Homemade Fruit Leather
User Reviews
4.8
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Servings
1 pan fruit leather-about 10 fruit roll-ups
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Course
Snacks
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Cuisine
Vegetarian, Vegan, gluten-free
Homemade Fruit Leather
Description
This Homemade Fruit Leather recipe starts by pureeing ripe fruit—peaches here—with a chosen sweetener until smooth. The fruit mixture is then spread thinly and evenly on a baking sheet lined with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
The fruit is dried in the oven at its lowest temperature setting, about 150°F, for 6 to 8 hours until it is no longer tacky, achieving a pliable, leathery texture. Once cooled, the fruit leather is peeled from the mat and cut into shapes for serving or rolling into rolls using parchment paper.
This natural fruit snack is a way to enjoy summer fruits throughout the year and can be stored in an airtight container. The recipe notes suggest alternatives for lining the baking sheet, cautioning against plastic wrap due to potential melting but noting the low oven temperature minimizes this risk.
Ingredients
- 3 cups Fruit I used peaches this time, ripe, chopped
- sweetener to taste (I use honey or maple syrup)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 150 degrees F or the lowest temperature your oven will go. Line a 11 x 17 baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat. Set aside.
- Puree the peaches and sweetener of your choice in a blender or food processor until smooth. Pour fruit mixture onto prepared baking sheet and spread to about a 1/8″ thick. I always pound the baking sheet on the counter a few times to make sure the fruit mixture is evenly distributed.
- Place baking sheet in the oven and bake for 6-8 hours, until pan is set and the center is not tacky. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature. Gently peel off the fruit leather from the Silpat. Cut into squares or strips using a pizza cutter, knife, or scissors. If you want to make fruit roll-ups, roll the strips in parchment paper. Store in an air-tight container.
- Note-if you don't have a Silpat baking mat, you can line the baking sheet with plastic wrap or parchment paper. The plastic wrap will not melt in the oven because the temperature is so low. I prefer to use a Silpat though. Get creative and use your favorite fruits, you can also mix fruits! The fruit leather will keep up to a month in an air-tight container.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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