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Tasty Tuesday: Banana Chips

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I have a friend going through a pretty strict elimination diet right now as she is trying to heal her body from some on-going health issues she has struggled with for a long time. It’s been hard on her but I commend her commitment to it; plus in a very short time she has had some incredible results!

I kept trying to come up with something I could make for her to 1) help expand her limited food choices a little bit and 2) help her discover new, exciting foods. However a vast majority of what I eat was on her no-no list. Bummer! I definitely like a challenge when it comes to alternative diets, conscious eating, and healthy ingredient substitution. After much thought I came up with something. Eureka!! Banana Chips to the rescue!

Banana chips are super easy to make. If you have a food dehydrator you could make them in there. I however don’t have one (crazy, I know…although I do like to keep things simple in the kitchen appliance department…well actually in life in general :) ) You can easily make banana chips (and many other recipes that typically use a dehydrator) in your oven at a very low temp. I once borrowed a food dehydrator from a friend to experiment with to see if I wanted to invest in one; turns out I actually prefer the low temp oven method for most things.

Oh and if you plan to make a batch to give to a friend, you will probably need to hide them from your kids…just saying. I have learned that if I make something into “chips” (kale, sweet potatoes, apples, etc) my kids will automatically think it is an amazing and delicious snack…and devour it shortly after it comes out of the oven. This particular snack takes 3 hours to bake in the oven, so it is not exactly easy to whip out another batch if your kids happen to eat the first batch. In other words, you might consider doubling the recipe. :)

Ingredients:

4 bananas, peeled

1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

sprinkle of cinnamon to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

Slice bananas into 1/4 inch thick discs. Sprinkle or brush banana slices with lemon juice. Sprinkle with cinnamon (optional).

Place banana slices onto parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for approximately 3 hours.

Remove banana slices and allow to cool. They will crisp/harden as they cool.

Viola! Homemade banana chips. Enjoy!!

-Sarah

 

photo credit: Suus Wansink via photopin cc


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