How to Make Dried Apple Snacks
Finding different kinds of healthy snacks to keep the kids (and parents) happy can be challenging. Dried apple snacks puts a different spin on the traditional fruit, and they'll give your kids a sweet treat that also is good for them.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
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Wash the green or red apples in cold water.
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Remove the core from a few of the apples with either an apple corer or a sharp knife. Take care to keep the apple intact when using a sharp knife to remove the core.
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Cut the string so that it's long enough to hold all of the apples with enough leftover on each end to hang the apples to dry. The length of the string will vary depending on the number and size of the apples. If there is any doubt that one piece of string is strong enough to hold the apples, cut several pieces of string and tie them together to maximize the strength.
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Take the string (or strings) and thread them through the holes in the apples. Tie the ends of the strings into knots--after threading them through--in such a way that it keeps the apples from falling off.
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Take the apples outside, using one or both ends of the string, and hang them to dry in the sun. You can also hang the apples from a rack in an oven set at a very low temperature--around 150 degrees.
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Remove the strings from the apples once they have dried. Slice the apples and eat.
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Place any leftover dried apple snacks in airtight bags or jars. Make sure the apples are flexible and there is no sign of moisture in them before storing them.
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Tips & Warnings
To prevent the apples from browning before drying them, add lemon juice mixed with water or an ascorbic acid (vitamin C) solution to the apples.
Properly dried fruit can be kept in a cool, dry place from six months up to a year.
