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With well over one hundred 5-star reviews, these healthy homemade fruit roll ups have been made and loved in so many of our reader’s kitchens. They only take 3 ingredients and you can mix and match fruits to make your favorite flavor. Your next masterpiece in the making!
save this recipe!One thing I learned after making batch after batch of these is that an uneven spread is the number one reason people end up with roll-ups that are chewy in some spots and dry in others.
Using an offset spatula to smooth the puree in a slow, circular motion from the center out gets a far more even thickness than spreading back and forth with a spoon, which tends to leave thicker ridges. That small change made the biggest difference in getting a consistent dehydrate time across the whole sheet.
Reader rating
“Made this today! Turned out soooo yummy. I used frozen mixed berries (thawed out) it took about 6 hrs at 170°. My son loves them. My husband loves them. I love them! Thank for such a tasty and easy recipe!” —Samantha
Fruit Rollup Ingredients
Since this recipe is so simple, with just fruit, honey, and lemon juice needed, I want to focus more on flavor ideas! I love using fresh berries, like strawberries or blueberries, but you could also do:
- Razzle and Dazzle: A play on a razzleberry pie, this is a combination of raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries.
- Tropical: Make tropical fruit roll ups by using pineapple and mango.
- Forest Fruits: Try a blend of cherries, blueberries, and raspberries for a gorgeous color.
- Single Ingredient: Or go all in on a fruit, like strawberry or blueberries! You’ll need about 3 cups total.
- Spices: You can also add more flavor with spices or herbs like cinnamon, cloves, and basil.
How to Make Homemade Fruit Roll Ups!
Step 1: Blend The Fruit
Blend all the ingredients in a food processor or blender until they’re as smooth as can be.
Step 2: Spread The Blended Fruit
Next, line a baking pan or sheet with parchment paper. Pour the blended fruit mixture onto the lined pan, then spread it out with a spoon or spatula.
Step 3: Dehydrate
Dehydrate in your oven at the lowest temperature possible (140 to 170°F) for 4 to 6 hours, or until the middle is no longer tacky. If the center is still tacky, it could be because the mixture is spread too thick.
Step 4: Cool
Allow the fruit leather to cool, then use clean scissors to trim off edges and cut into 1 inch wide strips. Roll each strip into a roll-up and enjoy!
Sarah’s Tip
I like to use fresh fruit puree, which preserves more of the vitamins in the fruit (but that’s just my nutrition brain talking). To make fruit roll-ups that look a bit more uniform, you can cook the fruit mixture on the stove, uncovered, until it becomes thick, strain through a fine mesh sieve, then proceed with this recipe!
How to Store These Fruit Rolls
Store fruit roll-ups in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Tucking a paper towel into the container helps absorb any extra moisture and keeps them from getting sticky. They also travel well and hold up fine at room temperature for a full day, which makes them an easy grab-and-go snack or lunchbox addition.
To freeze, store them in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Let them thaw in the fridge overnight before eating.
Fruit Roll-Ups FAQ’s
Yes. Just let the fruit thaw completely first, then strain out as much liquid as possible before blending. Skipping this step leaves you with a puree that’s too watery to dehydrate properly.
Not usually. Small, soft seeds from fruits like strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries blend in completely and won’t affect the texture. If you’d rather have a completely smooth roll-up, strain the blended mixture through a fine mesh sieve before spreading it on the pan, the same trick mentioned in Sarah’s Tip for a more uniform look.
Touch the center of the fruit leather. It’s ready once the middle is no longer tacky and it peels away from the parchment paper in one piece. If it’s still sticking or tearing, it needs more time in the oven, since it has to be fully set before it will release cleanly.
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Healthy Fruit Roll Up Recipe
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups fruit, 300 to 350 g
- 2-3 Tbsp honey, can sub sugar or sugar-substitute
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice, 30 mL
Instructions
- Blend: Blend together all ingredients in food processor or blender until smooth. Taste and adjust sweetness as needed.
- Spread: Pour into a pan lined with parchment paper then spread out ⅛ to ¼ inch thick.
- Dehydrate: Dehydrate in oven at 140 to 170°F (or as low as oven will go) for 4 to 6 hours, or until the middle is not longer tacky. It must be totally set in order to peel off the parchment paper, so if it needs more time to cook, keep cooking until the center is not tacky (this largely depends on the thickness).
- Cool: Allow to cool, then use clean scissors to trim off edges and cut into 1 inch wide strips. Roll each strip into a roll-up and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is calculated by Sarah Bond, degreed nutritionist, and should be taken as an estimate. For the most accurate nutritional information, calculate it using the actual ingredients in your recipe.
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Do you use the same ingredients with acidic fruits such as pineapple? Also, is it possible to use apple and pear?
Hi Rebecca! I haven’t experimented with those flavors but they should all work! For the pineapple you probably won’t need the lemon juice, as that’s mostly in there to preserve the color. The cooking times may also be shorter or longer, depending on how much moisture is in the fruit. Good luck and happy cooking! 🙂
This looks awesome! Do you think using aluminum foil will work as well?
Thanks, Annie! I think it would work, but I have’t personally tried it!
Made these for the first time the other night. Made about 4 cups of strawberries and placed them in the oven at 170* (lowest my oven will go) set the timer for 4 hours…. still wet… added another 2 hours… still wet… 14 hours later they were finally not wet/runny. Tasted them…. HORRIBLE!
Not sure what I could have done differently but my kids are begging me never to make them again.
Sorry to hear you didn’t like them, Chuck! Perhaps you can try another fruit if you ever want to give them another go 🙂
Can you use frozen berries?
Definitely parchment paper! Thanks for the recipe!
Hey Luisa! I haven’t tried this with frozen fruit before, but my instinct says it will work. Just be sure to thaw them first and really squeeze out as much moisture from them before pureeing and baking 🙂
This fruit roll-up looks so delicious. I know I will have to try it. . It does not seem very hard to make. Thank you for sharing
Let me know how it goes for you, Elva! They’re SO easy to make, just take a while to bake 🙂
I want to make these for my grandkids but they would not like the seeds. I wonder if a cheesecloth could be used to get as many seeds out as possible. thoughts?
I think that would work well! That or a wire mesh sieve. The sieve would block the bigger seeds from getting through while letting through all the nice fibers that give this structure.
Hey just wondering if you can use motts fruit applesauce it has blueberry, raspberry, apple and pomegranate? Anyone ever try.
Hi Arlene! I haven’t tried before but I think it would work!
I used parchment paper (no oil or cooking spray) and it worked great! We used strawberries, mango, honey, and lemon juice. Very good!!
So happy to hear, Ashley! I haven’t tried mango yet but it sounds amazing 😀
Hello
Thank you for this recipe. Is it possible to do it with every sorts of fruit?
Happy easter!!!
Hi Elisa, I’ve tried with all kinds of berries and with plums, and have heard from people that mango and pineapple work well! 😀 Happy Easter to you too!
OH MY GOD thank you for posting this, I would have NEVER thought of this!! I thought you needed a dehydrator!! (which I do not have the money or the space for haha) I love this, am heading over to the kitchen to make it right now :D…. Or maybe I’ll check out the rest of your site… Aah decisions 😉
Hahaha so happy to help be a part of your delicious indecision 😉