How to Make Homemade Fruit Leather

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2022
  • In this video I make two types of homemade Fruit Leather that I bring as snacks on my backcountry trips.
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    Ingredients:
    Banana Mango Fruit Leather
    3-4 ripe bananas
    2 cups frozen mango chunks
    1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
    2 tbsp honey
    2 tbsp lemon juice
    Raspberry Fruit Leather
    600g or 20 oz package of frozen raspberries
    1 cup apple sauce
    2 tbsp honey
    2 tbsp lemon juice
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Комментарии • 95

  • @edwardbrunato4593
    @edwardbrunato4593 Год назад +8

    Never considered fruit leather until now. Helpful tips. Thanks Kevin!

  • @april906outdoors3
    @april906outdoors3 Год назад +7

    Great demo - I have your cookbook but haven’t made the fruit leather yet. Seeing this motivates me to fire up the blender and dehydrator. 😎The kitchen reno looks great - hope you’ll enjoy it for many years to come. Be well!

  • @shawntonner3643
    @shawntonner3643 Год назад +3

    Just terrific instruction...and kitchen. Found tapping the tray a few times on the counter leveled the mixture and left fewer high spots. Loved the soup ladle tip.

  • @martinoutside
    @martinoutside Год назад +3

    I’m trying this over the winter.

  • @thewoodssmoky9435
    @thewoodssmoky9435 Год назад +2

    Thanks Kevin. I love making fruit leather with wild fruit I find when camping.

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад +1

      You bet, wild fruit can be so much more tasty.

  • @jeroenvanhofwegen5454
    @jeroenvanhofwegen5454 Год назад +4

    Got a little Tarantino trunk shot going on in your blender there haha

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад +1

      Thanks. That was fun to try and pull off.

  • @dwrivers47
    @dwrivers47 Год назад +4

    Looks delicious. A real treat to have fruit in the backcountry 😊

  • @chemmodutb
    @chemmodutb Месяц назад +2

    Waw , very good

  • @Caramel_Latte_is_Delicious
    @Caramel_Latte_is_Delicious Год назад +2

    Yay love your vids. Thank you for making these.

  • @blueridgestops3128
    @blueridgestops3128 Год назад +6

    Look who got a second camera! Love the work you are putting into getting those great camera angles, esp. the fruit falling into the blender. I think I subscribed to your channel when you had two or three thousand viewers. You've got the only game in town that could air episodes on both the Nat Geo channel and The Food Network! Just don't let success change your style! But I doubt it would. Great episode. I was just wondering two months ago how to make this. Cheers.

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much! I loved that comment about Nat Geo and the Food Network! All the best!

  • @pvesely299
    @pvesely299 Год назад +2

    Splendid video. Thanks Kevin.

  • @craigrobertson6082
    @craigrobertson6082 Год назад +2

    Great demo on the fruit leather. The kitchen looks great, too! Well done.

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад

      Thank you Craig. This 'set' may become more common in the videos.

  • @musicloverarmeda
    @musicloverarmeda 9 месяцев назад +3

    I am preparing to make peach leather. I have watched quite a few videos about it. I like yours best because you explain what you are doing and why you are doing it. I wondered why the applesauce? I was going to skip it until I saw your video. Also, I definitely like the lemon juice. It will help preserve it - make it keep longer. I like your 2 flavored blended leather. Yours is the only one that has done this. Cheers from Michigan.

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks, I think a lot of RUclipsrs just copy what they see from other videos and don't do the research to explain why. Good luck with your peach leather! It should work grest!

  • @Turtlevulcher98
    @Turtlevulcher98 Год назад +3

    This channel is awesome!! So glad I found it. Very helpful videos

  • @MarciaFranklin-km8sq
    @MarciaFranklin-km8sq Год назад +2

    you explain things so well!!!!!!!

  • @BioDave1955
    @BioDave1955 Год назад +2

    Great video as usual. Very informative

  • @DrewDCohen
    @DrewDCohen Год назад +2

    Great content, thanks!

  • @RichardOutdoors
    @RichardOutdoors Год назад +1

    Good to see you Kevin. Great video!

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад

      Hey, thanks! Good to hear from you. I hope all is well.

  • @user-xu4rh8hg1n
    @user-xu4rh8hg1n 3 месяца назад +2

    Keep the banana peels to dehydrate for powder for gardening.

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  3 месяца назад

      We just compost our kitchen waste.

