How To Make Banana Chips In Oven

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If you’re looking to make your own banana chips, then read on! I want to teach you how to make banana chips in the oven. It might sound simple, but it’s a bit more complicated than you think.

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HOW TO MAKE BANANA CHIPS IN THE OVEN

These 2 Ingredients Healthy Baked Banana Chips are made in the Oven with no Oil or added Sugar. These Dehydrated Banana Slices make a delicious, super easy and healthy sweet snack both kids and adults will love!

Fruit Chips in a white bowl surrounded by lemons an a banana.

WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

Do you LOVE fruit chips, but simply never buy them from the shops because they are SO expensive? Me too… but the good news is: you can simply make them at home, and with no dehydrator!

The Unsweetened Banana Chips made without a dehydrator are seriously easy to make. All you need is two ingredients, an oven and a little bit of time.

These oven dried banana chips are made with no added sugar, no frying oil and no nasties. They are also Vegan, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free,… I mean, they are only made with fruits! My kind of guilt-free sweet snack.

There are many ways to preserve fruits for longer: making Applesauce, Raspberry Coulis, Mixed Berry Compote, Peach Chutney, or Dehydrated Apples are all delicious options.

But there is something special about making fruit chips. I don’t know if it is the crispiness or the taste, but they are simply delicious!

INGREDIENTS

The list is not going to be long here… you literally only need 2 ingredients to make this Baked Banana Chips recipe (scroll down to recipe card for all quantities):

Bananas: use a slightly ripe fruit that is not too mushy yet – they should hold their shape when you slice them
Lemon Juice: a simple ingredient to boost the flavours and help the caramelisation and preservation of the fruit

You can also add your favourite spice or flavouring if you want to try something a little bit different.

For example:

sprinkle a little bit of Ground Cinnamon over the fruit slices
add some Vanilla Extract to the Lemon Juice
go tropical with some Ginger Powder or even Turmeric Powder

HOW TO MAKE CRISPY BANANA CHIPS

The process to make baked fruit chips is just as easy as the list of ingredients. You only need to slice the bananas, place them on a baking tray and brush them with lemon juice. That’s it!

Preheat your oven on 100’C/215’F and line one (or two) flat baking tray with baking paper or a baking mat.

Cut the Bananas into thin slices and place them on the baking paper, leaving some room between each slice. You can slice them straight or on a slight angle like I did for more elongated chips.
Brush the Lemon Juice over each slice, then flip them over and brush the other side.
Optional: sprinkle some Ground Cinnamon over the slices if you want
Bake in the oven for 1 to 1,5 hours, or until the Bananas Slices are firm and can be flipped over. Flip the slices and bake for an additional 30 minutes. (see below for tips on how long to bake them for).

Placing the banana slices on a tray and brushing them with lemon juice

RECIPE TROUBLESHOOTING

PICKING THE RIGHT BANANAS

To make sure the bananas crisp perfectly in the oven, it is important to choose the right fruits:

Bananas that are not too firm but slightly ripe to bring the natural sweetness of the fruit. Very firm / young bananas won’t taste sweet at all.
Bananas that are not so ripe that they are hard to slice and don’t hold their shape. They will turn into mush in the oven.

As you can see above, the Bananas I used have small brown spots, showing that they are starting to ripen up but are not too ripe yet.

Homemade Baked Banana Chips Recipe

Homemade Baked Banana Chips – Deliciously sweet and guilt-free baked banana chips are so easy to make and are the perfect portable, healthy snack to have on hand.

Can we be responsible adults for a second and drown these bananas in whipped cream with a splash of bourbon?!
AW! I like you.

Hey YOU! Happy Friday! I haven’t been this excited about a Friday since last Friday! I have big plans for this weekend and they all involve wine; wine making, wine tasting, and wine dining.

I found some little shack in the back type of place in Chicago where they have you make your own wine AND drink it. I’m gonna be breathing and sleeping Chardonnay for dayz! High-Five!!

