This SECRET INGREDIENT changed Everything (Fruit Leather Your Kids Will LOVE)

Homemade fruit leather is such a treat, but until recently, I could never make it the way I remember from the grocery store as a kid... now, with my secret ingredient, I can make fruit leather that's sweet, chewy and soft, all at the same time, without using added sugar!
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  • @christinemooneyhan8210
    @christinemooneyhan82105 ай бұрын

    I started using applesauce (pectin) and it changed the game for my fruit roll ups. You can use sugar free too. Walmart has a good value brand that’s inexpensive. I’ve used frozen and fresh fruit. Is 1 part apple sauce, 2 parts fruit. I’ve never cooked the fruit slurry before dehydrating and it comes out perfect. Happy Dehydrating!

  • @Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living

    @Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living

    4 ай бұрын

    This is a really cool idea. Not only does it add pectin, but it adds a little natural sweetness from the applesauce.

  • @opalfox7673

    @opalfox7673

    3 ай бұрын

    Heyy what time and temp do you use?

  • @crisrose9707
    @crisrose97078 ай бұрын

    As someone who clicked on this as a cooking tutorial, I have to say your garden is magnificent!!

  • @HomesteadingFamily

    @HomesteadingFamily

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much 😊

  • @evanhammond7305
    @evanhammond73053 ай бұрын

    You can use apple suace to add pectin to your fruit leather. Honey is a great way to sweeten the leather

  • @BluegrassRoze
    @BluegrassRoze3 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting! I’ll have to try this recipe. Mama used to make fruit leather for me, when I was a little girl. But hers was just the foam off the fruit jam she was making, mixed with a little of the leftover jam in the bottom of the pot. Then she’d pour in onto parchment paper and bake it on a cookie sheet in the oven, set to its lowest temperature. It was such a wonderful treat for me. Made me feel special to receive something just for me after her very long day of making dozens of jars of jam.

  • @sweetthistle8

    @sweetthistle8

    3 жыл бұрын

    What a lovely memory ❤

  • @ericawhalley4294

    @ericawhalley4294

    3 жыл бұрын

    Loving the comments here - what a great idea! Your mama was a smart lady!

  • @Ulnvtcydr

    @Ulnvtcydr

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lovely 😊

  • @Bluegrass-Lawncare-LLC

    @Bluegrass-Lawncare-LLC

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your story. Love it.

  • @KikiThicc

    @KikiThicc

    Жыл бұрын

    I love that ❤

  • @acolley2891
    @acolley28913 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sweet lady for being our Test Kitchen. I wish I had a mom or big sister like you

  • @lisapearce4338
    @lisapearce4338 Жыл бұрын

    I want to make this. I bought a dehydrator just for this!! My grandson loves fruit leather!! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @leewillis2908
    @leewillis29082 жыл бұрын

    Hey Caroline, Just watched this video again. I thought I'd share a little tip for rolling the leather in parchment: roll the whole sheet of leather (or 1/2 sheet, depending on parchment size), in the parchment and slice into strips with a sharp knife. Saves time, instead of slicing the leather first and trying to rollup in parchment.

  • @laineykaare8033

    @laineykaare8033

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s what I did last year! So much easier!

  • @viviandibrell849

    @viviandibrell849

    2 жыл бұрын

    I rolled dehydrated pineapple leather and cut the rolls in the parchment with kitchen scissors. One of my trays completely stuck and I had to wrestle the pineapple off. Did not precook it though so this method looks interesting.

  • @-whackd
    @-whackd Жыл бұрын

    We freeze the excess strawberries and blueberries we don't have time to eat, then when it's apple season you just puree the frozen fruit with the ugly apples. 50% apple instead of the grape juice.

  • @charliemackin9620

    @charliemackin9620

    5 ай бұрын

    "Geaynius gump!"

  • @meganzambo2403
    @meganzambo24033 жыл бұрын

    I use honey in my recipe, I like to cool it overnight in the refrigerator, the next day I spread it out in the tray. I find it easier to work with :) I’m interested in try with pectin!

