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How to Make your own Banana Chips
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How to Make your own Banana Chips

This really is an easy way to preserve bananas for easy snacking. Baking time varies from 2 hours in an oven to overnight in a dehydrator.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes

Ingredients

  • Ingredients:
  • Bananas- the amount depends on how much space you have and how many bananas you have.
  • Optional but often recommended items: lemon juice to preserve color, sugar alternative (best in a shaker), and vegetable oil spray.

Instructions

  • Prep your dehydrator for nonstick, following any given directions from the manufacturer. I spray with nonstick vegetable oil.
  • Peel your banana(s) and then cut them into slices. Cut your banana slices into ⅛-1/4 inch wide chips.
  • *TIP: Use a slightly unripened banana for best results as it will be easier to slice into thinner slices.
  • If preserving bananas with lemon juice, spray or dip the bananas prior to placing on the rack
  • Place your sliced bananas on the rack side by side making sure to not overlap them.
  • Sprinkle any desired sugar alternative on to the bananas .
  • Dehydrate as per the directions of the manufacturer.
  • Flip the bananas over halfway through dehydrating- about 6 hours. I always try to flip my chips over once during the baking and re-sprinkle them with sugar alternative..
  • Tip, you can optionally use an oven instead of a dehydrator.
  • Do so by preheating the oven to 175.
  • Prep a baking sheet for nonstick using parchment paper or the method of your choice.
  • Bake the bananas in your oven for up to 2 hours or until crisp, flipping them over midway.
  • Baking time will depend upon how thick your chips are as well.
  • Allow the chips to cool and they should harden for you.
  • If you store these in an air-tight jar, they should keep for up to a couple of months- way longer than regular bananas.

Recipe Notes

Dehydrating times depend on how thick your banana slices are and the method that you are using to dehydrate.
most recently updated:
August 21, 2017

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