Let me show you 2 ways to make chewy dried bananas and dried coconuts extremely quickly for snacking or serving with sticky rice or dessert. With easily found ingredients and simple recipes, you will definitely succeed. Go to the kitchen with TasteVN now!
1. Chewy Dried Bananas Using an Air Fryer
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chewy Dried Bananas Using an Air Fryer For chewy dried bananas
Ripe bananas 6 fruits Ice A little Lemon juice A little Honey A little
Tools Needed
How to Choose Good Bananas
- Choose bunches of bananas that are not uniformly colored (some yellow, some green) and have dark or deep pink spots.
- Avoid choosing those that are uniformly ripe with dark yellow skin.
- Naturally ripe bananas will have a yellow stem and body. If the stem is green but the fruit is uniformly yellow, it has definitely been soaked in chemicals.
- Tree-ripened bananas will have a fragrant smell and natural sweetness, soft all around. In contrast, chemically treated bananas will feel slightly firm, hard, with a sour and bitter taste.
How to Make Dried Banana with an Air Fryer
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Prepare the bananas
Peel the bananas, slice them into thin pieces, and then soak them in a bowl of ice water mixed with lemon juice for 10 minutes.
After that, remove the bananas and let them drain in a colander.
Tip: Soaking the bananas in ice water with lemon juice will help prevent them from browning.
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Dry the bananas with an air fryer
Preheat the air fryer at 180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.
Line with parchment paper and arrange the bananas in the air fryer, then dry at 150 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes. When the surface of the bananas begins to set, flip them over and continue drying for another 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, reduce the temperature to 100 degrees Celsius and dry each side for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, brush with honey and continue drying each side for 8 minutes to finish.
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Finished product
The banana after completion has the characteristic aroma of banana and honey, chewy and sweet, just one bite is delightful!
2. Dried coconut using air fryer
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Preparation
6 hours
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Dried coconut using air fryer For 3 people
Ripe coconut flesh 500 gr Sugar 200 gr
Required tools
Air fryer, knife, cutting board,…
- The capacity of up to 18 liters makes it easy to dry a lot of ingredients at once.
- This Hawonkoo air fryer has a power of 1200 – 1400W, which is quite large, helping the cooking process to be extremely quick.
- Comes with a non-stick Ceramic-coated stainless steel baking tray, 5 preset programs, and a transparent front for easy observation.
How to choose good coconuts
- To make delicious dried coconuts, you should choose mature coconut flesh.
- Press your hand into the coconut flesh or scratch the coconut shell near the stem; if the flesh is hard and cannot be pressed, is difficult to press, feels dry, or scratches without peeling the shell, it indicates that it is a mature fruit.
- Mature coconut flesh is usually dry, thick, hard, close to the shell, and has a dark brown color or has many bumps on the outside.
- You can also gently tap the coconut; if you hear a deep sound, it means the coconut is still young, with thin flesh and not sweet water. Conversely, if you hear a high-pitched sound, it is a mature coconut, with thick flesh and very tasty water.
How to make Dried Coconut using an air fryer
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Grate the coconut
Grate the coconut flesh into long strands about 2 – 3 fingers wide.
Then, rinse the coconut flesh 5 – 6 times with water and let it drain.
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Marinate with sugar
Add the grated coconut into a bowl with 200g of sugar, mix well and marinate the coconut for 6 hours until the sugar dissolves and the coconut becomes translucent.
Tip: You can use brown sugar to make the coconut flesh more visually appealing.
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Cook the coconut
Place a pan on the stove, add the coconut mixture and cook over medium heat until the coconut is dry.
Tip: You can add vanilla for a fragrant coconut.
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Dry the coconut
Preheat the air fryer to 180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.
Spread the coconut evenly in the air fryer and dry at 160 degrees for 15 minutes.
Tip: Every 5 minutes, open the fryer to stir the coconut; this will help the coconut dry evenly and not burn.
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Final product
The dried coconut will have a golden brown color, crispy texture, sweet and fragrant, extremely delicious. You can use the dried coconut as a side with sticky rice, dessert, or ice cream for a more complete meal!
How to store dried coconut and chewy banana
Store coconut and bananas in a sealed jar or bag in a cool, dry place for 1 month.
With just a non-oil fryer, you can quickly make 2 dishes of chewy banana and dried coconut! TasteVN wishes you success!
*Source for the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Eat Clean Live Healthy
