A Guide to Freeze Drying Bananas
If you've ever wanted to learn how to freeze dry bananas, this post is your perfect guide!
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Servings: 100 Servings
Calories: 40kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 7 bunches bananas (6 large banans per bunch)
Instructions
- Peel and slice bananas into ¼" thick slices and arrange on parchment-lined freeze dryer trays. To make banana sticks, slice the banana into thirds, then slice each portion into quarters lengthwise.
- Turn freeze-dryer on and cool chamber for 15 minutes. Once it's ready, slide filled trays into your freeze-dryer, then close and lock the door. Close drain valve, then select start from menu.
- When the time is up, open the drain valve to unseal the door. Check banana chips from each tray to make sure no further drying time is necessary. The banana chips should feel dry, light, and crisp. If there is any moisture remaining, select additional drying time until they're done.
- See post for storage instructions and a tip to ensure bananas are completely dry.
Notes
- You can line up two to three bananas to slice at once to speed up the slicing process, or use a mandoline for more uniform slices.
- If you freeze the bananas first, you can shave around 4.5 hours off of the total freeze-drying time.
- Don't use overripe bananas. Because they have too much sugar content they can fall apart when the sugar crystalizes.
- Although I like to only do 1 layer of banana slices, you can stack the bananas as high as the tray will hold.
- If you intend to use the bananas for smoothies and baking, you can blend them first before freeze-drying.
- The freeze-drying time will vary based on how thick the slices are.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.3cup | Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g
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