When I first learned of the concept of making your own fruit leather, I was completely wowed. ‘That’s the kind of thing you have to buy in the stores since you probably need special equipment,’ I thought. Well, can you believe that all you need is an oven, parchment paper, and some sauced or pureed fruit? You don’t even need a dehydrator! I had no idea it was that simple.
The preparation portion of making your own fruit leather can be really quick, too, if you have the sauce all ready to go.
Homemade fruit leather is so nutritious, much better than any commercial brands you could buy in a box as homemade roll ups have minimal ingredients. I also love that you know what ingredients are going into the food you are consuming!
You can use raw pureed fruit or sauced fruit to make your homemade fruit roll-ups. I have food processed nectarines with the skins on them for fruit leather. I’ve also made pear leather, apple pear leather, strawberry pear leather, and blackberry (with the seeds) pear leather. You can mix and match your choice fruits to make fun combinations!
Needs More Smoothing
Evenly Spread Sauce
Peel off, and use kitchen sheers or a pizza cutter to cut into edible segments. Great for gift giving, as a healthy snack or dessert. Below I used parchment paper to wrap them.
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Homemade Fruit Leather in the Oven
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 C apple sauce or the fruit sauce, or blended fruit of your choice
- 1 T cinnamon optional
- dash of cloves optional
- dash of nutmeg optional
- parchment paper
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 170 degrees.
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Cover a lipped baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Mix all ingredients, and spread as evenly as possible on the baking sheet.
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The thicker parts will not dry as well, so really try to even the sauce out.
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Bake for 4-6 hours, rotating the pan every hour.
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Peel off, and use kitchen sheers or a pizza cutter to cut into edible segments.
Have you ever made your own apple sauce before? It’s really so easy!!
And apple butter is just as easy, but requires just a bit more time.
These look amazing! I made some with blackberries last year, I bet the peach fruit roll ups are really delish!
Hi Serena! I have thrown a few blackberries in with other fruits but haven’t done an all blackberry one. Sounds awesome! The peach roll ups are awesome! Have a great day!
I found you through Real Food Forager. This will make a great school snacks for my preschooler. Thanks! Pinned it.
I can’t wait to make these, I always thought you had to use a dehydrator too!
Nope! I just made some peach fruit leather today in the oven! Hope you enjoy!
This is a great simple recipe! I found it on the carnival at Nourishing Gourmet! Thanks so much. I also have a fruit leather recipe on my sight, which I made from a leftover smoothie.
Hey Gaby, That’s such a great idea! I have never thought about using a smoothie before. Thanks for sharing! BTW, I tried to comment on your blog to no avail.
What a great idea…and I’m just about to start making applesauce this week.
I love homemade fruit roll ups!! We used to make them in our dehydrator, but now that we don’t have it anylonger it’s great to know that we can make them in the oven too!
If you use parchment paper I have read it should be sprayed with Pam first-or use a silicone mat and using an off-set spatula is the best way to evenly smooth it out.
This looks great! I pinned it, thanks! 🙂 Erin
I shared this with my sister! She has been coming over to use my dehydrator. I bet she will be glad to be able to make some at her house! Thanks so much!