Homemade fruit leathers

Homemade fruit leathers are a great alternative to store-bought snacks that have a lot of chemicals added. You can choose whatever fruits are in season. These are just like roll-ups.

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prep: 0:20 | cook 10:00

ingredients

• 5 large apples
• 1 punnet strawberries
• 1 cup water
• method
  1. Peel and core the apples, slicing thinly.
  2. Hull and halve the strawberries.
  3. Place all fruit in a pot with the water. Place a lid on.
  4. Cook until soft and then puree with a stick blender.
  5. Line a tray with baking paper and pour the fruit mix onto the baking tray.
  6. Spread evenly and thinly.
  7. Place in the oven and turn on, setting the temperature to 120°C.
  8. Prop the oven door open with a wooden spoon.
  9. This dehydrating process can take anywhere from 2 hours to 10 hours depending on the type of fruit and the level of moisture left in the mixture.
  10. Slice and roll up in cling film to keep.
  
  
  how to
  

  How to make homemade fruit leathers

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  Homemade fruit leathers are a great alternative to store-bought snacks that have a lot of chemicals added.
  
  
  
  

  notes

  • There is a huge variety of fruit that you can use to make this recipe.
  • Peaches, apples, pears and pumpkin are fibrous and all make a great main ingredient.
  • Strawberries, blueberries, bananas and citrus fruits all have too much moisture in them to be the main fruit but make a great minor player in the fruit leathers.
  • This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, Australia's best recipe finder..