We've talked about what to do if you only have a pint of berries, but what if you find yourself in the opposite predicament of having too much fruit?!
Elise Bauer over at Simply Recipes has one solution we can't wait to try: fruit leather!
Good Idea! Homemade Fruit Leather at Simply Recipes
Chewy tangy fruit leather is one of our favorite grocery store check-out line indulgences. Bauer's process for making it at home involves cooking down a large amount of fruit into a puree and then dehydrating it at a very low oven temperature over the course of several hours.
We like that her method doesn't necessarily require a lot of extra sugar, so we get the real fruit flavor, pure and simple.
Check it out!
• How To Make Fruit Leather from Simply Recipes
Related: Recipe Review: Melissa Clark's DIY Maraschino Cherries
(Image: Elise Bauer for Simply Recipes)
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My grandma used to make homemade fruit leather. A great memory from childhood!
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I tried Elise's fruit leather and I have to say, it is quite fabulous.
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I tried this exact recipe a few months ago and it was a disaster. I don't have a dehydrator, so I did the oven method. First of all, most ovens don't have a temperature setting for 140F (the lowest is usually 200F). You have to turn the oven on below the lowest setting and invest in a oven-proof thermometer to gauge the actual temperature. Second, any good you are doing for the earth by processing your own food and preserving fruit is completely lost when you leave the oven on for 8-12 hours. I recommend building your own solar dehydrator. There are many tutorials online, and the book, The Solar Food Dryer is great!
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