By dehydrating your fruits, you can increase your consumption of healthy foods, satisfy a craving for crunch, and store these yummy beauties for a long time. Just remember that the key to great dried fruit is to use ripe fruit.

Want to try making these dehydrated fruit snacks for yourself at home? All you need is a good quality dehydrator such as this Aroma Professional 6 Tray Food Dehydrator available on Amazon. 

This collection of 20 different recipes for dehydrated fruit will get you started on a life-long love affair with dried fruits!

Watermelon “Jerky” – It can be pretty difficult to get through a whole watermelon before it spoils. Try putting leftovers into the dehydrator to create a chewy jerky-like fruit snack!

Dehydrated Strawberries – Dried strawberries are the perfect addition to your morning cereal, or as part of a nutritious trail-mix.

Apple Chips – These are lovely crisp snacks that can be made from any apple you like and be made in either a dehydrator or in your oven.

Dried Kiwi – Kiwi are filled with amazing nutrients, and even that fuzzy skin is edible!

Dried Mangos – Fresh mangos are juicy and delicious on their own, but you can dehydrate ripe mangos to create a treat that will keep for up to a whole year!

Crispy Orange Chips –  Not only are these crisp chips tasty, they also look like little suns after you’ve dehydrated them. Decorative and yummy!

Dried Lemons – Keep a supply of these slices on hand to put in drinks. The water will re-hydrate them and give your drink a nice lemony taste.

Dehydrated Cherries – These require a bit of prep work–make sure you have a good cherry pitter ready!

Dehydrated Raspberries – Raspberry season is woefully short, but raspberries dry and store beautifully, so you can have them on hand all year long!

Dried Bananas – Banana chips are one of nature’s gifts. Mix them with dried strawberries on your cereal for a breakfast you’ll make time for.

Dried Cranberries – Cranberries are a super food that you’ll want to keep on hand. These “craisins” are also fantastic dipped in dark chocolate.

Cantelope Slices – These are one of the most productive fruits to dry, since they have so much flesh and so little waste, unlike mangos.

Dehydrated Peaches – Dried peaches are a great way to deal with an abundance of peaches, and is much easier than canning!

Raisins –  Who doesn’t love raisins? Make Ants-On-A-Log with your own freshly dried grapes!

Dried Lime Slices – Like lemons, these are great for flavoring drinks. You can also include them in potpourri, if you like a limey scent!

Dried Grapefruit Slices – The concentrated flavor of these, when plain, can be a little bitter. Try dipping part of the slice in chocolate to add a touch of sweet.

Dehydrated Blueberries – Picking your own blueberries is a great summer family activity, especially when you get to go home and make some of these yummy purple beauties!

Dehydrated Pineapple – Store-bought dried pineapple has loads of added sugar and can be sticky and chewy. Make your own for a healthy, sweet snack!

Dried Pears – Sweet and chewy, dried pears are great to slice up and toss in some freshly-baked muffins!

Dehydrated Blackberries – Just like blueberries, these are great in trail-mix, in cereal, or even in yogurt!

Want to try making these dehydrated fruit snacks for yourself at home? All you need is a good quality dehydrator such as this Aroma Professional 6 Tray Food Dehydrator available on Amazon.