How to Dehydrate Bananas

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For best results start with bananas that are ripe, but not too ripe. I don't think a few spots will hurt, but if they've gone mushy, better use them for a smoothie or something.

Step 1: The first step in dehydrating bananas is pretty obvious: peel them.

Step 2: I love this next step because it is just so awesome. Did you know that a banana is naturally segmented just like an orange or lemon or those other kinds of segmented fruits? It's naturally segmented into three equal parts. Isn't that cool? To segment the banana, gently slide your thumb into the end of the peeled banana that has a slight opening (the non-stem side). Continue sliding down your fingers through and you will be left with three equal banana segments. If it breaks part way down, don't worry. You can still use it. Just put your thumb where you left off and keep sliding.

Step 4: Lay your banana segments on the food dehydrator sticky side up. That's right! No stickiness to worry about with this method. Yay!

Step 5: Repeat these steps until the dehydrator is full. I fit about 3 bunches full of bananas on my 5 trays. That's another thing I love about this method, you can fit a lot of bananas at a time.

Step 6: Then dehydrate for about 12-24 hours depending on your dehydrator and how thick your bananas are. Mine took about 15 hours or so. Bananas are done when they are still bendable, but not sticky.

Step 7: Store in an airtight container (out of direct sunlight) until ready to use.

Source: healthyfamilycookin.blogspot.com, idea shared by my Aunt Sharilyn