Fruit Leather

Children will need help from an adult! Don't forget to drink water while you hike.

Yield: 4 servings

Serving Size: 1 bar

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Stand Time: 4 - 12 hours

Note: This recipe is best prepared the night before the hike

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups fully ripened fruit (do not use bananas or citrus fruit)
• 2 Tbsp honey or sugar
• Suggested seasonings:
  1 Tbsp cinnamon, nutmeg, or lemon zest

Equipment:

• Blender
• Cutting board
• Knife
• Baking sheet
• Plastic wrap

Directions:

1. Wash fruit and cut into large chunks (no need to remove the edible peels).
2. Put fruit in blender.
3. Add honey or sugar.
4. Add seasonings if desired.
5. Blend for 15 seconds.
6. Cover baking sheet with plastic wrap.
7. Spoon individual servings (about 1/2 cup) of fruit mixture 1/8 inch thick onto plastic wrap. Set baking sheet with fruit mixture on sunny windowsill for 12 hours, or put in oven for 4 hours at 150° F with door ajar.
8. Fruit leather is ready when servings are firm and not sticky.

To Serve:

Tightly wrap each leather in plastic wrap.

Nutritional Facts:

Calories: 70
Total Fat: 0g
Protein: 0g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Sodium: 0mg
Cholesterol: 0mg
Vitamin A: 0%
Carbohydrate: 19g
Calcium: 2%
Fiber: 2g
Vitamin C: 6%
Sugars: 15g
Iron: 4%

Fun Fact: The blueberry is the second most popular berry in the US; strawberry is number one.