Friday, July 28, 2017

Dehydrated Cinnamon Apple Fries

Cinnamon Apple Fries


Dehydrated Cinnamon Apple 'Fries'



    Every fall I appreciate how fortunate I am to live close enough to some local u-pick apple orchards here in Minnesota that offer a wonderful variety of apples at reasonable prices. We love to take a day trip with the grand kids to pick apples and enjoy the farm experience complete with hay rides, feeding farm animals and watching the apple washing and sorting operation for the commercial end of the orchards business. In addition to the many u-pick options I have been blessed with a wonderful friend who is more than happy to share her homegrown apple bounty with me and my family. 

Fresh picked apples

    One of the many things I like to make is Cinnamon Apple Fries a wonderfully healthy and crunchy snack made by dehydrating julienne apples tossed in cinnamon. They are quick and simple to make if you have the right tools mainly a mandolin with a julienne blade attachment and any basic food dehydrator

    Once the apples are cleaned it is a simple process to julienne the whole apple without peeling or coring directly into a bowl of lemon water or water treated with citric acid to prevent browning. If you prefer not to treat the apples it will not affect the end product taste or flavor. Your end result with an untreated apple is just a little additional browning which is purely aesthetic.

    When slicing the apples don't worry about the core or the seeds. The majority of the seeds fall out of the apples before they make it to the dehydrator trays and the rest fall out after the apples have been dried. The cores end up becoming dry and crispy so you will not even notice them when enjoying your healthy treat.

Using the julienne blade on your mandolin slice the washed, whole apple directly into a bowl of water treated with lemon juice or citric acid (fruit fresh).



Drain your apples in a large colander while you julienne slice your next bowl of apples.


Toss batches of apples with cinnamon or leave plain if you wish.

Place the apples on your dehydrator trays and dehydrate at 135 degrees until crispy. Times will vary based on your local temperatures and humidity levels.


Once completely dried to your preference, I like mine crispy, condition them overnight and then store for long term or immediate consumption. 
   

3 comments:

Eddy said...

What a brilliant recipe for my new food dehydrator!
I love Apples and Fries, so why no Apple Fries.
My new food dehydrator works with a horizontal drying system and has 9 stainless steel trays, which are very easy to clean: vitality4life.co.uk/biochef-arizona-sol-9-tray-food-dehydrator/

This should be the perfect product to do this Cinnamon Apple Fries!

Southerner in the Northwest said...

Sounds delicious, giving it a try right now!

Unknown said...

What variety of apple do you use most often?