  • @ronaldshort9819
    @ronaldshort98193 жыл бұрын

    Melissa Norris ( Modern homesteading channel) also uses that pectin, thanks for showing us this recipe !👍we love your channel!

  • @jwrightgardening
    @jwrightgardening3 жыл бұрын

    You know why I gave up making fruit leather? Because I'd do all that work to make them and my kids would devour it all in one day. 😂

  • @Emeraldwitch30

    @Emeraldwitch30

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣 hum. I think we have the same kids lol. Good gravy its even worse when I do beef jerky! Then its the kiddos(well grandkiddos) and papa lol

  • @jwrightgardening

    @jwrightgardening

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Emeraldwitch30 Oh yeah, beef jerky is gone before I can blink. 😁

  • @cathleencaratan3373

    @cathleencaratan3373

    2 жыл бұрын

    I feel ya @J Wright 🤣

  • @grumpy-dad3701

    @grumpy-dad3701

    2 жыл бұрын

    Then you shouldn't have made it so tasty. Litterally what children do if they really like something.

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    And unlike store bought, no weird ingredients or preservatives or chemicals !

  • @sarahmariefarmersdaughter4803
    @sarahmariefarmersdaughter48033 жыл бұрын

    When I read the notification on this video I thought hmmm…pectin maybe? Funny how just one thing can jog your thinking. I haven’t thought about making fruit leather in years. Time to give it another try. Love your very informative channel. God bless!

  • @maryjane-vx4dd

    @maryjane-vx4dd

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought jello but I was wrong. Now to find that brand pectin

  • @melcurll

    @melcurll

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was saying that to myself also.........i was like "i bet its pectin" lol

  • @kotomszczanka

    @kotomszczanka

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@maryjane-vx4dd There is a link for it in description. 😀

  • @ralsharp6013
    @ralsharp60133 жыл бұрын

    Yum..Yes I think you're correct. The difference between a fruit leather and a fruit strap is the amount of pectin and placed a generous amount on the tray.. P.s. did you know that you can easily get natural pectin from any citrus? Carrot has natural pectin as well. (I grate it into cooked Apple and add a bit of toasted coconut as well.) Spread 1 centimetre thick and be generous around the edges.. My mouth is watering looking at those strawberries. I bet they make delicious fruit straps!!

  • @jadebabydoll23
    @jadebabydoll233 жыл бұрын

    This is the content I want to see! Thank you Carolyn

  • @VeganPrepper
    @VeganPrepper3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video as usual! Thank you! I have to say I LOVED the opening monologue shots in your gorgeous garden!

  • @leewillis2908
    @leewillis29083 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Caroline! I’d given up on making fruit leathers. I’ll have to try this.

  • @florencekirk9021
    @florencekirk90212 жыл бұрын

    I love this recipe,. I have to be honest and I held my breath the whole time you were transferring that full tray lol.much love from Utah

  • @1218wbentrup
    @1218wbentrup3 жыл бұрын

    What a great channel. Great resource, a blessing for families 👪🙏❤

  • @glasgato5770
    @glasgato57703 жыл бұрын

    My mom made peach leather when I was under 10, 30+ years ago. Thanks for the wonderful flashback!

  • @newarra_
    @newarra_2 жыл бұрын

    This lady goes all the way with food, nice garden and kitchen

  • @johnlombardo7816
    @johnlombardo781617 күн бұрын

    Wow! been a long time sub to your channel.. must have gotten lost in the algorithm, not surprised.. but to randomly search for this topic to find you have done a video on it makes me happy and glad that it is someone I trust that isn't using bad ingredients or things we shouldnt be using anyway! hope you and the fam at the homestead are doing well!

  • @Akigirl2004
    @Akigirl20044 ай бұрын

    Our first batch finished this morning and they are delicious!!

  • @emmaleebuzzard1023
    @emmaleebuzzard10233 жыл бұрын

    So excited to try this recipe!

  • @scarpru
    @scarpru3 ай бұрын

    I absolutely love your channel. So many valuable lessons!!! Thank you for doing what you do!

