This recipe is so simple, it should hardly be called a recipe! Peach fruit leather is 4 ingredients, peaches, honey, lemon juice and a little cornstarch to hold everything together and improve flexibility so it can roll up for storage.
Add diced peaches, honey, cornstarch, and lemon juice to a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour in a saucepan, then bring to a simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Take off heat, and let it cool for 15 minutes.
Pour onto dehydrator trays with sheets placed on top.
Place 1 1/4 cups liquid on each tray (mine are 14"x14" so adjust accordingly if you have a different size dehydrator.)
Dehydrate at 125ºF for 8-12 hours.
Cut each leather into 4 strips, place on parchment paper to fit each strip of fruit leather, then roll, tie with twine, and store in an airtight container.
Makes about 3 trays or 12 fruit leather roll ups.
Notes
Tips: Try to make sure everything is one even layer. If it's too thin on the edges they will get brittle and break.
Speaking of brittle fruit leather, this generally happens from too little sugar or from drying too long. If you take it out and it's too brittle to roll, let it set on the counter for an hour or two to soften, then roll.
Does the cornstarch add any flavor to the fruit leather, I have never tried it.
If you wanted to stretch the peach leather out more, you can add applesauce to the recipe without changing the flavor much. Of course, this is only if you wanted to maximize the amount made. I have also just put the whole sheet on wax paper after processing and rolled it up and cut it into narrower strips. I take it on hikes, climbs, and backpacking, thus the need for smaller sizes. I also don’t tie it with pretty string since it is getting thrown in a pack. Adding a few blackberries (real ones, not the store bought kind) will change the color to dark purple, without changing the flavor. A change of pace without much work.
The cornstarch doesn’t add flavor. Thank you for the idea about the applesauce! We don’t have any on hand now, but soon will. Love the idea about the blackberries too. I really appreciate you sharing!
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Does the cornstarch add any flavor to the fruit leather, I have never tried it.
If you wanted to stretch the peach leather out more, you can add applesauce to the recipe without changing the flavor much. Of course, this is only if you wanted to maximize the amount made. I have also just put the whole sheet on wax paper after processing and rolled it up and cut it into narrower strips. I take it on hikes, climbs, and backpacking, thus the need for smaller sizes. I also don’t tie it with pretty string since it is getting thrown in a pack. Adding a few blackberries (real ones, not the store bought kind) will change the color to dark purple, without changing the flavor. A change of pace without much work.
The cornstarch doesn’t add flavor. Thank you for the idea about the applesauce! We don’t have any on hand now, but soon will. Love the idea about the blackberries too. I really appreciate you sharing!