Strawberry Crisps

Submitted by WaterMelon

"From BBC UK. Ideas for using these are - with your morning cereal, healthy snack, as topping for a refreshing summer salad, dessert topping etc."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 2
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 250 g strawberries, stalks removed
• parchment paper

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 110°C/225°F.
2. Slice the strawberries very thinly; blot any excess juices with kitchen paper and lay on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
3. Dry the slices in the oven for 1 hour until almost dry, turn over, then continue to dry out in the oven until crisp but not golden (this could take up to a further 1-1 1/2 hours).
4. Turn off the oven and leave to cool.
5. If you are not using the crisps straight away, store them in an airtight container.

Reviews

[Ms B.]

I prepared Strawberry Crisps one morning before work, but they didn't "crisp" as much as I would have liked. I was afraid of cooking longer, as I didn't want the browned issue that the other reviewer experienced. I left them on the cooling rack while I spent a little time at work in the afternoon, and returned home to try them in a bowl of Wheaties as an afternoon snack. They pack a lot of flavor, but I still wish that they had more crispness.

 

[LonghornMama]

This is a great idea for using up a few strawberries and I love the idea of a good healthy snack. An egg slicer is great for making thin uniform slices of strawberries. I did have some trouble with the recipe, I think the cooking temp is a bit high. After a total of 2 hrs at 225, they were overdone/burned tasting yet still not completely dried out, so I'll need to adjust that next time. Thanks, Watermelon, for sharing your recipe!