  • @HomesteadingFamily

    @HomesteadingFamily

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @lyndatullett5319
    @lyndatullett53194 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. Can't wait to do this!

  • @mojoflyingsolo639
    @mojoflyingsolo6393 жыл бұрын

    I used to make my cherry fruit leather with just fruit and a small amount of honey. It turned out great.

  • @diannakendall686

    @diannakendall686

    5 ай бұрын

    I have so many cherries right now. Never made it before but i’m trying now. any tips? I have no idea what i’m doing lol but i have a dehydrator i’ve never used

  • @Bluegrass-Lawncare-LLC
    @Bluegrass-Lawncare-LLC Жыл бұрын

    Love it. Gonna save this video , make it later, share it with all my friends. Thank you thank you thank you 🙏 ❤

  • @Orc-icide
    @Orc-icide Жыл бұрын

    I came to this same conclusion about the fruit leather. Thank you for the knowledge!

  • @ronnipaints6128
    @ronnipaints61283 жыл бұрын

    Your kitchen is absolutely adorable

  • @lindaarnold3091
    @lindaarnold30912 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Carolyn! I am going to try using the strawberries I just steamed to remove juice to make strawberry jelly. I have the Pomona’s pectin and can’t wait to try this! I plan to use a couple of cups of the strawberry juice instead of the grape juice. I have enough to make three batches of jelly and enjoying the steam process for extracting juice!

  • @genevagreene2017
    @genevagreene20173 жыл бұрын

    I would like to see how you wrapped and stored them

  • @ralsharp6013

    @ralsharp6013

    3 жыл бұрын

    I cut them into long liquorice straps. Easy to eat and cut up into breakfast cereal.. I store them in freezer bags, then in an oblong Tupperware container.. I'm trying an experiment and have put some in a Moccona jar in our pantry. I'm wanting to see how well they last out of the fridge. It's winter here and our pantry approximately 10 degrees. I've seen people roll them up in the greaseproof paper that they dried them on.. then put them into a freezer bag in the fridge

  • @laurieherman1215

    @laurieherman1215

    3 жыл бұрын

    I used wax paper. I laid our fruit leather on a sheet of wax paper and cut them into long ribbon two inche wide strips and rooled them up like fruit by the foot gum. We pop them in the fridge because our spetrum toddler loves them cold. My little ones love them so much and its a great way to use up berries before they spoil.

  • @jujubee7351
    @jujubee73512 жыл бұрын

    I bought the Pomona Pectin and the silicone round fruit leather dehydrator sheets you suggested . Can’t wait to make these !

  • @MichelleHotchkissArt
    @MichelleHotchkissArt3 жыл бұрын

    It basically seems like a strawberry jam recipe…maybe I will try just dehydrating some of my rhubarb jam - it’s puréed. Can’t hurt to try! Ball also makes a no/low sugar pectin.

  • @aktudors

    @aktudors

    3 жыл бұрын

    i was thinking of the pectin in the stores that the low/no sugar pectin too. I get pemona but have to order it online and its kinda spendy.

  • @hyrunnisa997
    @hyrunnisa9973 жыл бұрын

    What a great idea!

  • @wendythomas4930
    @wendythomas49302 жыл бұрын

    Looks delicious!

  • @cynthiafisher9907
    @cynthiafisher99073 жыл бұрын

    Great tips! Thanks! I’ll have to try the pectin next time. I use plastic lids from sour cream type containers to make individual portions of fruit leather. I spray them with Pam first. They keep the liquid from running off and you can make it thicker if you want and it is a more even depth.

  • @lindseymakes5364

    @lindseymakes5364

    3 жыл бұрын

    You genius. 🤓

  • @elizabethlewis636

    @elizabethlewis636

    3 жыл бұрын

    I will need to borrow my sister's "tupperware" and try this.😉😆

  • @Emeraldwitch30

    @Emeraldwitch30

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's a fantastic idea! My fruit leather trays have a lip but I think smaller individual sizes would be pretty for christmas/yule holiday gifts.

