📋How to Dehydrate Apples in the Air Fryer

air fryer dehydrated apples spilled out of a jar of more dehydrated apples

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📋How to Dehydrate Apples in the Air Fryer

Dehydrating apples is easy in an air fryer, and a great way to preserve the apple flavor and extend the life of your apples. They are easy to store and are great as a snack, a garnish and tasty in many dishes!

Course Snack

Cuisine American, Canadian

Keyword air fryer, apples, dehydrate

Special Diet Gluten-free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Allergen dairy, gluten

Prep Time 15

dehydrating 7

Total Time 7 15

Servings slices

Calories 67kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

4 apples
cold water
2 tablespoon lemon juice (from concentrate) * if you substitute fresh lemon juice you need to double the amount

Instructions

Peel (optional) core and slice apples into 3mm (⅛ inch) pieces.
Pour lemon juice into a bowl of water and add apple slices to rinse. Leave for 3-5 minutes.
Remove slices from lemon water on paper towel and pat dry with more paper towel.
Place in air fryer in single layer ( If you have a drawer style air fryer you can do 2 layers if you put some under the grate/grill and the rest on the grate.)
If you have an air fryer basket, place in single layer (you can also cut the circles in half.
Set dehydrator function to 135 degrees F (57 degrees C ) - use match cook if you have a Ninja Foodi.
Dehydrate for 7-8 hours.
If you air fryer does not have a dehydrator function:
Preheat the air fryer to its lowest setting (on some that is 300 degrees F or 148 degrees C)
Follow steps 1-3. Add the apple slices to the air fryer basket without overcrowding. (You may have to air fry in batches ).
Cook time: Air fry for about 15 minutes if your lowest temperature if 300 degrees F (depending on your air fryer and lowest temperature will dictate how long to air fry them), tossing the slices around every 5 minutes. You need to keep a close eye on them. *how long they take will depend on your air fryer, the lowest temperature and the thickness of the apples
You will know when they are done if you can't squeeze any liquid from them, remove them onto a platter and let them cool.
To tell if they are dried properly, cut a dehydrated apple slice in half and squeeze it, there should be no moisture that drips out.

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