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Homemade Fruit Leather
Homemade Fruit Leather is made by pureeing ripe fruit like peaches with a sweetener such as honey or maple syrup, then drying the mixture into a thin, chewy sheet in a low-temperature oven for several hours. This concentrated fruit snack captures natural sweetness and can be cut into strips or squares for snacking. The method allows for preservation of fruit flavor in a portable, shelf-stable form without additives.
Servings:
1
pan fruit leather-about 10 fruit roll-ups
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
Vegetarian, Vegan, gluten-free
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.
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