If you ’re like many gardeners , you just might have zucchini come out of your ear during harvest season . I ’ve been there before , and I ’m all about newfangled slipway topreserve zucchini ! I especially love it when I can utilize mydehydratorfor conservation because it ’s simple to use and a great way to store nutrient . These zucchini chips are luscious and make a sound and homemade alternative to regular chips !

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Prepper’s Dehydrator Handbook

This formula for zucchini chips comes from thePrepper ’s Dehydrator Handbookby Shelle Wells ofRockin ’ W Homestead . It is full of firm information on how to desiccate yield , vegetables , herbs , and even jerky !

The best part about this book is the recipe for how to dehydrate specific fruit and veggies , plus unlike manner to actually apply your dehydrated food . That is a key constituent !

The in force news is that you do n’t need to be a prepper at all to enjoy this Christian Bible !

Raw zucchini slices in a dehydrator, and a bowl of dehydrator zucchini chips.

Dehydrator Zucchini Chips Recipe

you may habituate any type of dehydrator for this formula , but I prefer using anExcalibur dehydrator . I have the 9 tray version and could easy have double this formula and all of the zucchini would have still fit easy .

First , slice the zucchini into ¼-inch thick rounds . It ’s expert to keep the heaviness close to the same for even drying .

Cutting the zucchini into ¼-inch thick rounds is important as they will shrink up quite a piece in the dehydration process . This will secure that they will be crunchy and sturdy enough to bear up to dipping !

Dehydrator zucchini chips in a bowl with a side of guacamole.

try out experiment with acrinkle cut slicing bladethat make ridges in the chips , the ridges lean to give spices more sphere to grab onto .

Mix together the Malus pumila cider vinegar , salt , Madagascar pepper , and chili powder ina wide - bottomed , nonreactive bowl .

bestow a handful of courgette slices to the bowl and toss until they are just coat with the vinegar and spice mix . Separate any pieces that stick together .

a woman’s hand holding the prepper’s dehydrator handbook

Arrange the chips on dehydrator trays . They can come to but should not overlap . Repeat with the remaining courgette slices .

Related : How to Freeze Zucchini

Dry at 135 ° F for 10 to 12 hours until crisp .

sliced zuccini rounds on dehydrator trays

If you have a bottom heating dehydrator , you may need to rearrange the trays halfway through the drying cycle .

After 5 hour , move the top tray to the bottom so that chips will be equally dry out .

These zucchini french fries turned out awesome ! They are crispy and just the slightest bit vinegary , which I personally make out . The best part is that there is no guilt in eat up them by the smattering !

a wooden bowl of zucchini chips and a small bowl of guacamole

They also happen to be low carb , vegan , paleo , and Whole 30 favorable , if you ’re into those sorting of thing .

Oh , and they make the perfect accompaniment to homemade chunky guacamole ! They held up well for the job .

If you have a ton of courgette this season , or even if you are able to purchase some locally grow courgette from the sodbuster ’s marketplace , I highly recommend making these courgette cow chip !

a hand holding a zucchini chip with guacamole

It ’s better than leaving excess unwanted courgette on some wretched neighbour ’s doorstep , correct ? Right !

If you still have extra zucchini lying around , make a loaf of bread or two ( or three ) of my deliciousZucchini Spice Bread .

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