Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups

Nix the store-bought fruit leathers and make your own. Once you master the easy-to-learn technique, you can keep a homemade supply of fruit roll-ups on hand for your kids whenever they want a naturally sweet vegan snack. With spring on the horizon, you can stock up on fresh fruits at the farmers market and make a variety of fruit roll-ups depending on the fruits in season.
Nix the store-bought fruit leathers and make your own. Once you master the easy-to-learn technique, you can keep a homemade supply of fruit roll-ups on hand for your kids whenever they want a naturally sweet vegan snack. With spring on the horizon, you can stock up on fresh fruits at the farmers market and make a variety of fruit roll-ups depending on the fruits in season.

Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups

Makes 12

Ingredients:

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• 2 cups fresh, ripe berries

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• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Directions:

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1. Preheat oven to 140 degrees F. and line a baking sheet with plastic wrap.

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2. In a food processor or blender, puree berries. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, if desired.

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3. Stir lemon juice into fruit puree.

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4. Spread puree onto baking sheet, forming it into a 12×15-inch rectangle.

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5. Dry in the oven for about 18 hours. If you have a food dehydrator, follow manufacturer directions; average drying time in a dehydrator is about 7 hours.

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6. Fruit is ready when you can touch it and your finger doesn’t leave an indentation.

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7. While fruit is still warm, peel from plastic wrap and let cool on a wire rack sprayed with cooking spray.

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8. Once cooled, cut fruit leather in half lengthwise then cut each half crosswise into 6 strips, for a total of 12 fruit roll-ups.

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9. Roll each roll-up in plastic wrap and store in a cool place for up to 1 week, or you can freeze them for up to 3 months.

Note: If your fruit isn’t at its peak sweetness, add a couple tablespoons of agave, maple syrup, or granulated sugar.

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