I am having a lot of fun with my new dehydrator that I received as a gift for Christmas. My husband has discovered that he loves dehydrated fruits, so I have found him putting something in the dehydrator almost every other day. I usually prepare something to dehydrate on my meal prep days because dehydrating does take some preparation time. On this day, I dehydrated apples.
To dehydrate apples, they must be peeled and cored. The first time I dehydrated apples, I sliced the apples into rounds and used a small biscuit cutter to cut out the core in each piece. The second time I dehydrated apples, I cut the peeled apple in quarters and then cut out the core from each wedge. This was a little easier because after I cut out the core from each wedge, I sliced the apple. Slicing the apple in this fashion created more space on the racks that go into the dehydrator.
It is a good idea to toss the apples in a little lemon juice to keep them from turning brown while you are peeling and slicing. After the racks are full, place the racks in your device. Set the dehydrator to 135 degrees for 14 hours. We usually do this before retiring for the night because the dehydrator does create some heat in the kitchen.
When the apples are done, they should have a leathery feel to them. Store them in a tightly sealed mason jar or Ziploc bag. Our dehydrated apples do not last long before we have to create another batch, so if you plan to store them over a long period, I recommend a mason jar. You can dry can these in your oven if you know how to do that for the next level of storage.
Dehydrated apples make a wonderful snack!
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