I love fruit leather! But it is some crazy expensive stuff.
I found directions for making fruit leather in Super Baby Food, the book I've used to make food for my daughter. It is so simple!
Spread plastic wrap over a baking tray. The book says to tape down the plastic wrap, but I managed fine without using tape. You can also just use cooking spray on the baking sheet.
I thawed some mixed frozen berries that I get at Costco. I put them in my blender with a banana and a little bit of applesauce. It gave me a think fruit puree. Spread the puree on the plastic wrap, leaving about 1-2 inches from the edge so that the plastic wrap does not curl up over the sides, preventing it from drying.
There are several different drying methods; I chose to use the quickest one. I put the fruit in the over at 175 degrees for 3 hours. The leather was nearly dry all the way, but I decided to leave it in the over (which was off) over night just to be sure. In the morning I had this:
I cut it into pieces with my pizza cutter:
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Simple Homemade Fruit Leather
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So cool! I never heard of "fruit leather," but I am excited you left this post. Can't wait to try it!
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