Dehydrating Apples with Cinnamon and Sugar
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This weekend I have been dehydrating apples with cinnamon and sugar. It is such a yummy and (relatively) healthy snack. You may have figured out by all of my recent apple recipes that we have lots of apples at our house right now, so we are doing lots of food preservation!
Dehydrating Apples with Cinnamon and Sugar
Let’s get started!
Cinnamon Sugar Apples Ingredients
- Fresh apples
- Cinnamon and sugar shaker (if you don’t have one you can mix it in a bowl and pinch it to sprinkle it on the apples. I do about 75% cinnamon/25% sugar mixture)
How to Make Cinnamon Sugar Apples in the Dehydrator
First, wash the apples. You do not need to blanch them.
You will need to peel, core, and slice them thinly. I have found the best method for doing that is to use a peeler/corer/slicer. It makes that a fast and easy task!
If you are hand slicing your apples, it is important to know that the slices should be as uniform in thickness as possible so that they dry evenly. The slices should be about 3/8 inch thick and should not be placed so that they overlap or are too close together on the dehydrator trays to allow air circulation.
If your apples are damp, patting them dry with a paper towel will decrease the time needed to dehydrate them. Place them on the dehydrator trays. You should leave at least 1/4 inch space around the food pieces.
You can dehydrate just one tray, or several. If I am dehydrating more than one tray of apples, I stack the trays. That way any cinnamon and sugar that doesn’t stick to the apples on the first tray falls down to the apples on the second trays, and so on.
If you put some parchment paper under all of the trays any cinnamon and sugar that falls all the way through can be recycled after you separate the trays and then used again on any spots on the apples that get missed (see the video later in this post!)
Dehydrate them in your food dehydrator for 6-8 hours at 140 degrees.
If they will not be eaten within the week, you should ideally vacuum seal them to keep them fresh and then toss them in the freezer. They make great snacks for when you are on the go, camping, or just want a healthier snack right at home!
Here’s a quick little video that breaks it all down for you:
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- Fresh apples
- Cinnamon and sugar shaker (if you don't have one you can mix it in a bowl and pinch it to sprinkle it on the apples. I do about 75% cinnamon/25% sugar mixture)
Wash the fresh apples. You do not need to blanch them.
You will need to peel, core, and slice them thinly. I have found the best method for doing that is to use a peeler/corer/slicer. It makes that a fast and easy task!
If you are hand slicing your apples, it is important to know that the slices should be as uniform in thickness as possible so that they dry evenly. The slices should be about 3/8 inch thick and should not be placed so that they overlap or are too close together on the dehydrator trays to allow air circulation.
If your apples are damp, patting them dry with a paper towel will decrease the time needed to dehydrate them. Place them on the dehydrator trays. You should leave at least 1/4 inch space around the food pieces.
Now when I sprinkle the cinnamon and sugar on, I stack the trays. That way any cinnamon and sugar that doesn't stick to the apples on the first tray falls down to the apples on the second trays, and so on. if you put some parchment paper under all of the trays any cinnamon and sugar that falls all the way through can be recycled after you separate the trays and then used again on any spots on the apples that get missed. (see the video below!)
Dehydrate them for 6-8 hours at 140 degrees.
If they will not be eaten within the week, you should ideally vacuum seal them to keep them fresh and then toss them in the freezer. They make great snacks for when you are on-the-go, camping, or just want a healthier snack right at home!
I think you are going to love these dehydrated cinnamon sugar apple slices. If you are looking for another yummy snack to make in your food dehydrator, you should try these dehydrated strawberries!
You can also check out these other great food preservation tips:
Preserving Strawberries with a Dehydrator
Canning Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce
See you next time!
Deb
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