  • @Emeraldwitch30

    @Emeraldwitch30

    3 жыл бұрын

    So nice! I've been using homemade applesauce with my fresh fruits to give it thst soft supple fruit leather texture. I never put 2 and 2 together that duh! Apples have lots of pectin. I dont always have lots of applesauce left in spring/ early summer. Blueberries/strawberries/banana/ raspberries all really benefit from the applesauce for me. But pear/apple/mango and one I cant remember oh yes ! Peaches. Don't seem to need the extra applesauce but maybe adding a bit of Pomona will make look a touch nicer? Thanks for sharing

  • @homersimpson6557

    @homersimpson6557

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great idea, but do you mean cooking/dehydrating with the fruit in the lids? If so, id be cautious... some of those plastics deteriorate with heat. I dont know much about dehydrating, as i just purchased my first dehydrator. But I came across this post and thought Id share..... I could be completely wrong. If so, my apologies.

  • @mealbla7097
    @mealbla70973 жыл бұрын

    I'm so excited!!!!

  • @bootmender
    @bootmender3 жыл бұрын

    My grandkids will love this! 👍❤️👍❤️👍❤️🤗🇺🇸

  • @patwilliamson4701
    @patwilliamson47013 жыл бұрын

    This was awesome!!!!!

  • @fdpitaloka7584
    @fdpitaloka75842 ай бұрын

    I love your garden 😍

  • @AltoGoddess
    @AltoGoddess3 ай бұрын

    I’m impressed with the tray carrying!

  • @BubbleTeaKristin
    @BubbleTeaKristin3 жыл бұрын

    Great Video! I definitely took notes 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @larindamoore4547
    @larindamoore454710 ай бұрын

    Carolyn I made alot of fruit leather, never used pectin thou I had alot of it and it was used to make sugar free jelly and jams/ I made mine with only 2 ingredients that is fruit and honey., blend it in blender and honey. you need to , It was always nice and thick I believe I used about I used one half cup or less,

  • @marykaberline7448
    @marykaberline74483 жыл бұрын

    I have always used apple sauce to my fruit puree, usually equal parts and if you want to sweeten the mix, add Karo syrup, it make it nice and pliable. You cannot taste the applesauce at all.

  • @coolstamper

    @coolstamper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do you have a recipe you would share?

  • @cherylinchrist4826

    @cherylinchrist4826

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do not have a dehydrator, any alternatives?

  • @taraji_b

    @taraji_b

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cherylinchrist4826 probably in the oven at a very low temp, I’d assume! Surely you can do a quick google search and find timing and temp for oven dehydration:)

  • @Sabrina1998

    @Sabrina1998

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do you use the applesauce in the same amount as she does with the grape juice?

  • @kaylaandrews240
    @kaylaandrews2403 жыл бұрын

    Love this!

  • @jacobaccurso
    @jacobaccurso2 жыл бұрын

    I had no idea those trays existed for my ex caliber. Thank you! I’ve ordered six. Thanks as well for the tip on the Pomona pectin.

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    I've seen people use the parchment paper, they fold up each corner and staple them together - each 4 corners, and they end up with a parchment tray and use that.

  • @cathleencaratan3373
    @cathleencaratan33732 жыл бұрын

    I would’ve never imagined adding Pomona’s to my fruit leather. Thanks!

  • @paraaapara
    @paraaapara2 жыл бұрын

    Just found you. And I already love you. Thanks for this beautiful edible art

  • @meghoughton562
    @meghoughton5623 жыл бұрын

    Where you live is absolutely STUNNING 😍🥰

  • @tomatosaucin
    @tomatosaucin2 ай бұрын

    this lady rocks

  • @gwizu3
    @gwizu32 жыл бұрын

    UGH! I watched your video over 20 times before I saw the pectin-needed amount!!! Your videos are great, thanks again!

  • @auntiepam5649
    @auntiepam56493 жыл бұрын

    Thank you great video Caroline

  • @Dicyroller
    @Dicyroller3 жыл бұрын

    I was wondering if it was pectin. My Mom made fruit leather for me as well as many other healthy snacks out of the garden with the dehydrator. She used pectin. This was a very long time ago.

