Strawberry Fruit Leathers

Try making some yummy fruit leathers at home and save purchasing the factory made ones with this tasty recipe. This recipe won the Heeman Favourite in our 2011 Recipe Contest.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups sliced strawberries
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Directions:

1. Puree the ingredients together.
2. Spread the mixture onto a pan covered with parchment paper or onto a dehydrator sheet (1/8 to 1/4 inch thick).
3. Put the pan into the oven at your lowest setting and let it dry or if you have a dehydrator use one of the sheets and let it dry in there.
4. Leave the leather to dry until it is no longer sticky. This should take a few hours.
5. Drying time varies depending on the juiciness of the fruit, the oven, and humidity.

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