HCG DIET Phase 2 (P2) RECIPE #17: FRUIT LEATHER

You may not have a dehydrator so here's a way to make your own fruit leather or roll ups in your oven.

Fruit Leather

4 C strawberries or peeled apples
(pictured is mixed berries)

2 T or more powdered stevia

1/4 C fresh lemon juice

Preheat oven 170-200 degrees. Cover baking sheet with plastic wrap.

Combine all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Run through a sieve, if desired, for a smoother texture (to remove seeds, etc. - I did not.)

Spread evenly on pan. 

Place the pan on the top rack of the oven.

Bake for at least 4 hours leaving door partway open, if desired. 

You'll know it's dry when it's no longer tacky and you can tear it.

Either place the whole pan on a cooling rack, remove the plastic wrap from the pan and cool on the cooling rack or only remove the fruit leather and place on a cooling rack until completely cooled.

Cut into pieces.

To store: store in an airtight container or Ziploc.