The 5 Best Dried Fruits to Add to Your Snack Rotation

If you’re still snacking on fruit snacks or granola bars that scream “healthy” while being 80% corn syrup, it’s time to evolve. Dried fruit is what happens when you strip the nonsense away and let nature do the heavy lifting. Real sweetness. Real nutrients. No cartoon mascots or chemical aftertaste.

But with every brand claiming to be “natural,” the dried fruit aisle is a minefield. Half of what’s out there is sugar-dipped deception wrapped in recycled paperboard. So we did the dirty work. Here are five dried fruits that actually deserve a spot in your snack rotation—plus the versions that won’t quietly rot your insides.

Dried Mango

Dried mango is the gold standard of dried fruit. It’s sweet, chewy, and loaded with vitamin A, vitamin C, and antioxidants that help your immune system and skin stay in fighting shape. Plus, it’s naturally rich in digestive enzymes—meaning it can help you process your last regrettable meal faster than any probiotic ad on TV.

The problem? Most brands soak their mango in sugar syrup until it tastes like tropical candy. Which defeats the whole point of eating fruit in the first place.

That’s why Malicious Mango hits different. Mortal Munchies’ version is stripped of the fluff—no added sugar, no fake flavors, no preservatives that could double as embalming fluid. Just pure, bright, mango energy. It’s what dried fruit was supposed to be before Big Food got its sticky hands on it.

Dried Apples

Dried apples are like the snack world’s equivalent of a vinyl record—timeless, simple, and built to last. They’re packed with fiber to keep you full, vitamin C to keep your immune system sane, and polyphenols that quietly work behind the scenes to protect your cells from the chaos of modern life.

Most store-bought versions? They ruin it with added sugar and sulfites to keep them unnaturally bright. You shouldn’t need to wear sunglasses to eat fruit.

Bad Apple from Mortal Munchies keeps it brutally honest—crisp, clean, and naturally sweet, without the toxic glow. It’s fruit for people who prefer integrity over icing.

Dried Blueberries

Blueberries are nature’s micro but mighty powerhouse. When dried correctly, they’re concentrated bursts of antioxidants—specifically anthocyanins, which help combat inflammation, support brain health, and make your blood vessels a little less angry at you.

But let’s be real: most dried blueberries on the market are soaked in sugar until they might as well be Raisinets. That ruins the flavor, the nutrients, and your self-respect.

Belligerent Blueberry from Mortal Munchies skips the chemical charade. No added sugar, no flavors, no preservatives. Just tangy, real-deal blueberries that don’t taste like they’ve been through witness protection.

Dried Bananas

Dried bananas don’t get enough respect. They’re like the bass player of the dried fruit world—quietly essential and criminally underrated. They’re loaded with potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B6, which help regulate muscle function and keep your nervous system from short-circuiting.

Unfortunately, Big Food turned this nutritional powerhouse into a junk food punchline by frying banana chips in oil and drenching them in sugar. That’s not dried fruit—that’s dessert in disguise.

Barbaric Banana from Mortal Munchies is what bananas were meant to be: slow-dried, naturally sweet, and completely unprocessed. It’s chewy, satisfying, and capable of restoring your faith in humanity—or at least in snacks.

Dried Cherries

Dried cherries are basically mood stabilizers disguised as fruit. They’re rich in antioxidants, melatonin, and anti-inflammatory compounds that support sleep, recovery, and muscle repair. Athletes love them for reducing soreness, and normal people love them because they taste like tart victory.

Of course, the food industry can’t help itself—most brands bury cherries in sugar to hide the tartness. What you end up with is cherry-flavored candy wearing a health halo.

Mortal Munchies Cherry Bomb doesn’t play that game. It’s raw, unrefined, and dangerously flavorful—all without added sugar, oils, or dyes. Real cherries. Real bite. No PR spin.

Mortal Munchies: The Best Dried Fruit In the Game

The best dried fruit isn’t sitting in your local snack aisle next to the granola bars and fruit-shaped lies. It’s here.

At Mortal Munchies, we don’t sugarcoat fruit—literally or figuratively. Every bag is a middle finger to the processed snack industry. No preservatives. No added sugar. No “natural flavors” that started life in a lab. Just fruit, dried the way nature intended: clean, nutrient-rich, and absurdly good.