With my quest for a healthier lifestyle, I’ve been trying old foods in new ways. We recently made homemade apple chips, and really enjoyed them! My oldest two joined me in the kitchen for a lesson on measuring solids and liquids, and had a lot of fun helping measure, pour, and stir.
Once the apples were ready, I loaded them into four trays in my Raw Chip Factory and set it. The final result was scrumptious. The only thing I would change is next time I need to make all nine trays, because these did not last long!
For my homemade apple chips, I modified a recipe from Simply Dehydrated, a dehydrated food cookbook by Jenny Ross. Here’s what I used…
Homemade Apple Chips
Ingredients
- 6 Gala apples thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup agave nectar
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
Instructions
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Slice apples with a food processor or mandoline, no thicker than 1/3 inch thick. Set aside.
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In large bowl, combine agave nectar, cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt, and ginger, mixing thoroughly.
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Add apple slices to mixture and mix until apples are well coated.
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Line dehydration tray with your choice of nonstick drying sheet (I used silicone drying sheets)
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Line apples on tray in a single layer.
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Place trays in Sedona Dehydrator and set dehydrator to raw setting at 110 degrees for 4 hours.
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Remove apple slices to mesh trays (not lined with drying sheets) and dehydrate for an additional 4-5 hours.
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Separate into desired serving sizes and store in airtight containers.
Next I’m making homemade banana chips. I can’t wait!
What would you make in a food dehydrator?
Oh I use to love dehydrated fruit. I was making it for a while in Indiana until my food dehydrator broke but it was nothing like the Sedona Dehydrator. I wish I could afford it. These look really good and I bet they had a ton of fun.
I have never thought about making dehydrated apples, what a great idea. They looks so yummy!
yum!! I have wanted to know how to make your own apple chips. I have to have something sweet and these look so delicious! I need to get some agave nectar to try out!
yum! i love apple chips! loved the spices you used!
I always buy the cinnamon apple flavor chips at the store, I have never tried to make them myself, and my kids love these too, very easy though, going to have to give this one a try.