How to Dehydrate Bananas in a Food Dehydrator | Dehydrating Bananas for Long Term Food Storage
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- čas přidán 7. 01. 2021
- In this video, you'll learn how to dehydrated bananas in a food dehydrator. Dehydrating bananas for long term food storage is a great way to add a sweet treat to the other items in your prepper pantry.
Dehydrated banana chips are a great healthy snack for kids, and they are easy to make a home. In this video I show you how I dehydrated bananas without lemon juice, and the results.
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the bananas look like grumpy faces lol :D I gotta use my dehydrator. It's brand new and I have not tried it yet.
You know its good when you can't stop eating them lol. We do really enjoy dried bananas
I know, right?! I did the same thing when I was dehydrating the frozen cherry/berry mix. It smelled so good, it was hard to resist. Right now I have some cuties in the dehydrator. They are BRIGHT orange. Look so good, I want to taste one, but so far I'm resisting temptation.
Ugh finally a video for long term storage!!! Thank you so so so much for this video!
You're so welcome!
Great video, thank you!
Thanks for the video. Very interesting.
You can slightly freeze the bananas to make them firmer for easier slicing.
That's a great tip, thank you!
The very first thing I dehydrated. They often have banana slicers at the dollar store. I find the best results with a knife and ruler. Using dehydrator at night is perfect does all the work while you sleep.
I'll have to keep my eye out for the banana slicers. Great idea to use a knife and ruler! Thanks as always for your support.
A knife and RULER?...HAHAHA
Thanks for sharing on how to dehydrate bananas in a food dehydrator. thumbs up
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Thanks for watching! Here are the two dehydrators I personally use and recommend: amzn.to/3EJrS3i and amzn.to/3nUxX6f .
Giving it a try. Thank you.
You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it!
thanks for the video going to try it out and make my banana 's
Hi Rebecca,I did'nt know you could dehydrate bananas ,thanks for this video.
Yes you can! And they are delicious!
Try freezing the semi ripe bananas for about 10 minutes and then use the hand slicer. You want them hard not frozen solid.
Great tip! I'll have to give that a try next time I dehydrate bananas.
Makes a world of difference!! Putting them in freezer first. Not frozen of course.
Hey there. thanks for the video. I recently was given a whole case of bananas that was rather ripe and a little bruised. I have a Japanese Benriner mandoline and it made the case a cake walk. Even the dark mushy parts sliced just fine. The sharp and sturdy blade is key. I highly recommend this brand if you are dehydrating fruit often or play with vegetables much. Nice uniform slices and you can remove the blade and run it over a stone to restore the sharpness.(years down the road more than likely)
Kyle, my apologies for the slow response. Somehow I missed your comment! Thanks for the tip on the mandolin. I will definitely check out that brand. It sounds like it would be worth it to upgrade my mandolin! I'm glad your bananas turned out well.
@@StockingMyPantry it’s pretty cool when YT channels reply! Benriner is the standard for mandolins with chefs. Not worth while if you’re only doing a bunch or 2 of bananas though. Cheers!
@@thecrazylineman68 I always try to reply, but sometimes miss something. Thanks for being patient! I will definitely check out Benriner. I prefer to have fewer things, but top quality that lasts!
Thank you for your video.
Do not slice your Bananas!
Here's what you do, ... it's so easy and fast, ... lol Cut the ends from the banana and peel, now it gets weird because you stick your finger in the end of the banana and push. The banana will divide into three sections naturally that you separate and place in your lemon juice.
Place these long strips of bananas onto the dehydrator and they turn out fine.
I use pure lemon juice, ... and it makes them sticky. But the browning is greatly reduced. I froze some left over bananas that were in the juice and they have yet to turn brown. This is unheard of in a frozen banana.
I have to soak my trays in hot water to get the banana off.
Good luck.
I've seen them sliced lengthwise then cut in half. You might try that.
Really good if you dip them in honey prior to dehydrating...Really !!!
That sounds delicious! I will have to try that next time I dehydrate bananas. Thanks for sharing!
Fab idea
Does dipping them in honey increase dehydrating time by much?
Nice experiment. They are really good, better than the ones that you buy by far! Have you tried dehydrated black grapes??
I haven't tried dehydrated black grapes. How do they compare to commercially bought raisins?
