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Home » Recipes » Gluten Free Recipes » Homemade Fruit Leather Roll Ups

Homemade Fruit Leather Roll Ups

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Homemade Fruit Leather Roll Ups - Strawberry

I’m going to sneak one last summer recipe in here folks, even though its September already! I feel like there are a million ice cream and popsicle recipes that I just haven’t gotten to yet, but my fall recipes from past years, like this yummy apple bread are already getting more hits. That means you’ve spoken my dears and I’ll change my focus to fall from here on out!

The reason I couldn’t resist talking about strawberries today is because we had a recent bounty of fresh-picked strawberries courtesy of our own labor that we picked on recent trip to Eatwell Farms for their tomato sauce canning party. I made several pints of old fashioned strawberry jam and with the leftovers I made a batch of homemade fruit leather. Similar to my fruit snacks obsession, fruit leather is also high on my list of favorite snacks. I’ve also included suggestions for other fruits as well. You can make this recipe with something that is a bit more seasonal, like apples!

Homemade Fruit Leather Roll Ups - StrawberryEatwell Farms Tomato Canning Party - U Pick Strawberries

I talked a little bit about the amazing things that Eatwell Farm is doing in a previous post, but I just wanted to say again how blown away we were by what they’re up to. Everything from rotating crops to treating animals more humanely is done on a new level. Right now Eatwell is in the middle of a campaign to make poultry more humane across the nation. They are breeding a cruelty-free, dual-purpose (meat and eggs) heritage flock that is pasture raised from egg to adult right on the farm. You may not know this, but traditionally, flocks are traditionally born away from the farm and shipped in and males are often shredded right after hatching. It’s absolutely nauseating.

Eatwell is doing a barnraiser campaign to raise funds to make their flock among the most humane in the nation. You don’t have to take my word for it, just listen to Nigel talk about what they have planned:

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Makes a standard size baking sheet.

  • Author: Kelly Egan
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours
  • Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: 9 1x
  • Category: Snack
  • Method: Oven + Stove
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 1/4 lb. chopped fruit (see below for suggested flavors)
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 1 to 2 T. lemon juice

Fruit choices:

  • Strawberry: 4 cups, hulled and halved
  • Apple: 3 large, peeled, cored and chopped
  • Raspberry: 4 cups
  • Mango: 2 large, peeled and chopped (add 1/8 tsp. of cayenne pepper and 1/8 tsp. salt for some spice)
  • Stone fruit (plum, peach nectarine): 5 medium, unpeeled, chopped
  • Banana: 5 medium, peeled

Instructions

  1. Puree the fruit, sugar and lemon juice in a blender. In general most fruits need about 1 tablespoon of lemon juice but apples and bananas may need 2.
  2. Bring the pureed fruit to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium low and cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens, about 35-45 minutes.
  3. Pour mixture out onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and spread into a thin layer. Bake at 175 F until just set, about 4-4 1/2 hours. Let cool completely, then peel off parchment paper. If still moist, you can return it to the oven, moist-side up and cook until dry.
  4. Place the dried fruit on a sheet of parchment paper and use kitchen shears to cut it into strips. Roll up the strips and store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
  5. Tips: If you have the option to convect bake, use it and it will speed up your drying time a bit (about 30 minutes).

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September 10, 2014  â€¢  Filed Under: Gluten Free Recipes, Healthy Snacks, Recipes, Snacks, Summer Treats 10 Comments

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  1. Kelly - Life Made Sweeter says

    September 10, 2014 at 8:52 am

    I am totally with you on summer fruit love but I am noticing that everyone seems to be looking for fall recipes already too. These fruit roll ups look fantastic! Love the gorgeous color and how much healthier they are than store-bought ones too 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan says

      September 10, 2014 at 9:37 am

      Thanks! I guess they can be transitioned to fall with apples or pears, right? I didn’t even think to mention that!

      Reply
  2. Sarah @ SnixyKitchen says

    September 11, 2014 at 1:59 am

    I think I need to go buy up the last of the strawberries at the market to make this! I could nomnom so many of these while writing.

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan says

      September 11, 2014 at 9:51 am

      You should! You can also make this with more seasonal fruits as well!

      Reply
  3. lynne wu says

    September 11, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    Kelly! your blog is amazing! – i’m so happy i finallllly checked it out. i’m so inspired to check out eatwell farms and the curry quinoa from your big sur post also looks so good!

    Reply
  4. lynne wu says

    September 11, 2014 at 4:15 pm

    Kelly – I love your blog!!!! so glad i finally checked it out and will be checking it regularly! inspired by so many of the things on here 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan says

      September 12, 2014 at 10:22 am

      Hey Lynne! Thanks so much for checking it out. Glad you liked it! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Chelsea Pearl says

    September 18, 2014 at 11:36 pm

    Good lawwwd, those look delicious. This is such a fun partnership post — nice work!

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    • Kelly Egan says

      September 20, 2014 at 1:53 pm

      Haha – they are delicious, I promise! Thanks so much!

      Reply
  6. Judi says

    July 1, 2015 at 6:34 pm

    What temperature do I bake them at?

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