Homemade Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups
These Homemade Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups are so easy and simple to make. Made with just 3 ingredients; sweet strawberries, fresh lemon juice and honey. Much healthier alternative to store-bought fruit roll-ups. You can make these right in your oven!
Ingredients
- 3 cups strawberries
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp honey
Instructions
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Preheat oven at 170 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Measure out 3 cups of whole strawberries. Remove the stem from each strawberry and slice them into small pieces. I usually slice the bigger strawberries into fourths and the smaller ones into halves.
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Transfer sliced strawberries into a food processor bowl. Drizzle with lemon juice and honey. Pulse strawberries for 30-40 seconds or until pureed.
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Place a strainer over a medium sized mixing bowl. Pour strawberry puree into strainer to strain and get rid of most seeds. Use a spatula to move pulp around making sure most of the puree runs through the strainer. Use the spatula to remove any puree that is on the bottom of the strainer.
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Line a 13x18 baking sheet pan with a half sized silpat baking mat. Pour strained strawberry puree over the center of the mat. Use a spatula to evenly spread out puree over the mat.
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Transfer baking sheet pan into preheated oven. Bake strawberry puree for 3-4 hours or until fruit roll-up is not sticky. Press fruit roll-up with the tip of your finger to make sure it is not sticky. Roll out a piece of parchment paper.
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Let the strawberry fruit roll-up set for a few minutes until it can be handled. Once it has cooled-down, carefully remove it from the baking mat and transfer to a flat surface such as a cutting board.
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Use a sharp knife or kitchen spears to cut down long strips of the fruit roll-up. Use a ruler if you want to have more evenly shaped strips. Set your strips flat on kitchen counter and begin to roll. Tie with kitchen twine if desired. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
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- Use strawberries that are ripe- Ripe strawberries are sweeter which will also make your fruit roll-ups sweeter.
- Strain your strawberry puree- You can skip this step if you desire. However, straining your puree will get rid of most of the strawberry seeds making the fruit roll-ups smoother.
- Use the right size baking sheet pan- This will allow for the puree to be spread out evenly and for the fruit roll-ups to bake evenly.
- Use parchment paper if you don't have silpat- However, parchment paper wrinkles as it soaks moisture so your strawberry fruit roll-ups won't be flat and smooth.
- Spread strawberry puree evenly throughout silpat- As the puree bakes in the oven, the edges will start to bake first then the middle. If the strawberry puree is not spread-out evenly, the edges will burn and the middle will end up under-baked.
- Watch for the color of your fruit roll-ups- As the fruit roll-ups bake in the oven, the color will change and get darker. It will go from a bright red to a darker red hue. If the middle of the fruit roll-up seems lighter and brighter than the edges, this means the middle still needs more time to bake.
- If the edges seem to be really dry and brittle- Just use a pastry brush and brush them with some water to re-hydrate.
- Transfer strawberry fruit roll-ups to parchment paper- If you want your fruit roll-ups to resemble more of the store-bought ones; cut a piece of parchment paper that is the same size as the fruit leather. Then cut the strips and roll them up.
- Substitute for honey- You can use maple syrup or omit a sweetener all together.