Dehydrated Cinnamon Apples

Special Supplies:

*Food Dehydrator

*Apple Peeler/Slicer or a Spiralizer found on Amazon

Dried Apples

Ingredients and Instructions:

Cinnamon Mixture:

*1 to 2 tablespoons Cinnamon 

*2 tablespoons Sugar

Mix together in a small dish.  Then I added the mixture to a small salt shaker and then sprinkled on apples on the trays before stacking them in the dehydrator.  (This is a bit messy, so if want to mix the cinnamon in the bowl of drained sliced apples and toss together until all slices are covered. Note:  I like how the cinnamon attaches better by sprinkling on the cinnamon mixture.). Set aside while you prepare apples.

Apples:

*In a large glass bowl fill with 2/3 full cold water and add  1/4 cup Bottled Lemon Juice, to prevent browning on Apples.  (Lemon Juice is optional).

*Wash and dry Apples.  (I used around 8 apples.  See your dehydrator instructions.

*Peel and slices apples and place slices into lemon water.

*After all apples are sliced; drain them from the lemon water.

*Place apples on to trays, make sure apples are going in the same direction to be able to fit as many apple slices as you can on the trays, be careful not to overlap apples.  Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.  Note:  If you chose to do the bowl method add cinnamon and sugar mixture to the bowl of drained apple slices before adding to the trays.

*Follow your dehydrators instruction’s for the length of time to be in the dehydrator.  Our dehydrator  took about 24 hours but this also depends on how on the thickness of the apple slices.  

*After apples are dry you can store them in mason jars with food safe moisture packets to keep out moisture.  If using moisture packets they will stay good at least 1 year.  Note:  If you store without moisture packets, eat dry apple slices within 6 months for best taste and quality.

Lindy