  • @alanbierhoff6831
    @alanbierhoff6831 Год назад +3

    Another tool in the food toolbox 😁
    Now I have a video to go along with page 128 lol

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад +2

      LOL, yes I don't think I will do the whole book in video but I can certainly do a few. :)

    • @alanbierhoff6831
      @alanbierhoff6831 Год назад

      @@KevinOutdoors I’m looking forward to them. Thank you

  • @mustang774
    @mustang774 Год назад +2

    Kevin, your kitchen turned out great looking. Nice job on that. The fruit leather looks delicious. I've dehydrated many different foods but I have not done fruit leather yet. I think this will be going in my machine after this weekend. Your book has many interesting and easy to follow recipes........Take care, Bluefin.

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад

      Thanks a bunch Bluefin and good luck with the fruit leather 👍 Yes we like the kitchen and I think I may do more of these 'cooking show' style videos. Might need to upgrade my sound recording a bit.

  • @adventureswithjosie
    @adventureswithjosie Год назад +2

    Great video Kevin! That fruit leather looks really good!

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад +1

      Glad you like it. It tastes great.

    • @adventureswithjosie
      @adventureswithjosie Год назад

      @@KevinOutdoors I will have to try it sometime when I get a dehydrator!

  • @xanlysphynx8839
    @xanlysphynx8839 10 месяцев назад +2

    so f awesome

  • @Emily-cj9nc
    @Emily-cj9nc 11 месяцев назад +1

    Looks great! This will be the first recipe I try with my first dehydrator! By the way, do you have any tips for freezing and storing the leather without using plastic?

  • @clarkansas6590
    @clarkansas6590 Год назад +2

    Good job

  • @BorealSelfReliance
    @BorealSelfReliance Год назад +2

    How the heck did I not know you had a book -- I'll have to check it out.

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад

      Thanks for the support.

    • @BorealSelfReliance
      @BorealSelfReliance Год назад

      @Kevin Outdoors Got the book today 🙂 - do you know Glen Hooper? I hope he is doing doing alright, I learned alot from him via his videos and met him at the Winter Camping Symposium here in Minnesota 5ish years back.

  • @chadbrassard8411
    @chadbrassard8411 Год назад +2

    Hi Kevin. Really appreciate your videos. Tried this one and pretty much followed it step by step but had a lot of shrinkage in the dried product. One tray of raspberry held up but also ended up quite crispy. Taste was great. Thanks!

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад +2

      That can happen, try to check on it more frequently and take it out before it becomes crispy. As you point out it will still taste good but just isn't the texture you are after. When that happens to me, I just package it separately and save it for adding to oatmeal. Despite being crispy it will still rehydrate into a thick fruity sauce if you add hot water and let it sit for a bit.

  • @richardwildeman1267
    @richardwildeman1267 Год назад +3

    Awesome video, thank you so much Kevin! My copy of Backcountry Eats is going to arrive on Sunday, and my Nesco FD-75A dehydrator with extra trays and fruit roll sheets a few days later. I didn't think fruit rolls would be something I would do, but this video really has me wanting to make them now! Did you recently upgrade from your Nesco to the Excalibur? And super awesome job on the kitchen upgrade btw!! 👏👌

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад +1

      Glad you liked it Richard. Happy to hear that you are doing a deeper dive into dehydrating. The Excalibur isn't new. I have had a few Nesco dehydrators for ever but when I got serious about writing the book I got an Excalibur (3-4 yrs ago now). I just wanted to build some experience with multiple dehydrator brands so I could talk about it in the book. I still believe the Nesco is the best bang for the buck. I will say the Excalibur is slightly better quality and the model with the timer-shutoff is really handy but it is a lot more expensive. Both are great! Happy dehydrating!

  • @Woodswalker1965
    @Woodswalker1965 Год назад +4

    First of all, the kitchen reno is beautiful. I love the clean contemporary lines.
    Fruit leather looked great as well, I wouldn’t have thought to add the applesauce, good tip!👍

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад

      Thanks so much. I may use the kitchen to do more 'cooking show' style videos. We'll see. Yes applesauce is the key.

  • @djalitanaful
    @djalitanaful 8 месяцев назад +1

    hi i used baking paper. is your paper different to backing paper? The paper is sticking badly to the fruit leather and also the sheet of fruit leather is very brittle when rolling it with the paper. That issue has nothing to do with the paper, the fruit leather on itself is brittle. What is wrong? I have sprayed oil onto the paper before placing the fruit leather on it and is completely dried in the dehydrator but end results are showing.

  • @Sarah-rd1qy
    @Sarah-rd1qy Месяц назад +2

    Hi Kevin, great video. One question, can I use the oven to dehydrate?

