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One of Kenya’s favorite snack foods is Trader Joe’s “Nothing But Bananas, Flattened”. As the name clearly states, there’s nothing in them except for bananas. As much as I truly adore Trader Joe’s, I wanted to see if I could save a little money and make a similar version to this treat on my own. When I tell you my attempt took no effort or time, I mean it. All I did was slice the bananas, lay them on a cookie sheet and bake for just over an hour. It was so easy and I think they’re even better than the Trader Joe’s version.
But, don’t take my word for it. Let your family do a taste test and see for yourself. When Kenya saw these come out of the oven, he proceeded to eat the entire tray’s worth. Good thing I had more bananas on hand to make another batch!
P.S. This is a great teething snack for babies.
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Banana Leather
Ingredients
- 2 bananas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250°F.
- Slice the bananas lengthwise into 1/8 inch strips.
- Place the banana strips on a Silpat or parchment lined baking sheet and cook for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Cool and serve.
I made them but they stuck to the wax paper…any suggestions…can I used cooking spray on a baking sheet?
You can use as many bananas as you want, there is no limit! these are great!
So excited to try these. I love Trader Joe’s nothing but bananas, but we don’t live anywhere near one these days.
How many bananas did you use?
I would put them in the fridge first- they might be easier to manipulate if they are on the colder side 🙂
I love this… In theory. But in practice not as much. How do you get 1/8in slices? I’m not bad in the kitchen but my bananas just kept trying to fall apart while I was cutting. They were nicely ripe not even to the spotty stage yet. Where’d I go wrong?
I have never heard of such a thing, I will have to try this for sure! 🙂
They can last a couple of day on the counter, but they last longer in the fridge!
How long do you think these will last? My son enjoys the dehydrated bananas from Trader Joe’s, but they have palm oil, which we try to avoid. I look forward to trying these!
This is the easiest recipe ever! Just slice them up about an 1/8 inch thick on a bias and put them on the baking sheet and bake away!
BRILLIANT! Both my boys LOVE the TJs Flattened Banana (my husband joked when I brought them home, “So, I’m confused. What’s in these?”). But we were at TJs just today and they were out of stock! I’m absolutely going to try your recipe. Thanks for the tip! How thinly did you slice the bananas, and was it difficult?
All recipes are in Fahrenheit.
Is this 250 celcius or Farenheit??
You can store them a couple of days on the counter, but they last longer in the fridge. I store them in a container and they are usually gone after 2 days!
how do you store these? and how long are they good for?
Those are awesome! I wonder how they keep if I made alot at a time. I might try it with other fruits too. Maybe peaches, pears, or even avocadoes. Hmmm..
hi
i love these strips, so easy to make and really tasty ,wonderful!
thank you