When my boys were little I would make all kinds of fruit leather for them to snack on, blueberry fruit leather is one of my favorites!. It is so healthy, naturally sweet, chewy and satisfying! We use to put the leather on cookie sheets and lay them on the roof or on the back porch to dry in the summer heat, our temps were over 90 degrees during the summers in Montana. Here in Homer, Alaska we have to make fruit leather in the oven. I am going to start making this for my grandkids for snacks when they are here. It is so good. Fruit leather also makes great school lunch snacks!
Blueberry Fruit Leather or Roll Ups
You can use this technique and method with any fruit. I have used it for apricots, plums and raspberries. Whatever fruit you have around that is getting ripe, bring out your blender and make up some fruit leather. I guess it’s also called fruit roll ups.
Recipe for Blueberry Fruit Leather or Roll Ups
Blueberry Fruit Leather
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Fresh Blueberries
- YUP that is all that you need. PURE fruit - nothing else.
Instructions
- Puree until no chunks appear and the fruit is the consistency of a thick smoothie.
- Pour the pureed blueberries onto a small cookie sheet that is lined with parchment paper.
- Spread blueberry mixture flat. Do not leave thin areas as this will cause mixture to stick in the drying process.
- Place in oven for around 3 to 3.5 hours and bake at 175 degrees.
- Once the mixture has dried out in the oven, remove it to cool down.
- Once cool, place the dried fruit over onto another clean parchment paper. Then cut the fruit in strips laying on the parchment paper.
- Roll up fruit like you would a fruit roll up. You can store it in the cupboard.
Notes
Nutrition
Oh my I always thought you had to add sugar to make these! Definitely making them now that there’s no added sugar!! Use all the fruits!!!
Oooh I am totally trying this!! So easy!!
I have a Nesco dehydrator, but I haven’t used it much. I read bluebeerries can be hard to dry, but I see that it is easy to do if you make them into leather – I want to try this!
I can’t believe you don’t need anything but blueberries to make this! It looks so yummy!
Thank you for the recipe. My grandkids would get a kick out making this. Thanks for sharing.
nice post thank you for sharing
Yum!! I love fruit leather, but have never tried making it myself! I can’t believe how easy it is, and so much better for you than store bought! 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing this!
Your Welcome! It is easy 🙂