Comments on: Homemade Fruit Leather

By: timeandspaceandfood

timeandspaceandfood — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:04:10 +0000

This sounds amazing! Defiantly going to try this.

By: theunexpectedcook

theunexpectedcook — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:38:20 +0000

For those who don’t like how dark or burnt looking they are…My ‘Ball Blue Book of Preserving’ recommends 135* for 12-14 hours. Another fruit leather recipe I’ve had success with recommends 140* for 10-12 hours. Also if you have a convection feature on your oven, that will work best and you not have to cook it as long.

Fruit leather is ready when the it becomes pliable. Be SURE to check the center of the leather for stickiness. If it is sticky, it is not done.

No oil is necessary!

Hope this helps. Give it another try.

By: healthnutali

healthnutali — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:02:23 +0000

If you have a Vitamix you can blend this up finely enough that the seeds will be pulverized. Watch out though, it can get foamy (from blending at such a high speed), so you might want to let it settle a bit and then mix on a low speed to get all the foam out before pouring in the pan. Can’t wait to try it this summer when I am sick of canning, have no more freezer space, and can’t eat another bite of fruit!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:39:31 +0000

The mixture when you first laid it on the paper looks soo good! I wonder how it would freeze? I don’t like fruit leather, but am wonder what else I could do with this recipe. hmm ..

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:59:22 +0000

Mine came out crunchy =(
Did I spread it too thin?

By: aimsman27

aimsman27 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:11:17 +0000

I tried this last night. Followed your recipe to the letter. Unfortunately this morning, it was completely black and crispy. After a total of 12 hours. What a bummer, not sure what went wrong. Last night before bed, I flipped it, spritzed it with water, left the oven door open, and dreamed about fruit leather.

Sadly this was a fail. In all honesty, I’m not sure what I would do differently? Thoughts?

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:46:03 +0000

Holy smokes! I grew up by Stretch Island, home of Stretch Island Fruit Leather, and it wasn’t until I saw this that made me realize, I don’t remember the last time I had fruit leather. I think I’m going to try to make a tropical, pineapple-mango leather.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:04:37 +0000

Ummm yum!

By: Hillary

Hillary — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:56:05 +0000

This looks great and all… But I am sure at the end of the process I would end up wanting the real fruit roll up.

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:56:20 +0000

I tried this and all the juices/steam leaked out all over the oven and floor when we woke up. The best we can think is that the evaporated juices created condensation and made a mess! All that work. Any suggestions anyone?