Dehydrating Apples
Dehydrated apples are perfect for snacking, adding to granola, or you can also rehydrate them for various recipes, like filling for apple pies!
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Equipment
- Food Dehydrator
- Vegetable Peeler optional
- Airtight Container, like a canning jar
- Oxygen Absorbers optional
Ingredients
- Apples
- Pretreatment like sugar water, lemon water, saltwater, Fruit Fresh, etc.
Instructions
Dehydrating Apples
- Wash apples thoroughly.
- Peel apples if desired.
- Slice the apples into ¼-inch thick slices.
- Pre-treat for discoloring.
- Discard the cores and seeds.
- Dry apples. If using a dehydrator, run for 6-10 hours. If using an oven, set it to 150 degrees F or lower and run for 4-8 hours.
- Apples are dry when leathery and pliable, without any visible moisture.
- Allow dried apples to cool before storing in an airtight container in a dry, dark place.
Packaging for Storage Options
- Use sealed air tight containers.
- Mason Jars
- Mylar Bags/Vacuum Sealed Bags
- Good quality air tight plastic container.
Notes
Vacuum sealing and/or oxygen absorbers are optional.
If storage will be short-term, freezer bags will work just fine.
If storage will be short-term, freezer bags will work just fine.