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How To Dry Apples (Apple Chips)
Bowl Of Dried Apple Pieces
It’s easy to make your own dried apple chips and pieces, they can be added to cereals, homemade granola, baked goods (such as muffins and cakes), yogurt or they’re tasty as a treat all by themselves. I’ve laid out the steps to oven drying the apple slices but you could use a dehydrator too–just use the instructions that come with your dehydrator.
How To Dry Apples
- Preheat oven to 250°F.
- Wash firm, ripe apples and core them (you can keep the peels on). If the apples have bruises or soft spots, remove them.
- Slice apples into very thin rings (about 1/16″ thick).
- Dip both sides of each apple slice in lemon juice and arrange them in a single layer on a baking rack placed on top of a cookie sheet.
- Place the sheet of apple slices in the oven and bake for approximately 1 hour (or until fairly dry and lightly browned).
- Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and lift each apple slice up off the rack to prevent them from sticking as they cool.
- Once the apple slices are cooled, they’ll be dry and crunchy.
After cooling completely, store the dried apple slices in an airtight container and keep in a cool, dry place.
Tips
- Dried apple slices can be frozen
- You can cut the apples into thicker rings or pieces, adjust the heating time.
- For an extra treat, lightly sprinkle the apple slices with cinnamon and sugar before putting them in the oven.
- If you’d like to rehydrate the dried apple slices before using them, pour boiling water over them and let sit for about 5 minutes or so.
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I just realized that the oven temp for drying apples is the same as for my granola recipe. I can do granola on one rack and the apples on another, yay! I like cooking with a full oven so more stuff gets cooked at the same time. Thanks for posting this tip, it’s close to that time of year when I start making lots of granola.
I love that this doesn’t require a dehydrator – perfect for when it cools off a bit more. Can’t wait to give it a try . . . I plan to sprinkle some cinnamon on mine for a delicious taste and smell. I linked to this on my weekly roundup – post link is under my name. Thanks!
what kind of rack r u talking about? i always end up with apples that dont get eaten and this would be a perfect solution! thanks so much for the tips! melissa
We live in western AZ where the air is usually very dry. When I saw apple slices hanging outside at a friend’s house, I had to try it myself. It was soooo easy! I just sliced them in the food processor, then strung the slices on a ribbon. I kept both the slices and the already-strung slices in a bowl of water to prevent browning. The kids helped me take the whole thing outside and hang them up, then we separated all the apple slices. In just a few hours they were dry, and delicious! Now if I could just find a way to dry mangoes outside…
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Thanks for the banana chips recipe.
Last fall I put up a bunch of pickled beets and had extra pickling liquid left over. I soaked apple slices in it over night, dried them on towels and then dried them.SOOOOOO good! My granddaughter loves them!