How to Make Homemade Fruit Leather Roll-Ups without a Dehydrator

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Ingredients For Making How to Make Homemade Fruit Leather Roll-Ups without a Dehydrator
5 cups
red seedless grapes
(or other fruit)
2 Tbs.
lemon juice
1 Tbs.
honey
(helps it to stay soft)
Directions:
Makes about 16 two-inch wide fruit leather roll-ups.
Combine
all ingredients in a large saucepan and cook over medium-high heat for
5-7 minutes, or until mixture is juicy and most of the grape skins have
fallen off. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool for about 10
minutes. In a blender, blend until mixture is smooth. Pour 2 cups of
the pureed mixture over a greased parchment paper lined cookie sheet
(you'll grease the actual parchment paper) or you can use a Silpat if
you have that (no need to grease the Silpat). You should have enough
puree to make 2 batches. Refrigerate or freeze the unused puree until
ready to bake.
Heat oven to its lowest setting (about 150
degrees) and place the baking pan into the oven. Depending on how hot
your oven is and how big your cookie sheet is, it will take 3-5 hours. I
set the timer for 3 hours, then check it every 20-30 minutes after
that. It will be done when there are no more sticky spots on the
surface. Take care not to overbake it or it will be crispy and lose its
flavor.
When the fruit leather is ready, remove from oven and
allow to cool completely. Gently peel away parchment paper/ Silpat and
invert the leather in its entirety onto a sheet of wax paper. Using
cooking shears or a pizza cutter, cut the leather into 2-inch wide
strips (about 8). Roll and store at room temperature in an airtight
container for about 2 weeks.
Other flavors to try:
(the formula 5 cups of fruit, lemon juice and honey works well! Use your creativity)
Mango-Apricot
(pictured above)
:
4 cups chopped mango (fresh or frozen), 1 cup dried apricots, 2 Tbs.
lemon juice, 1 Tbs. honey. Follow directions as listed above.
Raspberry-Peach:
2-1/2 cups sliced peaches (drained), 2 cups raspberries (fresh or
frozen), 2 Tbs. lemon juice, 1 Tbs. honey. Follow directions as listed
above.
Blueberry:
5 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen), 2 Tbs. lemon juice, 1 Tbs. honey. Follow directions as listed above.
Next I want to try pumpkin and apple for the fall!
Enjoy!
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