Dehydrated Banana Chips

3.50 from 2 votes

This Dehydrated Banana Chips recipe is a simple way to make a yummy AIP snack the whole family with love. The recipe has three flavor options: plain, sour and cinnamon. This recipe suits the whole30, vegan, paleo and AIP diets.

Prep Time15

Cook Time7

Total Time7 15

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 170kcal

Author: Beth Chen

Equipment

Dehydrator

Ingredients

6 Bananas cut into 1/8 inch slices

To make Sour Dehydrated Banana Chips

1 Lemon juiced (about 2 tablespoons)
1 pinch Salt

To make Cinnamon Dehydrated Banana Chips

2 tablespoons Maple Sugar Omit for whole30, Coconut sugar is a good substitute
2 tablespoons
Coconut Oil
2 teaspoons
Ground Cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon
Salt

Instructions

To make either the Sour or Cinnamon Dehydrated Banana Chips, combine all the ingredients in a large bowl then toss to coat. To make the plain Dehydrated Banana Chips, skip to the next step.
Place the banana slices in a single layer on the dehydrator shelves.
Cook for 6-7 hours at 160 degrees or until crisp. The plain and sour banana chips will cook faster than the cinnamon.

Notes

Use just ripe bananas to make it easier to slice. They are also less likely to fall apart as you prepare them. However, ripe bananas will definitely be sweeter.
I’m using a Nesco dehydrator. This recipe fills up all the trays.
The Cinnamon Dehydrated Banana Chips will take longer to cook than the others. The coconut oil keeps them moist so the cooking time will be much closer to 7 hours. However, if you are inpatient, you can always take them out a little early and eat them semi soft. Some people actually prefer them slightly soft and chewy where they kinda taste like a soft baked banana bread cookie.
It’s a idea to store these in the fridge as they are preservative free which means they are going to go bad rather quickly. I’d eat them within 7 days, especially if they aren’t completely cooked through.
Don’t eat all of these by yourself in one sitting which is hard because it just doesn’t seem like a lot of food. But remember, this recipe called for 6 bananas. That’s a lot of sugar and you need to make sure you don’t eat more than your body can tolerate.

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