We have done bananas before, they tasted pretty good, the kids were unsure about them LOL
That's funny! Kids definitely have strong ideas about food, lol.
I just Did it with the lemon juice and there just as brown and ugly but darn taste good haaaa
A very enjoyable video. The bananas really stick badly to the trays. I'm going to try Pam or a little vegetable oil on the trays. I will report back with the results.
I hope the spray worked out well for you! You won't be able to store as long, but if you're like me, you'll eat them fast anyway. :)
I have found that as long as I let them FULLY dehydrate, they are easier to get off.
@@StockingMyPantry They were still hard to get off.
Parchment paper for a win
Nice recepy. U can try food grade hydrofobic spray (one time only) so that it will not stick to grid.
Interesting suggestion! I am now familiar with this, but will have to see what I can find out about it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
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wait you had Mandoline slicer backwards . I think
No kidding about the mandolin being dangerous. I absentmindedly cut my index finger almost to the bone. I think the speed I was slicing carrots at certainly contributed to the severity of the cut.
Yikes! The problem is, we use tools like a mandolin to make things easier, but then move too fast. So sorry to hear you cut yourself so severely.
@@StockingMyPantry the scar helps remind the kiddos that the danger is real. Now it is a show&tell for my niece and nephew, and I get to tell the cautionary tale of how the blade doesn't know the difference between a carrot and your finger.
@@StockingMyPantry btw have you ever powdered your dehydrated bananas? I saw a short clip of someone dumping the home dried banana chips in a coffee grinder and then just saying to add it to things. Looked interesting. I wonder how making banana bread with dehydrated bananas would turn out? Hmmm I'm going to have to do some experimenting:)
@@Angie_978 I haven't tried that, but it sounds good! I think the key would be drying them thoroughly because it can be hard to grind something sticky into a powder. It would certainly be worth a try! I also think you can rehydrate the slices and then blend them to use in banana bread, but it would be nice to be able to store the powder and use that. Hmmm. . . sounds like something interesting to experiment with!
@@Angie_978 it's nice to have a visual of such an important thing to remember! I love that you have been able to show kids. Great idea to help them understand the danger!
What do they feel like so you know when they are done? Do they crack or are they just flexible or? Also how long do they last? Thank you!
Hi Cindy, great questions! They should feel dry to the touch and easily crack in half. In terms of how long they last, a lot is going to depend on how you store them. For instance, if you store them in mason jars that have been vacuum sealed (or if you use oxygen absorbers), and if you store them in a cool dark place, they will likely last for a couple of years. We eat them so fast that I can't say from experience how long they will last because they never last long around here!
@@StockingMyPantry thank you VERY much for your reply! 🙂
you're welcome!
I've got the Nesco dehydrator, bottom of the line, so no temp adjustment. Mine did not come with the liners. I wonder if I could use parchment paper.....
Yes I use parchment paper regularly. Especially with blueberries.
@@debraeckart9711yes I second the blueberries+ parchment, I’ve done it once and I didn’t and it took 3 hours to get them off
Try freezing or chilling the bananas for a bit before using the mandolin.
Great tip, thank you! I'll give that a try.
I do my bananas with a mist of lemon juice. I have had no problems. I do about 8 lbs at a time. I NEED MORE DEHYDRATORS TAKE CARE ALL
Thanks for sharing your experience! I will use lemon juice next time. I think we all need more dehydrators, lol! I recently saw an Excalibur 9-tray dehydrator on sale at Walmart, and I came so close to buying it, but I literally have nowhere to put it, so passed on it. But I kind of regret not buying it.
I was curious, what temp did you use? Nice job
Thanks for your kind words. 125 degree Fahrenheit is my standard setting. There are a few exceptions such as dehydrating meat - which has to be at a much higher temperature (160 degrees).
Have you tried an egg slicer. That’s nice to quick slice bananas.
That's a great tip, Shannon! I don't have an egg slicer, but it might be good to get one because I've seen people use them on strawberries and mushrooms as well.
How about using an egg slicer?
my first thought was a butter slicer.
Cut your Banana the lenght of a egg. Use a eggs slicer. Works good , even slices and not that thin..
