3 Ingredient Fruit Roll-Ups

Name: 3 Ingredient Fruit Roll-Ups
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 375 min
Ingredients: 2-3 cups fruit; 2-3 Tbsp honey (can sub sugar or sugar-substitute); 2 Tbsp lemon juice

By Sarah 84 This post contains affiliate links Updated Feb 07, 2020

This 3 Ingredient Fruit Roll-Ups recipe is a simple and delicious way to make your own fruit leather (without any fancy equipment or ingredients!)

Homemade fruit roll ups with strawberries

If you were anything like me as a kid, you probably used to think, “When I’m a grown up I can have ______ for dinner every night!” (insert: icecream, cookies, poptarts, cotton candy etc.). But now that I finally am a (sort of) grown up, I know I have to suppress my inner-child demands in favor of not weighing 500 lbs. But I recently discovered a way to have my cake and eat it too. Well, fruit roll-ups anywho.

When I first came across a recipe for a similar fruit leather type thing, I was suspicious. You mean to tell me I can use my oven as a dehydrator? I don’t need one of those fancy shmancy things? I figured I would have to give it a couple tries, some old fashion trial-and-error, but alas, the first try was a major success! I’m talking major, these things are really good.

Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups Video

These 3 Ingredient Fruit Roll-Ups are a simple and delicious way to make your own fruit leather (without any fancy equipment or ingredients!)

What do you need for natural fruit rolls ups?

You just need 3 ingredients: fruit, lemon juice, and something to sweeten it. You’ll blend it all up, spread thin on a lined baking sheet, then bake at a very low temperature for a few hours, until dried.

I used a mixture of raspberries and strawberries (about 3 cups) for my base. The sweetness is really to your taste. You can use honey or Stevia / Truvia / Sugar (2-3 tablespoons). And finally lemon juice (2 tablespoons) keeps the bright color of the fruit. Blend all the ingredients in a food processor or blender until it’s as smooth as can be.

Next, line a baking pan or sheet with a good quality plastic wrap or parchment paper. Pour the blended fruit mixture onto the lined pan, then spread it out with a spoon or spatula. It should be as thin as possible without forming holes, about ⅛ – ¼ inch thick.

The secret to homemade fruit roll-ups

Your oven! That’s right, just let your homemade fruit roll-ups dehydrate in the oven, using as low of temperature as your oven will go. The temperature you dry it at determines the time needed, and can range from 4 to 6 hours. It’s finished when the middle is no longer tacky. The edges may get too dry, in which case you can rehydrate them a bit by rubbing them with water.

Homemade fruit roll ups on a baking sheet

Once dried, let the fruit leather cool, then remove from plastic wrap (alternatively, leave the fruit leather on the parchment paper and just cut into strips). Cutting with a clean pair of scissors makes this go quickly! Remove the edges then cut into 1 inch wide strips. For the true fruit roll-up experience, cut strips or parchment or tissue paper and roll the fruit into the paper. Use a touch of tape or string to hold it all together.

How do you store homemade fruit leather?

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. It will last even longer if you add a paper towel in the container, which will help absorb moisture.