Fruit & Vegetable leathers~~~Using a food dehydrator!!
Namaste!
I’m Nina and this is a great way to use your pulp from the juicer. I love juicing and I hate wasting food.
Pulp can be used to thicken stews and soups. You can use pulp for spreads on your crackers and breads. You can also use pulp to bake into your bread!
I love doing the above, but, for the children in our lives, the fruit leathers or “roll-ups” are fun and tasty.
The time it takes to make the leather is variant depending on the overall humidity, the machine, you elevation, and the thickness of your pulp and its water content.
Add a little lemon juice and stir to keep fruits from browning. You can also use pectin…or nothing at all. Browning isn’t going to take away the taste; I just looks pretty with brighter colors.
Only add a little bit of lemon or lime juice…like a 1/4 teaspoon.
Spread your pulp evenly on a piece of foil, wax paper or cling wrap that was already arranged on your dehydrator shelf.
Turn on your dehydrator and check the food hours later. The longer you dry food, the firmer it will be, the idea is to have this fruit and vegetable leather to be soft and pliable; so, use your discernment on the amount of time.
Only fresh cut fruits and vegetables take a longer time (24 hours in some cases), pulp usually takes about 1/4 of that time or much less.
I only made a small amount for this video, but, if I were to have filled all 4 or 5 racks, I may have needed to keep food on there for the entire day.
Please contact me with your comments and questions.
Thanks for watching
and thank you so much for your
encouragement!
Nina
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1Clever!
ok this is my third …
2ok this is my third post hope this one goes through I just wanted to know if you have any idea how long you can store fruit leather for
thanks Dusty
Thanks for the info …
3Thanks for the info I just posted a comment but I do not see it on here so I will try again. I dehydrated some tomato paste today it turned out like fruit leather. My question is do you know how long leathers will keep in storage?
Thanks Again
Dusty
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4Hi Redfootwalking I have a another question for you I just dehydrated tomato sauce which is like leather. Do you know how long leathers will keep iin storage.
Thanks Dusty
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5:0) Hello kosai19, thanks for watching!!!
I am glad you are destressed thanks to the music…
:0) I think I’ll go and listen to a little music…my girls have been wound up all day and they may need to slow down a bit. :0) hehehe
take care and thanks again!! Nina
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6Hi there dustycajungirl, Yes, you can use foil; that would work just fine. I just finished a batch last week and I used a piece of foil…it works perfect! :0)
thanks for your interest and for watching my video!!! Have a great day and enjoy!! Nina
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7The music is so relaxing. My stress from the day is gone. Thanks Nina!! Oh yeah great idea too
Can you use tin …
8Can you use tin foil in your dehydrator to put your pulp on?
Thank you!!!!!
9Thank you!!!!!
I love the music!
10I love the music!
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11Hello there Agilitarian, you are so very welcome!! Thanks for watching my video! Nina
thank you!
12thank you!
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13:0) Hey there!! Thanks so much for watching our video!! Thank you for the uplifting, encouraging words!!! Our girls love the fruit/veggie leathers and they are totally fun to make also! :0) take care, Nina
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14YAY She likes it! Awesome! Good job Momma!
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15Thank you so much for watching my video!!! Fruit and veggie leathers are so delicous!!!! let me know how they turn out!! :0) thanks again! Nina :0)
Great video! Thanks …
16Great video! Thanks for posting it! I am in the process now of making some!
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17:0) You are very welcome!! :0) have a great evening and thanks again for watching!
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18Yes it is … thanks !!!
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The music is a piece from Sonata No. 14 In C Minor, K. 457 - II. Adagio.
very relaxing music, isn’t it…ahhhh
thank you for watching my video!! Nina
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20Good video …. I will do it, so whats the name of the music ??? thanks !
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21Hello there!! You made my day! I’m so thankful for you to have watched my video! I really have found the pulp to be so useful in our meals. I am grateful that I can be of any help with my video. The pulps are amazing! I have been able to use the pulps recently in this awesome bean soup I made. Even our children loved it and the flavors were awesome!!! If I can be of any help or anything, please contact me any time…thank you so much for making my day with your story! Nina
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22I got a dehydrator from a thrift store and searched on here to see how to use it. I was really glad to see your video. Your idea of using pulp to thicken things like soups is so valuable to me. My mom cannot swallow thin liquids and needs to use thickener(her life depends on it). Pulp from fruits and vegetables would be a much better idea and so much healthier.
this looks yummy
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this looks yummy
what other combinations do you have
can you list the measurements
pls reply in a message to me
not a comment
thanks
great video
i will probably make this soon because i have 3 dehydraters
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I hope that is of some help. I love dehydrating, as a matter of fact, I think I will be making some with carrots and pears this weekend!! 
take care!
24what I usually do is dry the pulp, place in a zipper bag…if I have made a bunch, I’ll freeze the excess in freezer containers with wax paper between them, that lasts months and months…as long as you don’t see mold; it’s good.
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25Oh, thanks for watching my video! Your question is a good one…here’s what I’ve discovered from trial and error. The dried fruit and vegetable pulp should be fine for a month or so in a very dry container in room temperature…but, it all depends on the moisture level. If there is even a hint of moisture; it will have a shorter lifespan. So, what you will want to do is make sure to dehydrate very well or consume it by 4 to 6 weeks. Some freeze it after drying, that works well