How to Make Freeze Dried Bananas
How to make freeze dried bananas at home. Freeze dried bananas make a delicious healthy snack or you can add water to them to reconstitute to make mashed bananas to make banana bread or other recipes.
I used a Harvest Right freeze dryer to dry my bananas. Freeze drying removes almost all of the water from food, so it's shelf stable for up to 25 years! It removes more water and keeps more nutritional value than dehydrating.
Freeze drying and dehydrating are not the same thing. Dehydrating uses low heat to evaporate the water. Freeze drying freezes the food and then uses a vacuum to remove water. You can learn more about dehydrating vs freeze drying here.
We eat the banana chips as a snack. There's no added sugar or even a preservative. You can also add banana powder to smoothies and other recipes for more nutrition.
How to Make Freeze Dried Bananas
Recipe details
- 10 pounds
- Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 24 Hours Total time: 24 hr 20 min
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I would love to be able to freeze dry veggies and fruits but the freezer dryer machines cost more than $2000 and that's not in my budget. I wonder if there are freeze dryers that cost much less.
At the price of the freeze dry machines, I doubt the average household would save enough $$$ to validate the price of the machine. But it's the thought that counts!!