Did you know that you can make Homemade Fruit Roll Ups in your oven? It’s true! Make your own Strawberry Fruit Leather (or other fruit of choice) with two simple ingredients.
The summer has brought us an abundance of fresh fruit, with strawberries, blueberries, and cherries currently in season. I try to take advantage of the good deals, especially on strawberries, which can go as low as $1 per pound, but often don’t know what to do with the fresh fruit we don’t eat, other than freeze it.
Recently I came across the idea of making my daughter some homemade snacks, including fruit roll ups. The concept sounded utterly crazy at first, but then I gave it a go and was impressed with the results.
These Homemade Fruit Roll Ups only have as much sugar as you put in them (other than the natural sugar in the fruit) and can be made in a variety of flavors. My daughter’s favorite is Strawberry Fruit Leather because it resembles “fruit by the foot.”
Homemade Fruit Roll Ups Recipe
Strawberry Fruit Leather Ingredients:
- 3 cups fresh strawberries (or fruit of choice)
- Sugar
(optional)
How to Make Strawberry Fruit Leather:
1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Line a cookie sheet
3. Puree strawberries, or fruit of choice, in a food processor
4. Add sugar (or sweetener of choice) to taste.
5. Pour mixture on to prepared cookie sheet about 1/8″ thick.
6. Bake for 6-8 hours, until the center is no longer tacky.
7. Lift plastic wrap out of cookie sheet and place on the countertop to cool.
8. Flip over onto parchment paper.
9. Remove plastic wrap.
10. Cut into strips and roll. Store in a Ziploc bag in the refrigerator.
- 3 cups fresh fruit I used strawberries
- Sugar optional
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Preheat oven to 170 degrees.
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Line a cookie sheet that has a lip with plastic wrap (be sure to overlap your sides).
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Puree fruit in food processor until smooth.
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Add sugar (or sweetener of choice) to taste.
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Pour mixture on to prepared cookie sheet about 1/8" thick.
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Bake for 6-8 hours, until center is no longer tacky.
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Lift plastic wrap out of cookie sheet and place on the countertop to cool.
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Flip over onto parchment paper.
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Remove plastic wrap.
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Cut into strips and roll. Store in a Ziploc bag in the refrigerator.
Want to Make Homemade Fruit Roll Ups AKA Strawbery Fruit Leather? You might find these useful:
Domino Pure Cane Sugar 4lb (Pack of 2)Hamilton Beach 12-Cup Stack and Snap Food Processor
Reynolds Kitchens Plastic Wrap (250 Square Foot Roll)
Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker’s Half Sheet
Other Back to School Recipes:
- Apple Shaped Cupcakes
- Back to School Rice Krispies Treats
- Banana Sushi
- Double-Decker PB&J
- Copycat Cosmic Brownies
Adriana says
170 Celsius or Fahrenheit 🙁 I get confused (in my country we always use ºC)
Erin H. says
I think it is Fahrenheit. Usually in america we use this.
Hope I helped you ☺
Cathy West says
This is great in a dehydrator too… no need to put any sugar at all – the sweetness in the fruit really comes through when dried.
debbie says
I am I reading this correctly that you put plastic wrap in the oven? I think it would melt all over your fruit and ruin it. I would use the parchment paper as my liner or tin foil that has been well sprayed
Jeri says
I was thinking the same thing! Really? Plastic wrap in the oven? Maybe because its such a low temp?
Audrey says
Plastic in the oven? Yikes! Heated plastic is usually toxic. I am with you – parchment is the way to go.
Stefanie Fauquet says
Yes! It won’t melt with the low temp 🙂
Farah says
I know it says fresh fruit but I have frozen strawberries in the freezer, would I be able to use those?
Shaz says
Of course you can! I just whipped up a batch in my Vitamix with oranges, pineapple and frozen strawberries. I also added honey to taste. Made 2 large sheets. The house smells divine.
trina says
Im making some now. Been in for a half hr. I used plastic wrap and it appears to b fine. Not melting. But don’t let it hang over the sides. That stuff will melt if it touches the metal racks which I did….ooops. mine seems done now. Not tacky to the touch. But it says 6 to 7 hrs so im going for it. I did strawberries and blueberries and used honey for my sweetener. Hope it tastes good