Ingredients:
- 3 cups of fruit puree (combine any of your favorites)
- 3-4 Tablespoons Honey, Agave, or Sugar (recommended, but optional)
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice (prevents light colored fruit from browning)
- spices, flavoring extract, and or sesame or flax seeds (optional)
Directions:
1. Puree 3 cups of fruit in a food processor. Add in your favorite sweetener, lemon juice, and any other optional ingredient you choose. (*Note: In the pictures shown here we choose to use apples, blueberries, and honey.)
2. Use a baking silicone mat (preferred), or plastic wrap to cover a large pan. (*Note: The heat is low enough that the plastic wrap will not melt. However, it will shrink a small amount, so be sure to leave about an inch of extra overhang off the pan.)
3. Pour the fruit puree out on the covered pan and use a spatula to spread it evenly across the pan. You will want it to be about 1/8″ thick.
4. Bake in your oven at about 170 degrees for 6-8 hours. This does take a long time to bake, but the great part is if you need to leave and don’t want to leave your oven on, turn off you oven and just pick up where you left off baking when you get back!
5. Bake until the center does not indent when touched by your finger. The edges may get a little crispy, but you can trim those off. If you want to save the edges or feel you may have overcooked the entire batch, brush the batch with a little water to rehydrate until it is pliable again.
6. Remove the sheet of fruit from the pan. Lay it on parchment paper (if you prefer a lining on your fruit roll-up; optional) or a safe cutting surface and begin by trimming the edges off if you prefer clean lines. Then, cut into 1″ strips (including the parchment paper if you choose). Roll them up and secure with a little ribbon, string, tape, or twisty tie.
Recipe originally from: Our Best Bites
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That looks yummy. I think I can do that too. Thanks for sharing.
Jennifer, You can totally do this… just be sure to tuck one away in a secret place for those rough days. They disappear fast!
Yum – I have to admit I am one of those adults who loves fruit roll ups, or any of those sugary not good for you kid treats that are supposedly fruit. thanks for showing the healthy alternative
Marissa- I am the same way…a true weakness for the “silly kid treats”; you know like those Fun Dip sticks or Chocolate Tootsie Pops. Do you remember candy cigarettes!? HAHA! Oh how I loved those…
The sour fun dips! And button candy – oh and candy lips…. the list could go on for a very long time!
Sounds yummy! I just tried making fruit leather for the first time last week . . . but it really didn’t turn out well at all. I’m going to have to try again.
Melinda- I tried a fruit leather recipe a few weeks ago in the microwave also and it was a complete mess!
Literally… it exploded all over my microwave. I was NOT a fan! 
This recipe is fabulous my son was begging me to make more this morning!
I love fruit and have made fruit leather in my dehydrator. How long do these last just kept in the jar? I’m excited to try this recipe this weekend. Also do you use any other spice or seeds?
Chrissy- I actually thought of you when we made these. Do you remember how many fruit leathers we went through on my move our to CA?! HAHA! Let me know how yours turn out; we love them and actually have another batch in the oven right now!
I haven’t played with spices yet but have some great fall ideas. You could add flax seed to just about any fruit for a little more fiber. Hope you like them! 
I have seen this dun before I’ll have to try it. Yours look like they are yummy. Thanks for sharing at the Sunday Round Up.
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thanks for sharing your recipe. I;m always looking for a good fruit roll-up idea
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I’ve always wondered if people used fresh lemon juice, or the bottled kind. I want to make these tomorrow but I dont want to have to buy some lemons if I am to make this.
Catherine- I actually used bottled because I didn’t have any lemons around either!
Enjoy!
Ah thank you so much for the reply! I have seen only recipes using fresh and I always have bottled on hand so I’m glad you can do it with bottled lemon juice and it still turns out great!! Now time to make some tomorrow since my neice and nephew won’t be in the way! (But they sure are going to love taste testing ‘em!)
I now have a great reason to buy a silpat:-) I love the idea of making your own fruit roll ups!!! Thanks for sharing on Trick or Treat Tuesday! I am featuring this tomorrow:-)
What a fantastic idea…all the way around. So much healthier than store purchased. you are a busy and productive mom! So glad you shared this.