Noah spent the weekend and since school was canceled for snow, he spent Monday here too.
After he and I shoveled the driveway, sidewalk and steps, and after warming up by the fireplace with hot chocolate, we set out to make a favorite childhood treat.
Abbey and her boyfriend, Ryan made beef jerky with a dehydrator he just bought and encouraged me to try something with it. Â Happily, I bought a container of strawberries while shopping this week so we made fruit rolls, also know as fruit leather. Â It takes few ingredients to make this chewy snack. Â Puree some fruit, dry it out and roll it up.
 It is a great in-the-kitchen with kids project. Noah did it all.
He cut off the strawberry tops and piled the trimmed berries into the blender.
He added honey but I probably wouldn’t if the berries were in season.
He squeezed in the juice of half a fresh lime.
Then pulsed the blender (with just a few pauses while I pressed down the berries with a wooden spoon).
To prevent sticking, I lightly sprayed the dehydrator disk with PAM and wiped away any extra.
Noah poured the puree onto the disk and leveled it with a spatula.
Into the dehydrator for almost 6 hours (the wait was hard) for a healthy, easy to make snack that he loved.
Here is how Noah made
Strawberry Fruit Roll-ups
recipe source: NESCOÂ
Strawberry Fruit Roll-ups
recipe source: NESCOÂ
1 pint container fresh strawberries, washed and stems removed
1 Tbs. honey (or Karo syrup), optional
squeeze of lime juice
Add the strawberries, honey and juice to the blender, Cover and pulse/blend until you have a smooth puree. If needed, stop the blender and smash the fruit to the bottom using a wooden spoon before proceeding.
Lightly spray the disk with PAM and wipe away any extra. Â Pour the puree onto the disk and level with a spatula.
Place the disk onto the dehydrator; dry at 135 degrees until fruit feels leather-like and is pliable (4-8 hours). Leather is not dry if there are any sticky or soft places. Our leather took 6 hours.
Remove from dehydrator and roll in plastic wrap or parchment paper. Â Cut into strips.
Store in a moisture/air tight container.
NOTE: I haven’t tried it but have read you can make fruit leather without a dehydrator.  Pour the puree onto a shallow baking  pan with a silicone pad; bake at the lowest oven temp (140-170) for 6-8 hours until dried.
What a fun way to spend a snowy day with your grandma! I'm sure those roll-ups were the best. Maybe just because he was with you!
~Adrienne~
Looks delicious! A great treat for the little ones.
This sounds like a great project to make with my grands when they are here for the weekend this spring! Fun, pretty, and healthy!
Oh I have to show Anna this she would love to make this I am sure!! thanks for sharing Love Heather
What a great project AND treat! I think I need a dehydrator! Noah is so cute working on his project. xo Diana
What a fun project and I know I would love the taste.
I have a dehydrator but have never tried making the fruit leather. This sounds pretty good though.
That is a great kids project! I'll be he loved eating what he made:@)
Home made roll ups….nom, num,num, um!
Sheila
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You have no idea how much my nephews and nieces loooooooooooove roll-ups.
I wish I had this dehydrator, they'd be so happy if I made these strawberry roll ups
I love my dehydrator. I made fruit leather with watermelon. Yum.
Oh this looks SO yummy and healthy! Thank you so much for sharing.