🍓 DIY FRUIT LEATHER
The real fruit roll-up—no syrup, no sketchy shelf life.
📂 Category: AwakeWellness – Truth Kitchen
🔸 Subsection: 🥕 Snack Hacks
🍽️ Dish: 🍓 DIY Fruit Leather (Dehydrator or Oven)
🧠 Truth Trigger: “If it can survive a decade in your pantry, your gut probably can’t.”
Most fruit snacks are neither fruity nor a snack your body wants.
They’re sugar glue molded into neon sheets—stabilized with sulfites, dyed for shelf appeal, and loaded with corn syrup. This version strips it back to what it was always meant to be: just fruit.
Dehydrated, delicious, and free from chemical contracts.
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🍳 CORE INFO SNAPSHOT
🥄 Yield: ~8–10 strips
⏱️ Prep Time: 10 mins
🔥 Cook/Dehydrate Time: 4–8 hours (varies)
⏳ Total Time: 5–9 hours (mostly passive)
🥣 INGREDIENTS (WITH INTENTION)
- 2 cups chopped organic fruit (strawberries, mango, peach, blueberry, etc.)
- 1–2 tsp lemon juice (natural preservative + flavor pop)
- Optional: 1–2 tsp raw honey or maple syrup (only if fruit is very tart)
- Optional: pinch sea salt or cinnamon for balance
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🔍 Choose certified organic whenever possible—especially berries. Conventionally grown fruit often ranks high in pesticide residues.
🛠️ INSTRUCTIONS
- Blend fruit, lemon juice, and sweetener/spices (if using) until smooth.
- Pour puree onto a parchment-lined baking sheet or dehydrator tray.
- Spread evenly to about ⅛ inch thick.
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Dehydrate at 135°F (57°C) for 4–8 hours, or
- Bake at lowest oven setting with the door cracked, 4–6 hours, until no longer sticky.
- Cool, cut into strips, and roll in parchment paper.
- Store in airtight container for 1–2 weeks (or freeze for months).
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💡 BONUS USES
- Tropical Swirl → Combine mango + pineapple + coconut flakes
- Antioxidant Boost → Use blueberry + elderberry syrup
- Veggie Fusion → Sneak in carrots or beets with apple + cinnamon
- Chia Jam Leather → Add chia seeds for texture and blood sugar balance
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🍽️ TRUTH VARIATIONS
- Lunchbox hero.
- Emergency snack for road trips or flights.
- Post-hike fuel with zero sketchy additives.
📣 TRUTH DROP
That boxed “fruit leather” at the store? It’s usually just a sticky strip of reconstituted fruit concentrate, stabilized with sulfites, and laced with preservatives so it can sit on a shelf until your grandkids find it.
The fruit part? Often boiled down and stripped of fibre, flavonoids, and integrity.
This version doesn’t just taste better—it restores trust in what fruit can be.
🧽 CLOSING CLEANUP
You just turned your blender into a preservation powerhouse.
No plastic wrappers, no chemical stabilizers—just the real deal, ready to roll.
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FEED THE BODY.FUEL THE REVOLUTION.
This fruit leather doesn’t stick to your teeth—or the system. We’re a sponsor-free, sugar-free, fake-free zone. Share it forward. Help others detox their snacks and reclaim real nourishment.
