Persimmon Chips

Learn how to make these homemade persimmon chips using your dehydrator. They are super healthy, crispy, delicious and incredibly addictive. Perfect for adults and children to snack on, suitable for most dietary requirements with an option to flavour the chips too.

Course Appetisers/Snacks

Cuisine Asian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 12

Total Time 12 20

Servings people

Calories 235kcal

Author Charla

Ingredients

4-5 persimmons firm and ripe
¼ cup lime juice (60ml)
1½ tablespoon raw cane sugar (18g)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (2g)
¼ teaspoon nutmeg (0.5g)
¼ teaspoon ginger (0.5g)
⅛ teaspoon pink salt (0.75g)

Instructions

Wash and thoroughly dry each persimmon and set aside.
Slice and discard the top and ends of each persimmon.
Use a mandolin slicer to thinly slice the persimmons (I set my device to 5mm).
Whisk together the lime juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, raw cane sugar and pink salt in a small bowl. If you aren't adding flavour, skip this step and move on to step 7.
Place the persimmon slices in a large ziplock/secure bag along with the lime juice/spice mixture.
Shake the bag until the mixture coats all of the slices and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.
Remove the slices from the bag and place each one on the dehydrator trays/racks. Being careful not to overlap them.
Set the dehydrator to 140F/60C for 8-15 hours. The amount of time will depend on how crispy you like your chips and the thickness.
Once done, store in an airtight container.

Notes

For best results, I highly recommend using a mandolin slicer. This little gaget will yield very thin and perfectly even slices of chips.

Use persimmons that are firm enough to slice, you don't want ones that are soft.

You can remove the peel if you wish, but I prefer to leave it to optimise fibre levels.

Store any leftover chips in an air tight container (in a cool place) for up to a week.

Be sure to lay the persimmon slices in a single layer and not overlapping.

Do not store the dehydrated persimmons until they are completely cool to eliminate moisture.

You can extend the shelflife further by storing the chips in a vaccum sealed bag.

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