Friday, January 6, 2012

I like to eat apples and bananas!

Over the new year weekend I was scheduled to be out of town.  This made meal planning a challenge because I knew I would be on the road and very busy each day.  Needing to eat every two hours and keep my snack gluten free inspired me to try and make some of my own banana and apple crisps.  After a little Internet research and combining various recipes here is what I came up with.


Apple/Banana Crisps
3 or 4 apples (or 2-3 bananas)

1 lemon
cinnamon or nutmeg... your choice!
Parchment paper

Heat oven to 225 degrees.  Core and slice apples into thin pieces.

 Place apples on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and squeeze lemon juice over them.  Sprinkle cinnamon on top and then bake for 1 hour.  Flip the apples over, and bake for 1 more hour, or until they are dried and crispy. (I like my a little softer, so 2 hours was perfect for me!)


The recipe and directions is the same for the bananas, except you bake them a little longer.

These came out great! I added them to some raw almonds and cashews and had a tasty trial mix that lasted me all weekend!