One of my kids favorite dehydrated fruits is a mango, but I’ve never dried them myself. Until now. It was surprisingly easy. I’m not sure why I fear mangoes so much sometimes. Their skin makes them a little mysterious. Peeling them was a bit tricky and I might have let a cuss word or two fly when I accidentally peeled my finger {don’t try that at home}, but trust me when I say the end result was totally worth it. Yum.
How to Dehydrate Mangoes
Gather your firm and ripe mangoes. Buying mangoes to dehydrate that are too soft or unripened can affect the quality of your dehydrated fruit. If you squish them, they should have just a little give. That makes for a perfectly dehydrated mango.
Wash and peel the fruit, making sure all skin is removed. You can peel the mango by scoring it around lengthwise and peeling off both sections, or by attacking it with a potato peeler {which often attacks back so beware}.
Cut the fruit into lengthwise slices about 1/4 inch thick. You can do thicker slices if you want chewier fruit, but it will take longer to dehydrate fully.
Place your trays into the dehydrator and arrange the mango slices so that they lay flat on the trays. Do not clump the slices together or overlap them because it will take forever to get them dehydrated and they won’t dehydrate evenly.
Set your dehydrator to 135 degrees and dehydrate for about 12 hours. If you want them a bit chewier, check them at 10 hours.
Store in an air-tight container or Ziploc bag.
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Tomatoes
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Lisa says
My family loves mango’s! I haven’t ever dried them myself, but now I think I need to. My husband is from Venezuela, land of a million mango’s, and he says that when a mango is red it’s because it was hanging on the outside of the tree was exposed directly to the sun. So it’s like a “sun burn” on the fruit. The perfectly ripe mango is yellow and is a tad soft to the touch, but not too soft. Thought I would share because I always thought a red mango meant it was ripe.
Christy Clark says
Thank you
Mary Beth Sisco says
Thanks!
Maia says
How long would dried mangos keep?
Nicole says
Dried mangoes are the bomb. Especially when made at home without added sugar. Those sugar coated ones at the store are nasty. I recently found some “lost” dried mangoes in the back of the cupboard. They’d been there for probably 6 months or more and had “kept” just fine.
Karen says
Hey Mavis, I have an extra pampered chef mango wedger if you would like me to send it to you! I have never tried it but it is supposed to work really well!
Mavis Butterfield says
Very sweet Karen. Thanks for the offer. 🙂
Teri Kruse says
Any suggestions for a good dehydrator? I have had several in the past, but am starting over.
Wendy Steele says
I’ve dehydrated mangos once–they turned out great!!!-but it wasn’t very cost effective. Fresh mangos are expensive!!! I can get a 2 lb bag of dried (albeit dusted with sugar) mangos at BJs Wholesale Club for $9.99. Mangos are over $1 each here in New Jersey–so it’s more economical for me to buy them already done at the warehouse club. But for those who can’t have sugar–home dehydrating IS pretty easy-once you peel & slice them!!!!
Jessica says
Hello there, so I want to get my hubby a dehydrator for Fathers Day (trying to think ahead). He has been wanting one for a while, specifically for beef jerky. In the email I get from you daily I saw two different ones you posted, one of which you have. Which would you recommend more? And would it be smart to get all the extras listed in the email as well? Thanks 🙂 Jess
Melissa says
I love my RedHead Dehydrator from Bass Pro Shop!
Sherle says
Peeling mango’s can be interesting to say the least. However I have discovered a method that works really well. Stand your mango on it’s end, slice down on each side of the seed, just avoiding it, it takes a little bit of practice to get it right. Take one of those slices, hold it in one hand, with a spoon in the other hand. Staying close to the skin, push the spoon into the mango and pull it around the outside edge of the skin. You may need to free the middle from the skin with the spoon. It slides right out of the skin, perfectly shaped and ready for anything. 🙂
Elyse says
Any idea how many fresh mangoes it takes to make 1 lb of dried? I’m trying to do a cost comparison before I buy the dehydrator 😉 thanks!