These Gluten-Free Vegan Raw Cinnamon Sugar Pear Chips are an easy and healthy recipe made with only 2 clean, real food ingredients. They're the perfect no-bake plant-based snack made in a dehydrator and are oil-free and kid-friendly!
Gluten-Free Vegan Raw Cinnamon Sugar Pear Chips
Move over dehydrated apple chips, because there's a new dried fruit chip in town...Raw Cinnamon Sugar Pear Chips and they are just as good, if not better.
I had just received a beautiful bunch of organic pears from my Farmbox Direct delivery (they deliver organic fruits and veggies straight to your door) and had already made a couple of things with some of the pears like this Cacao and Pear Protein Smoothie and this Pear and Ginger Soup (coming soon!).
But I couldn't think of anything else exciting to make with these and they kept staring at me from the fruit bowl I have on my countertop, so I decided to dehydrate them and make chips.
Instead of making them plain (which would have also been good!) I used one of my organic Primal Palate spices, "Cinnamon Sugar Cookie".
The only ingredients in it are organic maple sugar and organic Saigon cinnamon.
Organic maple sugar is a natural alternative to cane sugar and you can use less too because you only need ½ cup to replace 1 cup of cane sugar.
While I would have ~never~ convinced my oldest son to eat a plain pear, he was the one who ate most of the pear chips when they were ready. Like 95% of them!
These are a healthy snack for your little ones and you can also make Cinnamon Vanilla Apple Chips too.
"Feel good about what you eat..."
- Karielyn Tillman
Expert Tips + Ingredient Substitutions For Dehydrated Pear Chips
Here are some expert tips to make this recipe perfectly:
Tip #1: You don't have to use the Primal Palate spices to make this recipe...just make a mixture of 2:1 organic sugar to the organic cinnamon mixture.
Tip #2: I've never tried to make these in an oven, but you could try to put them on the very lowest heat an keep a close eye on them to make sure they don't burn. Also, they wouldn't be considered "100% raw".
Tip #3: The pears will be somewhat sweet and will get "sweeter" when dehydrated. If you don't want an overly sweet snack, I would just add 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon-sugar mixture instead of 2.
Tip #4: I used an Excalibur dehydrator to make these and have owned mine for over 9 years. It's perfect to make these kinds of healthy, raw snacks!
Where to Buy: You can purchase the organic Primal Palate "Cinnamon Sugar Cookie" spice I used in this recipe here.
Gluten-Free Vegan Raw Cinnamon Sugar Pear Chips
{ Plant-Based | Raw | Vegan | Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free | Nut-Free | No-Bake | No Refined Sugar | Paleo-Friendly | Medical Medium }
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 organic pears
- 1-2 tablespoons Primal Palate Organic Cinnamon Sugar Cookie Spice
Instructions
- Peel and slice the pears into thin strips.
- Add the pear slices to a medium-size mixing bowl and sprinkle 1-2 tablespoons of cinnamon + sugar mixture.
- Gently toss the pears until they are all covered with the cinnamon + sugar mixture.
- Spread the pears evenly over the mesh lining of a dehydrator tray.
- Dehydrate at 110 degrees for at least 12 hours (or overnight) or until they are completely dry and slightly crispy.
- Store in an air-tight container or they will get soft if left out and exposed to air.
Recipe Notes
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Copyright Notice
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Want More Healthy Plant-Based Snack Recipes?
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- Kale Chips with Spicy Peanut Sauce
- Raw Corn Chips
- Carrot and Flax Crackers
- or my Real Food Vegan™ 14-Day Meal Plan Program with 42 plant-based vegan + gluten-free recipes made with clean, real food ingredients just like this one that you will love!
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