A Real Throw Back: DIY Fruit By The Foot

1. Preheat the oven to 250°F & line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Place the strawberries, mango, & raw honey ( with a few teaspoons of water ) in a blender & puree until smooth.

3. Pour the mixture onto the baking sheet lined with paper and spread it into a large rectangle with the back of a spoon or spatula making sure that the mixture is spread completely even.

4. Bake for 2 to 3 hours, until the fruit leather is dry and not sticky to the touch. Remember, cooking times will vary depending on how thick you spread your mixture and how much water is naturally in the fruit.

Also, every oven is different, so the cooking time may be less than 2 hours if your oven tends to be hot ( my oven was 1 hour & 20 minute-ish ).

5. Allow the fruit leather to sit and cool to room temperature. It takes several hours ( like 6 to 8 hours ) for the fruit to soften up; when you first take the leather out of the oven the edges will be a bit dry and crisp, but if you allow it to sit overnight it softens up nicely.

6. Use a knife, pizza cutter, or kitchen shears to cut the fruit leather into 8 long strips, keeping the paper on the back. Roll the leather into “roll-ups.”

+ I put the tray in the freezer for a few minutes too so it was perfect. The fruit leather will keep for at least a month in a covered container.

{ adapted from Weelicious but I added my own touches like mango & lemon- do whatever works for you! }

GUYS make sure if you make this you have patience- it takes a LONG time to form into a fruit roll-up. Try not touch it, just let it chill for like 8 hours. The longer you let it sit, the better. Also right out of the oven it doesn’t look cooked- don’t worry, it will form perfectly after those 8 hours.

If you’re feeling crazy you can also cut out fruit roll-ups. If you’re wondering, there’s a HUGE DIFFERENCE between Fruit By The Foot & fruit roll-ups. Fruit By The Foot is long, thin, & rope-like while fruit roll-ups are a wide, small, & square. They’re very similar but I prefer Fruit By The Foot because it’s compact & for some reason it feels like you’re eating more.

I literally carried these in my handbag to LA, the office, & today to Vegas. They ARE SO GOOD. I will always have them on hand for a sweet treat because they’re QUICK to grab. The perfect sweet treat & you know the lowdown on the ingredients. And of course if you have kids fruit roll-ups are so ideal to have on hand.

A BUNCH of recipes just like this one are coming to my next meal plan- coming next week ; ). Hope you guys like.

OK! On that note, I am in Vegas with Revolve for a Girl’s Night Out. Tonight we are going to dinner at Jardin ( anyone been? ) & then to XS. Things could get crazy. Not really because I’ll probably be in bed with a book by midnight but you never know. In the meantime, follow along on Snapchat & Instagram.

Tomorrow Gary Vee is on the podcast…one of my FAVORITES. Anyone else a Gary Vee fan?

Alright, we are off to dinner! Happy Monday!

x lauryn