# Dried fruit for snacking **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 17, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591 "2018-04-17T18:08:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591/21 "2018-04-18T06:34:00Z")
If you like bananas and have a Trader Joe’s nearby, try their dried ones. They’re really good and actually kind of fun! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591/22 "2018-04-18T07:27:56Z")
Apricots are great. I also like dried apple for the weird texture. I recently bought a piece of Pan de Higo - it’s a solid compressed block of dried figs flavoured with anise and cinnamon - often with nuts embedded in it - it’s delicious with cheese. (I recently figured out that for a picnic lunch, I much prefer a simple snack of dried fruit, nuts, cheese and bread or crackers, to sandwiches or anything elaborate) ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591/23 "2018-04-18T07:43:02Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Apricots are great. I also like dried apple for the weird texture. (Quoted post snipped) I love apricots. Can’t stand them dried, though. Also, dried coconut is fantastic. I’ve been known to pour some in a big bowl with dried pineapple, cherries, mango and cranberries, mix it all up, and snack while binge watching Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591/24 "2018-04-18T09:19:40Z")
Dried bananas were my secret shame. They do look like wispy dried dog shit, but taste considerably better than that. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591/25 "2018-04-18T20:36:43Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > I went on a tour of a heritage orchard last summer, and was fascinated to see how they dried their fancy, delicious fruit. On a table. In the farmyard. In the sun. For a few days. Some was sprinkled by hand with a sulphur salt, to keep the colour bright. It was the least industrial thing you can imagine. Since then I’ve been itching to try drying my own. Was it Andy’s, in Morgan Hill? I like the dried pluots at Andy’s. I also love dried black mission figs and big Medjool dates. Yep, the stuff is high calorie, but at least you’re getting some vitamins and fiber with your high-sugar snack, unlike candy. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591/26 "2018-04-18T22:15:14Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Was it Andy’s, in Morgan Hill? > > I like the dried pluots at Andy’s. I also love dried black mission figs and big Medjool dates. Yep, the stuff is high calorie, but at least you’re getting some vitamins and fiber with your high-sugar snack, unlike candy. Yep. I’m DEFINITELY going back to tour again this summer, and I’m DEFINITELY buying more - they sold us whatever we picked for $6/lb. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591/27 "2018-04-18T22:43:52Z")
My favorites are cranberries, but it’s hard to find good ones. Craisins are too sweet. Apples, sliced thin and dried into chips are great. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dried-fruit-for-snacking/812591.md?page=1)