Apricot Leather

Jul 7th, 2007 by Marie

At first, this title may sound like I am describing an orange pair of leather shoes. But I am definately not. Apricot Leather is a large fruit roll up. It’s made of yummy apricots, honey, and lemon juice. Then it gets dried in the sun. My mother has an apricot tree in her back yard and has been making this for years. She now has a fruit dryer that she drys the leather in but I dried mine in the sun. It’s a perfect healthy treat and my kids gobble it up.

Apricot Leather:

2 cups blended apricots
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
2 Tablespoons honey
This makes 2 roll-ups depending on the size of tray

First cut the apricots in half and take out the pits. Then blend them smooth in a blender. Next add the honey and lemon juice and give it another spin in the blender.

Now prepare a tray with plastic wrap along the bottom covering it. I used my Mother’s drying racks that look like window screens. Next, pour the mix onto the plastic wrap and smooth out with a spatula. You want it to be about 1/8″ thick.

To ensure that bugs don’t get stuck on my leather, I put another screen rack on top and taped them together. If you don’t have something like this, find something that would keep out the bugs, but allow air to come in and the sun to hit it.

Now take the trays outside on a table to dry out. I let them stay out for 24 hours. I could have done a few hours less for a more moist leather, but I like it firmer. Then take them inside and roll up the plastic wrap. Now you have delicious fruit leather that you can munch on all summer, or for the next week, it doesn’t last long.

Have fun making Apricot Leather, but limit the intake or you could be spending some time in the bathroom - apricots can run right through your system.

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11 Responses to “Apricot Leather”

on 07 Jul 2007 at 8:08 pm1 Becky

I swear you are the best little homemaker ever! I totally remember my mom making this when I was little. It is so fun and so good! I wish I had time to do fun stuff like this, or at least someone that would help me eat it! Love ya!
on 08 Jul 2007 at 5:22 pm2 Carey

What a fun blog you have! I was browing through it and love your ideas. In fact, I’m going to make your cake mix cookies today. :)
on 10 Jul 2007 at 10:46 am3 Melissa

Yum- what a great treat for the kids!
on 10 Jul 2007 at 12:54 pm4 Bree

Reading about apricot leather brought back the wierdest childhood memory from when I was about 6…crazy fun with a VERY old friend at her grandma’s house! Thanks for the nudge to relive a memory! You’re the best blogger ever!

I love my bib by the way…did i ever say thank you?
on 16 Jul 2007 at 11:38 am5 Lindsey

I bought all these apriums awhile back and I kept thinking, “If I only knew how to make fruit leather…..” Now I know. Awesome!
on 19 Jul 2007 at 7:19 am6 Morgan

This looks delicious!!

xoxo
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on 26 Apr 2008 at 7:52 pm8 Clare

Hi Marie! I found your blog via the Crafty Crow… and because my daughter LOVES dried fruit I think I will have to give this a try. Do you know if this works with other fruits as well? Strawberries are almost in season and I would like to try this with them. I will also have to try your granola bars!!
on 30 Apr 2008 at 5:49 am9 Heather

Ooh, this brings back memories! When my husband and I first got married (read: back when we were BROKE) we used to get all the blemished fruits or surplus fruits and veggies from the farmers’ market on Saturdays. I would make fruit leather but I didn’t have those fantastic screens so I would line a cookie sheet with plastic wrap and spread a thin layer of fruit on top and then pop them in our little apartment-sized gas oven. I would leave them in there for a day and a half or so and the tiny bit of heat from the pilot light would help them to dry perfectly! Now we have 3 little girls who love to help out in the kitchen–I think I’m sensing a fun little project coming on… THANK YOU!
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on 27 Jul 2008 at 6:22 pm11 Jane @ Kidzarama

My kids love fruit leather!
I’d never thought of making it myself, and the stuff in the shops is *ridiculously* expensive, so I rarely buy it.

Thank you sooo much for the recipe, now the kidz can have it much more often. :D