  • @mimamo_2295

    @mimamo_2295

    3 жыл бұрын

    Would you mind to share how much pectin your mother use? I'm confused

  • @Dicyroller

    @Dicyroller

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mimamo_2295 I wish I could. I remember watching her and her telling me what she was doing, but some big things happened in our lives soon after. I have been trying to recreate a lot of her dehydrator recipes for many years now. She made this incredible dried corn snack that was seasoned with dried veggies and a little salt I just can't get right. I was so much better than chips. My friends would beg for it. Thank you for asking.

  • @mimamo_2295

    @mimamo_2295

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dicyroller ahh i see.. its okay, thank you so much for replying. I'll try again using some recipe i've got from internet, although it might need some modification to produce some good fruit leathers

  • @daphneraven6745

    @daphneraven6745

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Dicyroller : Did you ever figure the formula out? I don’t know if it’ll help you at all when you go to find and re-create your mother’s recipes, but in my area, women within a family tend to share recipes freely back-and-forth. Recipes tend to migrate up and down the generations as well. So if I’m really stuck for one of my grandmothers recipes and mom can’t remember it, I called her sister. If she doesn’t have it, I called my grandmother’s sister. If I can’t find one of mom’s recipes and she’s lost it, I called the girls that she used to go to church with, or the ones she goes to church with now. We all share the best recipes back-and-forth, so somebody’s been able to have it. I hope you have that same resource available to you as well. :-) Thank you for sharing your ideas!

  • @Dicyroller

    @Dicyroller

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@daphneraven6745 Thank you so much for your advice, but My Mom was a maverick, She was just trying things out. I never thought to ask her until she was masking her dementia. I am currently working on a seasoned dehydrated corn snack. She would dehydrate the vegies that we could not finish leading up to the corn being ready and then grind them into a fine powder along with some onion powder from the year before tossing the corn nibs in it and some salt and dry them. I remember my friends and I loved them.

  • @melcurll
    @melcurll3 жыл бұрын

    I love fruit leather........ive only ever had them from the grocery store

  • @saintejeannedarc9460

    @saintejeannedarc9460

    3 жыл бұрын

    They are pretty nice, but pretty sweet from the store, generally. Unless you can get a healthier version.

  • @garyb4929
    @garyb49293 жыл бұрын

    Interested in doing leathers, will have check it out, thanks

  • @chip6515
    @chip65153 жыл бұрын

    those mats look great. clicked the link in the description and saw they were reasonably priced (even cheaper than that, imo). just purchased a set. thanks for the tip!

  • @MsBeachLizard

    @MsBeachLizard

    3 жыл бұрын

    I had ordered some from amazon before I saw this video. They sent me the wrong ones (flat). The flat ones are super thin. It's the reason I didn't try to re-order them with the lipped edges. If you get them, would be interested in hearing your thoughts here.

  • @chip6515

    @chip6515

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MsBeachLizard will do. I did the free shipping option, not sure how long that will take. but have saved this thread in my inbox to not forget

  • @MsBeachLizard

    @MsBeachLizard

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@chip6515 that would be awesome! Thanks. 🤓

  • @dharper9332
    @dharper93323 жыл бұрын

    Looks really yummy..........

  • @MAGA33321
    @MAGA333213 жыл бұрын

    Dried hole strawberries are amazing. Not freeze dried but dehydrated. It’s best to save the smaller ones which are easier to get perfect.

  • @jwrightgardening

    @jwrightgardening

    Жыл бұрын

    Ooh, yum. I only recently had dried strawberries for the first time. It's like eating concentrated strawberry jam without the added sugar and hours over a hot stove.

  • @5GreenAcres

    @5GreenAcres

    10 ай бұрын

    @@jwrightgardening Seriously? They are good dehydrated?

  • @jwrightgardening

    @jwrightgardening

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@5GreenAcresYup! I was surprised but they taste like dessert.

  • @angelad1008
    @angelad10083 жыл бұрын

    I would use the Ace blender from Instant Pot for this recipe. It worked beautifully for strawberry refrigerator jam. It has a nice built-in heater.

