Snack Recipes
Blueberry Fruit Leather
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh Great Lakes Blueberries
- 1 cup fresh strawberries
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon almond extract
Instructions
- Place blueberries and strawberries in blender or food processor and process until smooth. Pour mixture through a strainer to remove skin and seeds. Stir in honey and almond extract.
- Place mixture in a large skillet (10-inch is best). While stirring frequently, cook over very low heat for 1 hour until thickened.
- Prepare a cookie sheet by lining with parchment paper (paper is best but foil can be substituted).
- Heat oven to 150 degrees F.
- Pour thickened mixture onto parchment paper and spread to form and 8 x 12 inch rectangle.
- Bake* for 5 1/2 to 6 hours until the fruit sheet is dry enough not to stick to your fingers but moist enough to roll.
- Remove from oven and cool.
- Once cool, leather should be stored in an airtight container or rolled in plastic wrap to keep.
Notes
* (Placing a potholder in the oven door to keep it ajar will help dry the leather by allowing moisture to escape.)
Yield: 6 (3 x 4 inch) squares
Attribution
Posted by FootsieBear at Recipe Goldmine 6/20/01 4:42:40 am.