Banana's

[grahamc184]

How do they dry out those little bits of banana that you get in those packets of mixed dried fruit ?

If you leave a banana for any length of time it goes all black & mangy, yet that dried stuff stil retains it creamy colour??

[BBWCHATT]

Most of them use a food dehydrator Graham - but I found this on the internet for you:

You can easily accomplish this with an ordinary oven. Slice bananas that are just ripe a little thicker than you want the chip to be. After slicing you have the option of coating with a little oil to boost the flavor, coconut oil works best. arrange your chips on a wire cake cooling rack. Nest this rack inside a sheet pan or on top of a cookie baking pan. Bake in the oven at the lowest possible setting, this will vary depending on your oven but should be somewhere between 175-200F degrees. The amount of time it will take will vary depending on what the temperature so pay attention the first time you do it , check every hour. it shouldnt take more 6-8 hours, but check each hour and when they are to your liking you will know the correct time for future reference. obviously the thinner the chip the faster it will dry too. and make alot, as many sheets as you can fit in your oven since its a time consuming process you don't want to be baking for eight hours every other day. Freeze your chips to preserve them even longer.

[Lonnie]

They may retain the colour, but they are totally tasteless, unlike other dried fruit.

[BBWCHATT]

The ones you buy that taste sweet are kind of shiny like they have dipped them in something sweet.

I am not much of a cook - so when I have bananas that aren't going to be eaten - I either cut them in half or in 1 inch chunks - put popsicle sticks in them - freeze them and then dip them in melted chocolate - to make banana pops - the kids love them.

[MiniMonroe]

When they're shiney they're usually dipped in honey.
They sell them in a local store Julian Graves and they're loverly, dont eat too many tho hehe

[BBWCHATT]

Graham - if it isn't too much trouble - and if you have the time - could you please let us know if we gave you what you needed or if we need to keep looking?

Thanks for your help.
BBWCHATT