Recipe This | Air Fryer Pineapple (2024)

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How to make dried pineapple in an air fryer? ›

Simply cut the pineapple into thin slices and arrange them in a single layer in the air fryer basket. Set the temperature to the recommended setting for dehydrating and allow the pineapple slices to dry out until they reach the desired texture.

However, a small amount of oil is usually necessary to achieve a crispy texture. A drizzle or a quick oil spray is all you need for restaurant-quality fries and golden brown fried chicken, while other foods don't need any oil, like pizza or leftovers you might reheat.

"A little bit of salt helps intensifies the sweet flavor." If you're not a fan of salted fruit, high heat also inactivates bromelain, so baking or grilling pineapple will prevent that tingling sensation (and tastes amazing in general).

Arrange the pineapples on your dehydrator trays. Leave space between the pieces to allow air to circulate. If your dehydrator trays have large holes, a mesh liner may be needed to prevent smaller segments from falling through the holes. Dehydrate at 135ºF (52ºC) for 8-16 hours until the pineapples are dry.

tronzo last month revealed that the best way to make sure your pineapple is extra juicy and sweet is to store it upside down.

Salting a pineapple makes it seem sweeter

Salt triggers bromelain, so adding it to fresh pineapple deactivates the enzyme before you eat it, explains Eating Well. By the time the pre-salted pineapple reaches your taste buds, the bromelain is neutralized and no longer fights to break down other proteins.

Cook food in a single layer, in batches

The air fryer is all about — well — air. Meaning, you need to allow for good airflow to create all the browning and crisping the appliance was designed for. As such, you don't want to crowd the food in the basket too much, leaving space for the air to circulate.

The great news about air fryers is that you can use foil along with parchment paper to cook your food in an air fryer. Just remember that if it's safe and effective to use in a conventional oven, it will work just fine in an air fryer.

What not to mix with pineapple? ›

07/8Pineapple and milk

A compound bromelain in pineapple when mixed with milk causes a series of problems to your body such as stomach gas, nausea, infections, headache, and stomach pain.

The sweet fruitiness of pineapple pairs well with green tea, matcha, lemon verbena, orange blossom, and roobios.

If the flavor isn't doing it for you, that odd feeling can be hard to overcome. That's why soaking or washing pineapple in salt water is such a great hack. Salt will actually activate the bromelain before it even enters your body, so by the time you eat it, the protein will have gone inactive.

If you own an air fryer, then dehydrating fruit is really simple. In fact, many of the fancier air fryers even have a dehydrating mode. To use this mode, simply pop your fruit into the basket, set the air-fryer to the 'dehydrate' mode, and it will begin removing the moisture from your fruit, easy!

Arrange in a single layer inside the basket of a 6-quart air fryer. Put the basket into the air fryer. Turn on the dehydrator setting and set the temperature to 175 degrees F. Air fry for 3 hours.

Air fryers are capable of dehydrating food as they function quite similarly to dehydrators. But you must check your own individual air fryer to see what settings you need to use to dehydrate your own food. Your air fryer needs to be on a low heat to be able to dehydrate food, and it must be at a temperature below 45℃.

Put the fruit slices in the air fryer

I then set my air fryer to the lowest heat setting possible (175ºF); if you can get your air fryer to a lower temperature, I would recommend it. After 30 minutes, I flipped the fruit slices over and allowed them to dehydrate for another 15 minutes.