After making the Cherry Apple Fruit Leather, I wanted to try more with other fruits. I didn’t have a use yet for about 10 peaches that I had gotten from Bountiful Baskets recently, so I decided to put them to good use for Peach Fruit Leather. I made it very similar to the Cherry Apple. The outsides got a little too dry and the inside was a little too sticky, but we’ve been eating it anyway!
Peach Fruit Leather
What you need:
4 cups peaches, pits removed and chopped
1/4 – 1/2 cup sugar or honey, depending on your desired level of sweetness
How to make it:
Preheat oven to 170 F, or the lowest setting your oven will go. For me, this was 200 F.
Place peaches in a large pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer until fruit starts to break down, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a blender to puree well, then return to the pot. Or, keep in the pot and use an immersion blender to puree fruit.
Add the sugar or honey, and stir well. Simmer over low heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens.
Line a jelly roll pan or baking sheet with raised sides with parchment paper, plastic wrap, or a silicone baking mat (I used plastic wrap). Depending on the size of your pan, you may need to use 2.
Spread the fruit mixture as thinly and evenly as possible. The thicker it is, the longer it will take to dry out.
Place pan(s) in the preheated oven. If using 2 pans, be sure to rotate every hour. Let sit in the low heat oven for 3-6 hours, or until fruit mixture is just slightly tacky. Remove and allow to cool.
Cut the fruit leather into smaller pieces, as desired. I used a pizza cutter to make a cut in the middle lengthwise, then cut into 1″ strips. The pizza cutter cut the plastic wrap as well, so I kept it on to help prevent the roll from sticking to itself. I used twist ties to hold the rolls together, you could also use string. Store in an airtight container, and it should be good for a few weeks.
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