Strawberry Fruit Leather Program
My kids love fruit leather, but sometimes it takes more like plastic to me then sweet fruity leather. This Strawberr-Wee Fruit Leather couldn’t be any easier to make and it’s the perfect use for summer strawberries!
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Thanks for this wonderful recipe. My kids love the store bought fruit leathers but you are right, they are too many additives! Just wanted to know what blender do you use? I have the glass oster blender that makes it so difficult to blend the strawberries without adding any liquid.
I have a Vita-Mix Blender. You have to be patient with the strawberries, mine took a while too, I just had to keep pushing them down.
This looks cool! Think it would work with blueberries? I have lots of blueberries I need to use quickly
I tried it with blueberries and it came out great! When I took it out of the oven it was crispy and I was bummed that I left it in to long, but then I let it sit overnight and the next morning it was nice and leathery. My kids (ages 3 and 5) love them. Thanks Catherine!
That looks so good and easy to make. I’m so glad to see that I don’t have the only ‘helpers’ that like hanging out in my kitchen getting a bit in the way when I’m trying to do something.
Can this be made with other fruit too? My kids have not tried fruit leather before but I bet this is a great way for them to get their fruit servings in if they’re being picky about fruit. I wonder how many nutrients are lost in the baking process. Any idea?
You can make these with blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, mangos, peaches, nectarines. As for nutrients, according to some facts i have read in the past, not much of the nutrients are lost. The worst way to cook food is by boiling – that is where all the nutrients are lost. Also, since it is set at a low temp, you are not losing that much nutrients either
Dumb question – would you peel the peaches or just blend them all?
I would blend them all up since a lot of nutrients are in the skin
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Do you think this would work with frozen fruit? We live in a place where we don’t get good fresh berries (southeast Asia). Great tropical fruit but no berries
Thanks!
I think it should
Just let the berries defrost and puree 
You can also use tropical fruit such as mangos
I just made this with two 10 ounce bags of Frozen Organic Strawberries from Whole Foods. I defrosted the berries in the microwave first, then followed the recipie. Came out great!
Mmmmmmmmm….mmmmmmmmmm! I’m a HUGE fan of fruit leather and it looks so easy to make! Delicious AND Nutritious! Thanks for sharing!!
When my grandmother gave me her dehydrater a few years ago, I was SO excited to make dried fruits and dried vegis (to fry like they do in India…delicious!)! BUT, I have NEVER tried to dehydrate anything because I am so intimidated by it! he he! I will definitely be trying this soon! It seems really easy and goof proof! My kids love fruit lethers (the organic, real fruit ones) but I don’t buy them much because they are so expensive! Now I can make them much cheaper! Thanks so much for this recipe and for the ideas on other fruits that would work too! You are a mom’s life saver!!
My kids don’t like how the organic fruit leathers are sticky while holding them to eat. How do these come out? Thanks!
They are not sticky at all! These are great and no mess!
This looks fantastic and with the summer well underway, we’re having access to a TON of fresh fruit on the east coast. How long of a “shelf-life” does this have and how should I store it?
Thanks!
Awesome!! This can last up to a month (If there are any left!), I store them in a container and place it on the counter.
I tried making this 3 times. 3 times it failed. Bad. I think I might save up for a food dehydrator
i just tried making this and it was in the oven at 250 degrees for 1 hour and 45 minutes. The edges (up to about an inch into the square) were burned and the center was not sticky so I took it out. But, now the center is mushy and the edges are crisp and taste burnt! Help! I cannot afford to waste strawberries and I would love to figure out how to make this recipe work. Thanks!
lauren i had the same problem the edges turn out burnt n crispy and the middle is soft n mushy i have wasted three batches n tons of strawberries!! help or advise please my son loves fruit strips and i would love to make these for him
Hmm, I just tried this and did a full 2 hours. When it came out, it’s brown…like brownies, lol. Im thinking it’s burnt? Im not sure what it’s supposed to look like.
Lauren, Theresa, and Bonnie, try lowering the oven temp and leave it in the oven for a few hours longer. I had the same issues until I set my oven to 170 degrees and left the fruit in the oven for about 6-8 hrs. It worked great! Bonnie, it’s supposed to look like a dark red, and it might come out crispy but just let it sit out for awhile and it will Soften up nicely. Hope this helps…
Thanks for responding Melissa! I plan on trying ur method out with frozen strawberrys in a min… I refuse to waste n e more fresh fruit on this
I’ll let u know how it goes **fingers crossed**
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can’t wait to try this.