Banana chips - how to make a treat for a sweet tooth

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Everyone has heard that potato chips are unhe althy, but they continue to be used as a snack (despite the presence of a large amount of oil, spices and carcinogens). In fact, potato snacks can be replaced with less calorie banana chips. They're easy to make, and they're both he althy and tasty that kids and adults alike will love.

What are bananas good for?

The fact that potato snacks do not bring he alth benefits is known to many, but is it then possible to talk about the benefits of banana chips? Not only possible, but necessary. They contain useful carbohydrates for the body, unsaturated fatty acids and proteins containing an essential amino acid for the body - tryptophan. It has a positive effect on the functioning of the brain and rejuvenates the cells of the body. In addition, bananas contain a lot of fiber, which improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, vitamins A, C, Eand group B.

Present in slices of dried bananas, potassium improves the functioning of the heart and vascular system, and calcium has a beneficial effect on the formation and regeneration of teeth, bones and joints. In addition, the chips are rich in magnesium and phosphorus, on which the energy balance and the functioning of the central nervous system depend. In small quantities, they contain trace elements: zinc, copper, manganese, iron, selenium. Banana sweets also contribute to the removal of excess fluid, s alts and toxins from the body.

Cooking Methods

It should be noted that only chips that have been prepared at home from natural products and without the use of preservatives, sweeteners and other chemicals have useful properties. In this regard, many are interested in how to make banana chips yourself? They can be prepared in several ways:

• in the oven;
• microwave;
• in the electric dryer for vegetables and fruits;
• in a deep-fried pan;
• in the sun.

When using an electric dryer, follow the manufacturer's instructions. Anyone who will dry chips in the sun is recommended to do this in dry sunny weather at an air temperature of 27-30 degrees. A baking sheet with slices of bananas should be placed in the sun and covered with gauze or a mosquito net on top. Periodically, the pieces need to be turned over, and brought into the room at night. After 3-4 dayschips are ready. Read more about other cooking methods.

How to cook banana chips in the oven?

For this method, choose ripe fruits with dense pulp and clean skin (no dents or dark spots). You will also need the juice of one lemon. Selected bananas are washed in water, peeled, cut into slices about 2-3 mm thick and laid out on a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet. You need to make sure that the circles do not touch each other. According to the recipe for banana chips in the oven, the pieces are pierced with a fork to improve air circulation, brushed with lemon juice so that they do not turn black.

The oven is heated to 80-90 degrees and a baking sheet is placed there. During drying, the oven door must be ajar, otherwise the bananas will bake. In order for the chips to dry evenly and acquire a golden color, they need to be turned over periodically. As soon as the banana slices are ready, they are removed from the sheet and, after cooling, they are put in a storage container.

Savory microwave snack

To cook banana chips in the microwave, you need bananas and a small amount of vegetable oil. Whole bananas in the peel are placed in a saucepan, poured with water so that it covers the fruits, put on the stove and boil for 10 minutes. Cooled bananas are peeled and cut into thin slices obliquely. Try to keep the pieces the same thickness. Sprinkle prepared slices with turmeric and s alt to taste. The microwave dish is smeared very thinlayer of butter and evenly spread banana slices on it (in one layer).

In the microwave, select the maximum power mode and bake the chips for two minutes. Then the dish is taken out, the slices are turned over and returned to the oven for two minutes. The procedure is repeated 3-4 times. When the chips are golden and crispy, they are taken out and allowed to harden.

Fried chips

Those who are not afraid of extra calories can deep-fry banana slices. The recipe is quite simple. To do this, you need 2-3 ripe fruits, a quarter teaspoon of ground turmeric, refined vegetable oil is used for frying.

Bananas are peeled and immersed in cold water with ice cubes for 10 minutes, then the fruits are cut diagonally to make long strips. Turmeric is added to the same water, stirred and banana pieces are put into it again. After 10 minutes, the bananas are removed and dried on a napkin or paper towel.

In a deep fryer or aluminum pan, heat the vegetable oil to a boil and fry banana slices in it until they become golden. In order for banana chips to fry well, they need to be dipped in oil in small portions. The finished slices are laid out on a paper napkin so that the fat is stacked, if desired, sprinkled with powdered sugar, cinnamon or other spicy spices.

What do you need to know sweet tooth?

Banana chips are high-calorie foods. ATdepending on the method of preparation, 100 grams of the finished product contains from 519 to 540 kcal, so the abuse of such a delicacy will immediately affect the figure. But not only this factor has a harmful effect. Due to the high amount of carbohydrates, banana chips contribute to the development of diabetes.

It should also be noted that in Ecuador, China and Vietnam, from where these products come to Russia, they are cooked in palm or coconut oil. It contains a large amount of fats and cholesterol harmful to the body, which is deposited on the walls of blood vessels and causes the development of atherosclerosis and heart disease. For this reason, you should not abuse sweets bought in the market or in a store. Homemade banana chips do not contain unhe althy additives and are he althy in reasonable amounts.