Fruity Edible Paper

"Drying is my new hobby. As a beginner, I'm still trying out a few things at the moment. This time it should be a healthy, sugar-free candy for my friend's children. First of all, give me fruit leather. They like that. But I wanted a healthy one." Sweets without any additives, no nuts, chia or the like. And because there aren't that many types of fruit at the moment, I tried baby jars. My grown daughter loves these to this day ... "

Cut the permanent baking foil to size for the dehydrator and place on one level.

Stir the fruit puree and spread thinly on the foil. I do this first roughly with a spoon and then the finer points with a pastry brush. The puree really needs to be distributed fairly evenly and thinly.

Let it dry for a good 24 hours at 40 ° C.

Loosen the baking foil all around the edge, then carefully pull it off completely. If the puree still sticks slightly, put it again without foil in the dehydrator and let it dry for another hour at the same temperature.

The purée becomes a transparent plate. Cut these into pieces (I do this with scissors) or tear.

Note: Of course, you can also use any other fruit, including fresh ones. But then it should be very finely pureed. My first attempt was made from frozen raspberries, which I passed through a sieve after defrosting. If fresh fruit puree is not sweet enough for you, you can of course sweeten it up. You should use sifted powdered sugar or xylitol for this, because table sugar does not dissolve finely enough.

If you don't have a dehydrator, you can of course use the oven. Then you spread the fruit puree on a baking sheet lined with permanent baking foil and let it dry with the oven door slightly open at the lowest possible temperature.