- Kenneth H. Blanchard
fruit leather- the simplest way to preserve fruit
Gail H
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As I've mentioned before, my kids have all worked at a local farm and orchard. If there is one thing farmers hate, it's seeing food go to waste. As a result, we are given a lot of tired fruit that couldn't be sold.
The fruit is far past the canning stage. Occasionally, it's good enough for making fruit sauce or butter, but it usually gets turned into fruit leather. All I have to do is cut off any bad spots (or rescue any good spots!) and pop it in the blender. Stone fruits get peeled, but a dead ripe peach is nearly as east to peel as a banana, so it's almost no effort. I whir it up in the blender and put it on fruit leather sheets. It's usually the last thing I do in the evening before heading to bed. In the morning, it's all done.
Last night I made a batch with some strawberries that were heading downhill, a ripe banana and a bit of lemon juice. I will roll it in wax paper and tuck it in the fridge.
If you're not big on fruit leather, I imagine that you could reconstitute it into "jam" or sauce at a later date.
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Silly me! I left out the important step of putting the fruit leather in the dehydrator. I have never made fruit leather outdoors. I think it's too humid here.
When I have too many old bananas sometimes I make banana peanut butter fruit leather. When dried I roll up and slice. It’s like eating candy.
@OhiohillsLouise That sounds good! I bet my granddaughter would love that. How much peanut butter would you use with one large banana?
@Gail H Maybe I had a recipe at one time but now I just go on taste but probably 2 tablespoons per banana.
Great ideas! I am glad I was reminded of this method of preserving fruit.
I really need to start using this method top preserve fruit. Thank you for the reminder!
Great reminder!