I also totally did something kind of random for us. I sliced up some bananas, had them swim in lemon juice and baked ’em. Then, I plopped ’em on top of my homemade chocolate granola and had myself a very homemade-ish breakfast. Brinner, too.

Sidenote? Breakfast for dinner is da bomb dot com.

BAKED BANANA CHIPS

A couple of weeks ago I was shopping at Walgreens for random things that I *think* I *might* need, and it was at that moment, during that meaningless shopping trip that I met up with my new love – dried mangoes. MANGOES! Lawwwwd, it had been a long time since I felt that kind of excitement. The best part? They were amazing. SO damn good!

What do dried mangoes have to do with dried bananas? Not much, really, except for the fact that since I couldn’t find fresh mangoes in January to make my own dried mangoes, I opted for the bananas. Basically, that’s how I ended up at the idea to make us Baked Banana Chips!

Next question; WHY would we need to make banana chips?! For all those out there that need to snack on something, right this very minute, and are trying really hard NOT to reach for the chocolate chips bag! (GUILTY!!!), these HEALTHIER CHIPS are a waist.saver. TRUST.

BANANAS

Also? Bananas are rich in vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. Plus? Let’s just forget about freeze-dried or fried store-bought banana chips. That’s for amateurs. You and I are making our own, sans sugar, salt, oil, fryer, dehydrator, etc… A few bananas, thinly sliced, and a squeeze of lemon juice is all we are going to use. A baking sheet, too. Time and patience, as well.

Healthy Baked Banana Chips

Healthy Baked Banana Chips Recipe – These simple 2-ingredient chips make marvelous snacks packed with fiber, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and iron!

Wonderful banana chip recipe in a bowl ready for you to consume!

Nutritious Snack Time

Looking for more nutritious options to make for your family or friends? Today we add Healthy Baked Banana Chips to our repertoire of healthy baked snack recipes.

We all know “fresh is best” and we should eat more fruits and veggies. Bananas are packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber, and nutrients.

Yet it is not always doable to carry fresh fruits and veggies with us throughout our busy days. It is rather unpleasant to discover that your lovely fresh banana has turned into a black mushy mess inside your bag.

There are times when you just want something different. Healthy Baked Banana Chips are a great solution!

You can find banana chips in nearly every grocery, health food, and even convenience store. Yet most of those pre-packaged imposters are fried in oil and coated with ingredients you want to avoid.

The mass-produced banana chips may not be quite as virtuous as you would like to think. So why not make your own?

Our Healthy Baked Banana Chips are so basic and so simple to make. I have made them in a food dehydrator for years, but you don’t have to go out and purchase a new piece of kitchen hardware to make them in your own home.

Your oven will do quite nicely.

No frying is required, and no preservatives are necessary. A few bananas and a couple of lemons are all it takes.

Simple Baked Banana Chips

Now, you can make as many Healthy Baked Banana Chips as you like. However, most ovens will only hold two to three baking sheets at once, and it does take a bit of time to dry them out.

Think of the tortoise and the hare analogy… Slow and steady wins the race. Low and slow is the way to go when baking bananas as well.

The goal here is not to cook the banana slices to death. Instead, we want to cause evaporation, thus preserving the bananas from decomposition.

The thinner the slices are, the more quickly they will dry.

Making Healthy Baked Banana Chips is a perfect multi-tasking opportunity.

Once the bananas are sliced, dipped in lemon juice, and placed on a parchment-covered baking sheet, you have about three hours to relax and enjoy a favorite activity.

Or check a few items off your “To Do” list. Just make sure to stick around the house so you can flip the banana slices over halfway through cooking.

Healthy Baked Banana Chips are an ideal portable snack. Add them to granola, baked goods, salads, and yogurt for a little edible excitement!

Using a mandolin slicer to cut up the bananas

What Ingredients You Will Need

Firm Bananas
Lemons
Optional Toppings: sea salt, cinnamon, cayenne pepper

That is all you need!