Home Made Fruit Roll Ups

Here is a healthy snack that you can have to start being healthy. All you need is an oven or dehydrator and a few extra ingredients.

General Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 – 3 cups ripe or slightly over-ripe diced fruit
• Sweetener to taste: honey, sugar, agave, etc.
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• Optional: seasonings, spices, extracts to taste
• 3⁄4cup applesauce 
• Nonstick cooking spray Recipe

DIRECTIONS

1.      Preheat oven to lowest temperature.  140° or higher if using an oven.

2.      Purée all ingredients in a food processor until smooth.

3.      Spray the fruit leather sheet of your dehydrator (the one without holes) with a light coating of non-stick cooking spray. Pour the puréed fruit carefully into the tray set into the bottom section of your dehydrator. Dehydrate at full power for up to 8 hours, depending on the power of your machine, checking periodically toward the end of that time to see that there aren't any wet or sticky spots.

4.      If using oven, Pour onto a baking sheet lined with plastic wrap, or a silicone baking mat (don’t use foil, parchment, or waxed paper), and spread to 1/8″ thick.  Place in oven and bake for 6-8 hours, until center is not tacky anymore. 

5.      When done, cool for a couple of minutes and carefully slide a butter knife or thin spatula under the leather. Cut into strips and roll in parchment or plastic.  Store in airtight container or freeze.

Tips:
-All fruits will produce slightly different results. You might have to experiment to find what works well.  If you’re going to make a giant batch, you may want to test one first to make sure it works well.
– The addition of sugar or honey enhances the texture and makes the fruit roll ups a little more chewy than if you leave it out.
– If using plastic wrap, it will shrink a little as the fruit dries, so do leave a little extra around the edges.  A silicone baking mat works the absolute best in my opinion.