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Месяц назад

      You certainly can. I am sure others have made videos about this. Ideally you have a convection oven because the fan will help but it isn't essential. Set your oven to the lowest setting (200F or less if possible most ovens won't go lower than that) with convection on, put your food on a tray and into the oven and leave the door propped open about an inch. If it won't hold open use a spoon or something non flammable to prop it open. Good luck.

  • @tishaousley6807
    @tishaousley6807 Год назад +2

    Hello. Very new to this. Is there any method you used to determine that a third of your tray is a “roll”? I’m wondering about serving sizes. Thanks for all you do to make this look like any of us can do it!

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад

      Sorry, no math involved in the portion size. I make these for trail snacks so I just tear off what I feel like eating at the time.

  • @matthewwalker2592
    @matthewwalker2592 Год назад +1

    How long will this last outside of the freezer?

  • @L48R0D3N7
    @L48R0D3N7 Год назад +2

    Could one use parchment paper on the trays?

  • @thawk5987
    @thawk5987 Год назад +2

    Hey Kevin, how do you find your shepherd's pie recipe to rehydrate? Specifically thinking about the carrots. Do you think they would rehydrate better if sliced thinner? Thanks for the awesome recipes!

    • @thawk5987
      @thawk5987 Год назад +1

      Also how long do these fruit leathers keep?

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад

      I have done shepherd's pie before and it rehydrates well. The thinner you cut the carrots the better they will rehydrate. I'd go for 1/4" thickness.

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад

      @@thawk5987 They keep a very long time but I haven't tested them. They easily keep 2+ weeks and likely a lot longer. But most dehydrated meals last 6+ months and usually more than a year. Just keep everything in an airtight container and keep it dark and cool and you will likely get that lenght out of it. I just throw them in the freezer until camping season and then I don't think twice about it.

  • @mmonroeapbi
    @mmonroeapbi 4 месяца назад +2

    I did not have very much luck. My leather is closer to Styrofoam. What do you suggest?

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  4 месяца назад

      It is hard to tell what the problem is when you call it 'Styrofoam'. Is it full of air? Is it hard? Often people change ingredients or ratios and don't realize it.

  • @JustAP3rson
    @JustAP3rson Год назад +2

    What is the difference if you don’t boil it and if u boil it

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад

      It isn't necessary to boil it. If you do,. you can simmer it down to make it thicker. This seems thick enough.

    • @JustAP3rson
      @JustAP3rson Год назад

      @@KevinOutdoors ohhhhh, I tried making fruit leather, and I’ve been putting it in and out of the oven, it got stuck to the baking paper and ain’t coming off 😭 any tips?

  • @yoshim7103
    @yoshim7103 3 месяца назад +2

    Instead of honey would you recommend agave?

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  3 месяца назад

      I am not sure as agave isn't available where I live and so I am not familiar with it. I presume it is a little sweet and won't completely dry out so I would give it a try. That's the point of the honey, it doesn't completely dehydrate so it helps the leather stay a little flexible.

  • @nancyhoekman6706
    @nancyhoekman6706 Год назад +2

    Do I have to buy the book to get the recipe?

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  Год назад +1

      No not at all. I usually put the recipe in the description but I guess since this only has a few ingredients I didn't bother. I will edit the description.

    • @nancyhoekman6706
      @nancyhoekman6706 Год назад

      @@KevinOutdoors thank you!

  • @jayanm9176
    @jayanm9176 10 месяцев назад +2

    Super 🎉🎉🎉 machalil agri youtbe

  • @godschild5587
    @godschild5587 7 месяцев назад +2

    Fruit leather is very popular in Iran, in Iran it is dried by sun over the roofs, and people like sour taste not sweet.

    • @godschild5587
      @godschild5587 7 месяцев назад +1

      It's called lavashak in Iran

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  7 месяцев назад

      Thanks for sharing that. Yeah dehydrating is an old practice done all over the world.

  • @damonmoon1638
    @damonmoon1638 8 месяцев назад +2

    Bag of frozen mangos goes for $13

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  8 месяцев назад

      Wow, not these ones, but I have seen them increase drastically over the last couple of years.

    • @christineperez7562
      @christineperez7562 Месяц назад

      Where? Go to aldi

  • @kianacaylen9186
    @kianacaylen9186 Год назад

    😪 p̲r̲o̲m̲o̲s̲m̲

  • @Trackhoe075
    @Trackhoe075 5 дней назад

    So what Excalibur are you using? What a stupid thing to leave out

    • @KevinOutdoors
      @KevinOutdoors  5 дней назад +1

      You expect an answer after insulting me?

  • @missgry
    @missgry 10 месяцев назад +1

    "These could be a little bit riper"... Uhm, yes! I would not use bananas that haven't developed any brown spots yet; they're too starchy and not sweet enough.