Today I share with you how to make dried apple at home. If you don’t have an oven, don’t worry because I show you how to use the sun to dry apples.
Not only children but also adults love to eat this dried apples. The fruit candies taste sweet and sour. It is soft and glutinous taste, thick and chewy. This method of dried apple’s texture are unsatisfactory. Moreover, dried fruits are more convenient than fresh fruits. Because it is easy to store and saves space when you need to take them to school or work.
Table of contents:
- Tips before you start. For those who make this dried apple for the first time
- How to make homemade dried apple from A-Z
- Health benefits of eating dried fruit
- Watch video Homemade dried apple chewy candy
- Some notices when eating dried fruit
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Tips before you start. For those who make this dried apple for the first time:
- If this is your first try, it is recommended to try with fewer apples.
- If the experiment is successful, make lot more.
- Because the family will grab it in a while, and there is not enough to eat!
- We use the “3 steaming and 3 roasting” method to increase the water content in the apple, dissolve the sugar in the apple, and make it sweet.
- Using an oven temperature of 90 degrees Celsius (low temperature) will help preserve the aroma of apples. At the same time save a lot of energy for you.
How to make homemade dried apple from A-Z:
Making dried apple ingredients:
- Apples: 5 (big ones are better)
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
How to make homemade dried apple:
Stage 1: Preparing the apples
- Wash and dry the apples
- Prepare 1 bowl of water, mix with 1 teaspoon of salt.
- Peel the apples and immediately soak in a bowl of salted water to avoid blackening due to oxidation.
- Cut the peeled apple. Remove the apple core.
- Note: If the fruit is small, cut it into 4 or 5 pieces. If the fruit is large, cut it into 5 or 6 pieces. Do not cut thinly because after drying, it doesn’t taste good.
- Place the cut apples into salt water.
- Finish cuting, take the apple out to dry.
Stage 2: 1st Sun drying apples or drying apples with the ovens
If Sun Exposure:
- Arrange apples on a tray to dry apples slide.
- Dry the apples in the sunshine for 2 to 3 days.
- Apple slices will shrink
- The surface also dries evenly
If using an oven:
- Place the apples on the griddle.
- Place in the oven at 90 degree Celsius (194F) for 4 hours.
- After 4 hours, taking out. The surface of the apple also shrinks like sun exposure.
Stage 3: 1st Steaming apples. Duration of 15 minutes
We need to steam the apples because it makes the fruit a little softer. When drying, the sweetness will be uniform and make the apple slices more flexible.
- Prepare 1 steamer with boiling water below.
- Put apples in a basket, spread evenly and steam for 15 minutes on medium heat.
- After steaming, you will see the apple pieces turn pink orange color.
- The apple slice expands more.
Stage 4: 2nd Sun drying apples or oven drying apples
If sun exposure:
- You put the apples on the tray and dry them in the sun or in a ventilated place for 2 days
- After 2 days, the apple pieces will dry out a bit but still have more flexibility and chewy than the 1st exposure
If using an oven:
- Adjust the temperature to 90 degree Celsius (194F). Bake for 90 minutes.
Step 5: The 2nd Steaming apples. Duration 30 minutes
- Put the apples in a steamer with boiling water.
- Steam for 30 minutes on medium heat.
- After steaming for the second time, you will see the apple pieces are darker and colored like honey contained in the apple pieces
Step 6: The 3rd Sun drying or baking
If sun exposure:
- Arrange the steamed apples and let them dry in the sun for one more time
- This time, it’s up to you whether you like soft or more chewy dried apples. You can decide your best fit time.
- As for me, leaving the drying time for 3 more days is good for our family taste.
If using an oven:
- If using an oven, you can also set the temperature to 90 degrees Celsius (194F)
- Bake for 90 minutes is delicious
How is the the finished dried apples product will look like?
- Apple pieces are shinny, bright brown like amber.
- Looks like there’s honey inside.
- Shiny surface.
- When it’s cooled, use your hands to tear it, the fibers of the apple meat are linked together, very flexible. Chewy but not hard
- This dried apple flavor is slighly sweet and sour. Children and adults both love it.
Health benefits of eating dried fruit
- Dried fruit is rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals. It is also high in phenolic antioxidants, which have numerous health benefits.
- Eating dried fruit (no sugar adding) has been linked to an increased intake of nutrients and a reduced risk of obesity.
- Several studies have shown that people who eat dried fruit tend to weigh less and ingest more nutrients, compared to individuals not eating dried fruit
Some notices when eating dried fruit
- Many manufacturers add sugar during the drying process. This is not good for health.
- dried fruit should only be eaten in small amounts.
- Avoid Dried Fruit with Added Sugar: Added sugar has repeatedly been shown to have harmful effects on health, increasing the risk of obesity, heart disease and even cancer.
This recipe of dried apples is good for health. It is much cheaper than commercial product buying. Healthy and easy to bring to school or work.
Hope you will try this home made dried apple recipe to enjoy with the family. If you like this, you can share this recipe with your friends.
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