Things You'll Need:
- 5 large apples
- Apple corer or knife
- Apple peeler
- 2 quart bowl
- Lemon juice
- Water
- Dehydrator
- Whole milk
- Wide mouthed jar or bowl with a lid
- 1 banana or a quarter cup of raisins (optional)
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Step 1
Buy organic apples from your favorite farmers’ market or store.
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Step 2
Wash and peel the apples. Cut out the core of the apple with a corer or knife.
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Step 3
Cut the apple up into slices of about one-eighth to one-quarter inch thick and place them in a bowl. Sprinkle a little lemon juice, mixed with water, on the apples to keep them from turning brown.
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Step 4
Place the apples in your dehydrator in single layers on the shelves. There should be no overlapping. Set the dehydrator temperature to 150 degrees. It will take about 8 to 12 hours for the apples to dry out. As the apples dry, the natural sugar, called fructose, becomes more concentrated.
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Step 5
Remove the apples from the dehydrator once they are dry. They should be hard and crisp. Take each slice in hand and crumble it into cereal-sized pieces. Place these pieces into a storage jar or bowl.
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Step 6
Pour out some of your cereal into a serving bowl. Add whole milk. The natural sugar in the apples and whole milk makes for a wonderfully sweet breakfast treat. If you like your cereal sweeter, slice up a banana or add some raisins. Organic dried apple cereal is a wonderful breakfast treat for the cereal lover in your family.
