Fruit crisps

Description

Ideal snack food, these unusual fruit crisps are great for packed lunches and picnics - a great way to get kids to eat fruit too!

Ingredients

500g/1lb 2oz caster sugar
a selection of thinly sliced pears, pineapples, orange, lemon, apple or banana

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 70C/150F/Gas 4. Place a sheet of greaseproof paper on a baking sheet.
2. Pour 500ml/17fl oz of water and the sugar into a pan, bring to the boil.
3 Place the fruit slices in the syrup and boil for 3-4 minutes. Drain in a colander.
4. Arrange the drained fruits in a single layer on the baking sheet and bake for approximately six hours to dry out.
NB: Depending on the fruit, they may take less time to dry out. We advise that you keep checking them after three hours.