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Fruit leather recipes?
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davem
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August 20, 2024 - 3:44 pm

Do any of you make fruit leather?  Any recipes?

As my "food forest" matures, I need to find more & better ways to preserve my harvest.  I have a large capacity dehydrator and a cider press, so I make a lot of dried fruit and fruit juices.  But I would like to try making some fruit leather.

I am specifically interested in mixing various types of fruit to make a good fruit leather. Also any "special ingredients" e.g. pectin, honey, sugar, etc.

Here is a list of what I will have ripening from now into November:

  • Aronia berries (TONS)
  • Apples (many varieties)
  • Plums
  • Cornelian cherries (several varieties)
  • Grapes (TONS, many varieties)
  • Sea buckthorn AKA seaberry
  • Figs (many varieties)
  • Hardy kiwi

Any thoughts on what fruit I should mix with what?  Ratios?  I know pectin helps to "firm up" the mix, so I am inclined to include Cornelian cherries in every mix.

I plan to just separate the pits, put the fruit mix in a blender, pour the mix into silicone trays, and put those on the metal trays in my dehydrator.

Here is my dehydrator: 81tkA1p1pnL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

Here are the silicone trays I just ordered: 

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Rooney
Vancouver SW Washington
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August 24, 2024 - 10:19 pm

Nice dryer. I have a cheap plastic one that I have put to use this week. But it needs replacing so hopefully you don't mind telling me when your going to be using yours so I can see it myself. I have a change in my cellphone so the best way may be to PM me. 

In exchange for some ideas I have these early cropping pears that ended up very ideal slicers and flavorful after 10 hours heat drying them. I did mine twice where yours could have done it once and probably faster. Mine's rated at 250 watts and this one gallon baggie picture contains almost a level equivalency to 1.5 gallons when in freshly harvested condition. I shared a few fresh with Jafar recently but he would not be impressed with any quality until dried like mine. Jafar is a good source of information about fruit of course because of his involvement at past fruit tasting. I bought a few 'bosc' on account of his recommendations that old boscs when getting really soft are optimal for this drying.

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