  • @julietteyork6293

    @julietteyork6293

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, so you wouldn’t have to transfer the mixture it to the stove?

  • @Emeraldwitch30
    @Emeraldwitch303 жыл бұрын

    So nice! I've been using homemade applesauce with my fresh fruits to give it thst soft supple fruit leather texture. I never put 2 and 2 together that duh! Apples have lots of pectin. I dont always have lots of applesauce left in spring/ early summer. Blueberries/strawberries/banana/ raspberries all really benefit from the applesauce for me. But pear/apple/mango and one I cant remember oh yes ! Peaches. Don't seem to need the extra applesauce but maybe adding a bit of Pomona will make look a touch nicer? Thanks for sharing

  • @Emeraldwitch30

    @Emeraldwitch30

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eggy4798 okay I've used as much as 1 to 1. As in one cup applesauce to one cup fruit and as low as say 1 cup fruit to 1/4 cup of applesauce. My family doesn't think it changes the flavor much but they love applesauce. Depending on the fruits I bet you could go higher on the applesauce too. Like if your blueberries have a lot of flavor. The only one my family didn't like was banana but they feel banana has a weird texture dried. They love the deep fried banana chips(especially the ones with a touch of turbano sugar and crushed walnuts but thats hard to find sometimes). I hope this helps. I just know raspberries and blueberries and strawberries all were kinda hard when dried into fruit leather. The kiddos hated the textures. Oh another fun thing to try is pureed fruit mixed with yogurt and made into fruit leather. They love that too.

  • @love2cook532
    @love2cook532 Жыл бұрын

    Good job, looks yummy, but why does the end-product look like a marbled steak? Shouldn't the pectin/sugar mixture have been blended better? Perhaps more homogenized? Just curious... Thank you!

  • @sheilazangrilli1710
    @sheilazangrilli17103 жыл бұрын

    I freeze dry strawberries and peaches. Yummy!😀

  • @healingmiles4576
    @healingmiles45763 жыл бұрын

    What a great content!you should be on food network.

  • @cassleer
    @cassleer2 жыл бұрын

    I will have to ask for the silicon trays for my nesco for Christmas and can't wait to try the Pectin. I knew there was something I could put in to help my fruit leather. My husband said I was crazy as I cooked up almost 5 lbs of ground beef to dehydrate to experiment with my lunches and getting ready for winter if we lose power again.

  • @-whackd

    @-whackd

    Жыл бұрын

    How is the ground beef? Did you make bars or a crumble

  • @teakkabean5369
    @teakkabean53693 жыл бұрын

    Quince. Add a quince. I can quince in pints & 1/2 pints in the fall ( quince/membrillo roll ups are our favorite) but when you have fruits in the next summer you can add some of the canned quince & 😋

  • @Emeraldwitch30

    @Emeraldwitch30

    3 жыл бұрын

    Quince has tons of pectin. My grandma used to pick the neighbors ornamental quinces when they would fruit(they didn't always fruit) used it later to make jelly and jam. All the things we've forgotten that were once common knowledge.

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Emeraldwitch30 That's why Grandmas and Grandpas were the best, for the most part.

  • @Emeraldwitch30

    @Emeraldwitch30

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kfl611 I've been trying to teach my grandkiddos all kinds of things. They are like little sponges just sucking up knowledge lol. They all love cooking and baking. They also garden with me. They love cherry tomatoes more than candy lol. We grow probably 8 varieties a year looking for the best of the best lol. So far Barry's crazy cherry and yellow jellybean are their favorite 💛 and mine is the brownish weird cherry called kumato cherry tomatoes. Very rich in umami flavor.

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Emeraldwitch30 My grandmother was born in 1911, I think. She a great cook and had a natural talent in the kitchen (and for having kids). BUT she never shared with other people how she made what she made, that was her secret. It would be nice if your younger generation could film you cooking and explaining how you do what you do in the kitchen, or in other aspects of your life. Think how wonderful that will be in 200 years from now, to have great, great, great, great grandma's recipe and to actually be seeing her explain how and why she cooked the way she did, for the recipes that are still being made - because they tasted so great and were handed down the generations !

