Fruit Leather

20 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 5 hr
Ready In: 5 hr 20 min

“Make your own fruit leather out of apples and pears and enjoy it as a snack any time.” - by AURORAROSE

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 cups peeled, cored and chopped apple
4 cups peeled, cored and chopped pears

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Original recipe yields 1 sheet

Directions

Preheat the oven to 150 degrees F (65 degrees C). Cover a baking sheet with a layer of plastic wrap.
In the container of a blender, combine the sugar, lemon juice, apple and pear. Cover and puree until smooth. Spread evenly on the prepared pan. Place the pan on the top rack of the oven.
Bake for 5 to 6 hours, leaving the door to the oven partway open. Fruit is dry when the surface is no longer tacky and you can tear it like leather. Roll up on the plastic wrap and store in an airtight jar.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (16 total)

Calories
90 cal
4%

Fat
0.1 g
< 1%

Carbs
23.5 g
8%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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MamaMia72

Sep. 10, 2008

"Ok, I was a little unsure of this one, but it is awesome (which is good since there is a lot of cutting and peeling involved). I did learn a few things along the way, but I will certainly make it ag..." See moreain and am excited to experiment with other fruits...I was happy this called for apples and pears as I had a bunch from my in-laws trees. First, I will admit that a blender DOES NOT work. I don't have a food processor (which I think would be the best to use) so I used the fine grater on my KitchenAid after chopping up the apples and pears. The texture was probably courser therefore the finished product looks different from store bought fruit leather, but the taste is terrific. I had some very ripe pears so I actually only used 1/4 of the sugar and honestly only did that because I had measured out the whole amount, started to pour and had second thoughts...this could be made without the sugar and you wouldn't miss anything. Oh, one more bit of advice. I wasn't sure how thick the fruit should be spread out. I spread it out as thin as I could without leaving holes and when it was finished drying there were areas that ended up looking lacy and turned a bit crispy. This wasn't bad, but just not the idea that I had for what fruit leather should be. "

serindee

Oct. 15, 2008

"I make this all the time for my daycare kids. In order it to work in a blender you must cook the apples first in about 1/4 cup of water until barley tender. Then puree in blender as directed...." See more"