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Banana Wraps

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Banana Wraps

raw vegan Banana Wraps displayed with coconut whip cream and fresh strawberries

~ raw, vegan, gluten-free, nut-free ~

I know that this post may seem rather silly due to its simplicity but none the less for a few people out there… I am going to share with you a bit about dehydrating bananas.

Dehydrating fruit is such a wonderful way to have several fruits handy year-round, not just during its peak season of harvest.  Granted,  you can get can bananas year round without any real issues.  Though much to my surprise the bananas in Alaska went through a phase of being neon green!  I couldn’t find a ripe banana if my life counted on it.

I processed 40 lbs of ripe bananas. Yep, 40 lbs!  One day as I was flying by the produce department in a panic need of finding the restroom, out of the corner of the eye I spotted a discount sign on some boxes of bananas.  Sale?!

Oh dear,  my pit-stop to the Lu was detoured.  I quickly pulled myself up the stack of boxes.  $5 a box!  $5 bucks for 40 lbs of RIPE bananas!  I was dancing in place, really needing to relieve myself but too excited to leave my find and risk someone else stealing them away from me.  What was a girl to do?  Lu? Bananas? Lu….bananas.  Well, you can see who won!

I heaved the box up into my arms, the box pressing heavily on my bladder…I waddled my way to the checkout stand.  Made my steal of a deal purchase and made my way to the car. SCORE! I was so excited about those darn bananas that the fact that I really needed to use the restroom eluded me.  After a 15-minute drive home, I carried my box in the door, and without even kissing my husband I handed him the box and ran down the hallway.  Aaaah, mission accomplished!

Now what to do with 40 lbs of bananas that are extremely ripe!  Banana wraps make for a wonderful dessert.

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Place the bananas, vanilla, and cinnamon in the blender or food processor and blend until smooth.  Don’t forget to remove the peel. :)
    • Ripe banana – this is very very important.  When consuming bananas, they should always be ripe.  This will help with digestion, and they taste much sweeter.  So, when shopping or using bananas,  use bananas that have brown spots on them.  Not black bruises, just nice brown spots.
  2. Line the dehydrator tray with a non-stick sheet and pour the batter onto it.  Spread into the size of the wrap that you want.
  3. Dehydrate at 115 degrees (F) until the desired consistency is reached, roughly 6 hours, depending on thickness.
    • There shouldn’t be any wet spots on your fruit leather.  It should peel right off the teflex sheet.
    • You don’t want to over-dry it; you want it to stay pliable.
  4. These can be eaten just like a fruit leather, or you can use them as a dessert wrap.  Wrap out some fruit and raw cream….mmm, I must be hungry right now as I type this because that sure sounds great!
  5. For the recipe in the photo, click (here).
  6. Store in plastic wrap, keeping them separated from one another.
    • You can store them flat or roll them in the plastic wrap, making sure that the rolled wrap doesn’t come in contact with itself.
    • For extra protection, after wrapped in plastic, slide into a ziplock bag or airtight container.
    • They can keep for 1-2 months… maybe longer.

12 thoughts on “Banana Wraps

  1. Ana says:

    Hi there,
    what do you do about the bananas turning brown so quickly in the dehydrator? I tried lemon juice but that made them too sour. Pineapple juice maybe?

    • amie-sue says:

      Hello Ana,

      I don’t do anything special to my bananas when I dry them. They turn a bit but that is to be expected and normal. Most of the dried bananas that you see in the retail stores are either soaked in sodium phosphate, have sugars added, have been baked or fried. That is how they retain the coloring of the banana so vivid. If you dehydrated REALLY ripe bananas in the form of chips they may darken a bit more due to the ripeness. The riper they are, the sweeter and more natural sugars they have. I hope this answered your question. Have a great evening, amie sue

  2. Kiki says:

    I coat my banana chips in fresh pineapple juice, and they are too yummy for words. When I have used up all of my whole banana slices, and I am left with broken up banana bits and pieces, I add that,and a little bit of pineapple chunks to my Vitamix, blend until smooth, and make yummy fruit leather…yummeee=))).

    • amie-sue says:

      I love making fruit leathers… you just about can’t go wrong with them. Thank you for sharing Kiki! Have a great evening. amie sue

  3. Kristen says:

    How do you store them? :)

    • amie-sue says:

      Hello Kristen, I updated the recipe. You can see my suggestions under the “preparation.” Thanks for asking so I could add that info. Have a great day, amie sue

  4. Angie Sist says:

    beautiful … is this ok to share with love please dearest Amie Sue ~ https://naturegod4healthbeauty.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html

  5. Rob says:

    How long do you usually dehydrate the wraps?

    • amie-sue says:

      Hello Rob,

      Great question. Dehydrate at 115 degrees (F) until the desired consistency is reached, roughly 6-10 hours, depending on thickness. When it comes to dehydrating the times given are always an estimate. The timing can shift based on the quality of the unit, how full it is, if other foods with high moisture content are also drying with them, how thick you spread the batter, etc. I hope this helps. blessings, amie sue

  6. Cristina says:

    Hi Amie Sue,
    I made banana wraps but I think that I dehydrated them for too long and now when I bite into them, they’re very hard. Do you have any suggestions on how to soften them?

    • amie-sue says:

      Hello Cristina,

      I have had that happen to me as well. I dampened a paper towel (wring out as much water as you can) and
      then placed it in a ziplock bag with the wraps. That softened them up for use. I hope this helps, amie sue

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