They are great for school snacks or for taking on long trips or camping as they are a quick pick me up and don't take alot of space.
There isn't a recipe per se but here are some guidelines.
If you have a dehydrator, use the fruit & vegetable setting preferably overnight.
You will need a puree tray, more on that and dehydrators in another post.
If you don't, you will need a non stick flat oven tray and a very low oven. The lowest setting possible. Mine is about 90 degress celsius. My dehydrator is about 50 degrees celsuis.
Firstly you will need to puree your fruit.
Pop your diced fruit in a pan with a bit of water (not too much, maybe a quarter covered or less of water) and a bit of sugar. When your fruit is soft, allow to cool and blend until smooth.
Apples are great to dehydrate. They act like a base to the not-so-pulpy fruit like strawberries etc, and they are a great thinner to make the more expensive fruit last longer.
We do about 5-7 kilo of apple to 1.5kg of frozen mixed berry.
When your puree is cooled, spray your trays with cooking spray so they don't stick. You could use anything as long as it was a thin layer and didn't affect the taste.
Pour a 1/5 cm layer of puree on your tray and smooth. Leave to dehydrate over night in your dehydrator or for a few hours in the oven depending on your settings.
When fully dry, cut into pieces and store in an airtight container or vacuum seal.
Try these combos:
Yoghurt (don't cook, just dry until chewy)
Apple & Pear
Apple & Berries
Soup
Apricot
Apple & Banana
Plum
Enjoy!
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