Snacks, Vegetarian 
Comments Off on Apple Chips Apple Chips
I love my dehydrator. I find it one of the most useful tools for preserving my fruits that are just past peak.
I’ve had some apples living in the bottom drawer of my fridge for a few weeks, but had no urge to eat them at all since they seemed rather squishy. I HATE squishy apples. They have to be almost under-ripe and super crunchy for me to eat them.
So I went to town and sliced up all my apples. There were about 5 large ones, and it made quite a bit of apple chips…
But sadly enough these were all that survived. I made them the same day that my friend helped me to make some ice cream sandwiches, and in between steps we kept munching on them. I have to say I was REALLY full by the time we were done making those sandwiches.
Imagine eating 2.5 apples worth of fiber! That’s a whole lot of fiber!
Most of the time when you find dried apples in the stores, they are thick and chewy and covered in chemicals so they don’t turn brown. My versions are generally thinly sliced and almost over dried, making them slightly crunchy chips. And who cares if they are slightly brown! Yum!
I also like using tart apples for this, it gives it a little more flavor and not too sweet. A friend of my husband mentioned in passing that he always had too many apples due to the trees on his property, hopefully I can get some of those this year and make an arsenal of apple chips!
I just have to remember not to eat them all in one day…