Dried Mango Delight

Ok, so I dried Mango for the first time the other day.  I got a case of Ataulfo Mangos from the local market and they were 16 for $13 which is pretty good for around here.  Ataulfo Mangos are high in Vitamin C and fibre.  They are yellow and sweet and not as fibrous as the other types of mangos can be.

So my first step was to lay out my ripe mango on a cutting board with my favourite knife.




The Ataulfo Mangoes have a thin pit running through the centre.  I start by slicing on either side of the pit until I have two fleshy halves of the mango.

Next I peel the skin of the pit piece.  I just use my fingers to do this as it comes off quite easily.

And with an angled knife I slice off as much of the mango on the sides of the pit as I can (actually these pieces end up being pretty small and so I snack on them while working. :)

This is what my pits end up looking like.  And now for the meaty part...

I take a spoon to one of my fleshy halves of mango and scoop the flesh off the skin, working slowly around the edge of the mango so I get all the flesh off in one piece.

And here are my beautiful skinless mango halves!

Next I cut them into slices.  I try to make them as uniform as I can in thickness but it doesn't always work that way and some of the mango slices may need to be cooked a little longer.

Here are all my mango slices on the dehydrator ready to go.  I used about 13 mangos for my batch. I had the dehydrator going for at least 8 hours.  I just kept checking on them.  My dehydrator doesn't have a temperature gauge.  It just has adjustable air vents.  I had no air vents open when I was drying them.

And here is the final product. They almost look like french fries! I've stored them in a tupperware container on the counter for a week and they are still great and needless to say....almost all gone!

Good luck with your mango slices. And let me know if you do anything different when you make them.