Bananas were the 1st thing I tried. The too thin ones stuck to the tray & burnt. I was using a dehydrator that didn't adjust & seems to run at 150ish. I think I did them for about 24+ hrs??? The thicker ones stayed chewy like. Which my family loved. Its hard to say but I don't think the lemon juice helped with color. The person I watched said to spray them cooking oil for crispness, no other video recommended that, maybe those are the ones that burned??? Not sure because I had several children "helping" and eating them. If anyone in my 12 person household wont eat them brown, it means more for the ones who will. They retained their yummy smell and that got them to try them. So, I got a couple 2nd hand dryers, that are temp adjustable, and I'm seeing how it goes, slicing them right now, at midnight.
PS. Didnt use the liners the 1st time, saw a tip on that or to use parchment paper.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It seems that dehydrators without temperature controls do run hot, because they need high enough temperatures to safely dehydrate meat. Unfortunately, that does cause some problems with dehydrating fruit.
I haven't tried cooking oil, but that may help crispness. However, oil would make them not suitable for long term storage because they will go rancid. Having said that, they never last long enough for me to worry about that! But just keep that in mind if you don't plan to eat them soon after dehydrating them. With 12 people in your household, you likely don't have to worry about food being around too long!
I'll look forward to hearing how the drying goes for you using hand dryers!
Hope you get some sleep. :)
@@lisaspencer3194 parchment paper is a good idea!
Can these be used in making banana bread Or are they best in cereal or as a snack?
@oldladytoofast, great question! I haven't tried that, so can't say for sure. I think it will work though, because you should be able to rehydrate them back to their near original state so they'd be soft. I'd then blend them up using a mixer or blender and then use them as directed per whatever recipe you're following. You might want to give it a try with a half a batch (small loaf - whatever you can make with one egg) to test it out before using on a larger batch.
@@StockingMyPantry great idea to try a small loaf first. I just feel like they should plump back up and even if they don't I have a hunch the banana bread won't go to waste 😂
Those banana chips look spooky
Use them as party favors at Halloween and you'll be the talk of the town!
I saw another video where he said that if you stick the bananas in the freezer for 10 or 15 minutes before peeling them, they're easier to slice.
That sounds like a great idea! Thanks!
At 3:20 Is that the correct way to use that mandolin?
I'll leave that to the mandolin pros to decide. ;) Follow the instructions that come with your mandolin, and you should be fine.
Did you vacuum seal in the jars?
I didn't, simply because we ate them too fast. :) If I was putting them into longer food storage, I would have vacuum sealed.
you sound like the most graceful woman on earth..
Put them in the freezer for 15-20 minutes then try the mandolin.
Great tip, thank you!
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What about a egg slicer?
I have had a couple of people mention egg slicers, and I think they would work great. I also know of people who use egg slicers to slice strawberries and mushrooms. So they're good for a lot more than eggs.
refridge to stop further growth before you dehydrate....just logical. The day you bought the banana is not exactly the day that you put them on the machine,
Put the bananas in freezer for about 30 min beforehand.
Great tip, thank you! Peel the banana first or no?
Push the item on the mandolin . Don’t pull it towards you. The pushing keeps pressure against the blade. I’ve never seen anyone do it this way. 😝
Thanks for your comment. I'll give it a try. (Though I've seen lots of people do it "this" way, lol.)
We purchased a Dehydrator last year the cost of Dehydrating food is extremely expensive, you keep the Banana's in the Dehydrator for 8-12 hours at 135 degrees. Banana's right now cost on average 23 cents per pound, I figured that 6 Banana's around 3lb cost $6.23 to Dehydrate making Dehydrator's useless.
I'm not sure where you buy bananas as 23 cents a pound, but regardless of the huge price difference between where you live and where I live, I think you may be missing the point. Try this challenge: dehydrate bananas and put them on a shelf in an airtight container. At the same time that you put the dehydrated bananas on a shelf, put a fresh banana on a shelf. After 6 months, eat the "fresh" banana, and if you survive that, eat the dehydrated ones and from there determine whether or not dehydrators are worthless.
It's all a matter of perspective.
Just paid .68 per lb for bananas. The cost to dehydrate is going to be determined by the manner of dehydrating and the different models of dehydrator being used. Wattage is key as well. Dehydrating in an oven will cost far more than a low watt dehydrator.
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They all look like they have angry faces.
They have sad 'faces'
To much talking , get to the point!.
Thanks for your feedback. Can you share links to some of your videos so I can see what you feel is a better style? It's always good to learn from people who are better are creating content than I am!