These are pure apple, sliced thin and dried out slowly in a low oven until they crisp up. Cinnamon makes them taste like more of a treat than they are. No fat and no need for added sugar, because slow baking concentrates the apple’s own sweetness. Great for a sweet-tooth moment and they travel well in a bag.
They take a while in the oven but it’s all hands-off time.
Makes 2 to 3 snack portions. No fat to speak of, about 110 kcal a portion.
Phase & care: Peeled apple, cinnamon and lemon are all P1 for me. I peel the apple (I’d rather not deal with the skin), which also makes these gentler.
Prep 15 min · Cook 2 h · Total 2 h 30 min
Ingredients
- 2-3 firm apples, peeled
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Optional: a squeeze of lemon to keep the colour
Method
- Heat the oven low, around 100-120C.
- Peel and slice the apples very thin (a mandolin helps). Toss with cinnamon and a little lemon.
- Lay flat on lined trays, not overlapping.
- Bake 1.5 to 2.5 hours, turning once, until dried and crisp. Thinner slices crisp faster.
- Cool completely, they crisp up more as they cool. Store airtight.
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Slice them as thin and even as you can. Thick or uneven slices stay leathery in the middle while the edges burn.
Stepan’s rule: Slow heat concentrates natural sweetness, so you don’t need to add sugar. Dried fruit chips are a sweet snack the pancreas doesn’t have to pay for in fat.
I trade low-fat recipes like this one with other patients in the PancreasZen community. Come and swap recipes with people who get it.
Not medical advice. This recipe reflects one patient’s low-fat approach grounded in published guidance. Fat tolerance is individual. Check with your own healthcare team before changing your diet.