Homemade Banana Chips

I'm starting a new series of posts will about what to do with your 'past it' bananas. I'm always having to chuck them away or if I'm feeing frugal I'd usually I'd just knock up a banana cake. However I like these recipes because they would all work as a nutritious breakfast of midday snack.

First up are homemade banana chips. These are lengthy to make, but very much worth it. Chewy and flavoursome, these little morsels are a great addition to your morning cereal or just to nibble on throughout the day.

I would suggest making a large batch (two trays worth) at one time as the yield isn't too big.   

Ingredients

2 (or more) Ripe Bananas
Juice of Quarter of a Lemon

1. Start by slicing the banana into fairly thin slices (means they'll crisp up better) and place in a bowl. Squeeze over a small amount of lemon to prevent blackening.

2. Then place on a parchment layered baking tray ensuring that the slices don't touch.

3. Bake in the oven at 80c for two hours. In this time you are free to do whatever you wish. Paint your nails, catch up on celebrity gossip, in fact two hours is more than enough time to watch at least two episodes of Suits on Netflix.

4. Once your two hours are up, carefully flip over the slices and bake on the other side for around 40 minutes. Just until you feel that they are crisp enough for you. 

5. Finally place them on a cooling rack to dry them out even further.

6. Store in an airtight container.