on a dehydrating tray with enough room for air to circulate between the pieces (no over lapping)
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4. Place in dehydrator and dehydrate at 135°F for about 8 hours

Notes

Dehydrating times may vary (the water content and thickness of the bananas, as well as the humidity and altitude of where you live in impact the time)
It’s recommended to use a mesh liner on your dehydrating trays to prevent sticking
To learn more about dehydrating, check out our post How to Dehydrate: Learning the Basics

Tips:

I typically recommend using over ripe bananas (some spots on the peel) because they result in a sweeter and stronger banana flavour, however, if you’re looking for something with more crunch, use bananas that are slightly underripe (a little green on the peel).

Keywords: banana, bananas, dehydrating

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