Background Color
Add to favorites
~ 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.
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?
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
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=))).
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
How do you store them? :)
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
beautiful … is this ok to share with love please dearest Amie Sue ~ https://naturegod4healthbeauty.blogspot.com/p/recipes.html
Yes’m :) That would be quite all right. :) hugs, amie sue
How long do you usually dehydrate the wraps?
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
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?
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