  • @Emeraldwitch30

    @Emeraldwitch30

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kfl611 my grandkiddos have been wanting to make their favorite recipes they make with me and my grandson picked my lasagna first. We might make it for Christmas eve family dinner. We are kinda getting turkey and ham ed out lol. But yes I'd love to have more video of my grandma I spent hours cooking with her and her mother my great gran. I cant make chicken soup without thinking of my grandmother. My mother and aunts told me they think it tastes just like grandmother soup. Now to find great grans stuffed cabbage roll recipe. It has sauerkraut and bacon and tomatoes. I might just wing it and figure out more while doing it. Oh I do remember my great gran having the old mogan David wine bottle out for sauce too.

  • @nmariejenkins2041
    @nmariejenkins2041 Жыл бұрын

    Wow. Even finding the white grape juice concentrate is hard here in northern KY...

  • @flashthompson7
    @flashthompson74 ай бұрын

    Thanks! God bless

  • @missnatureprepper1387
    @missnatureprepper13872 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel! Definitely subscribing.

  • @shantz7
    @shantz73 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure that someone has asked this question but I'm wondering what type calcium is used. Is it Calcium chloride, calcium carbonate or calcium acetate or other? Also, is it only that particular brand of pectin that will work with the calcium or will most pectin work? Thanks so much for your videos!

  • @ksaldivar89

    @ksaldivar89

    3 жыл бұрын

    According to Amazon it is monocalcium phosphate . The pectin is low methoxyl citrus pectin

  • @5GreenAcres

    @5GreenAcres

    10 ай бұрын

    That is why I didn't like this video. Caroline did the video assuming everyone knows of the products she is talking about. I sure don't.

  • @squiggyflop
    @squiggyflop3 жыл бұрын

    Gelatin works best for me. I've used both traditional gelatin and agar (seaweed gelatin)

  • @leewillis2908
    @leewillis29083 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Caroline. I’ll have to give it a try. I gave up on fruit leathers, years ago, for exactly those reasons. Looking forward to trying it. I have that exact same food dehydrator. Where do you get the silicone sheets?

  • @dreamingfool2

    @dreamingfool2

    3 жыл бұрын

    She has a link in the description to the silicone mats

  • @dragonwarrior4589

    @dragonwarrior4589

    3 жыл бұрын

    What brand is the dehydrator?

  • @jujubee7351

    @jujubee7351

    2 жыл бұрын

    I just bought some round silicone sheets on Amazon . The package was filled with 4 sheets. The price was 19.99.

  • @morganfike2662
    @morganfike26623 жыл бұрын

    Can you talk about how you grow your strawberries, what variety you buy, and where you get them from?

  • @gracemccolley7490
    @gracemccolley74903 жыл бұрын

    I love pamonas pectin so this is a great idea to use it thank you.

  • @orionlottering7349
    @orionlottering7349 Жыл бұрын

    My aunt made fruit leathers that was more like fruit fudge rolls. Brittle, dry and very fruity without being sugar sweet. Not leathery at all. But they consider it a family secret and no-one gets the secret. Very very good. I would buy that in bulk anyday.

  • @dasun13

    @dasun13

    10 ай бұрын

    Sounds like Betty crocker fruit wrinkles from back in the day

  • @Thee-_-Outlier
    @Thee-_-Outlier2 жыл бұрын

    You should use grass fed beef collagen instead of pectin if you are trying to optimze the nutrition and health value of those leathers. I make collagen gummies with it without dehydrating. I just got a dehydrator though so imma try it in some fruit leathers

  • @oshkoshunleashed209

    @oshkoshunleashed209

    Жыл бұрын

    Elaborate please

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    Good idea. I purchased 5 type collagen (from beef, fish fowl etc) powder. It is tasteless and can be added into any liquid, as an additive when you drink your beverage. You can even add it into your coffee. It works great for better skin, hair, nails and to help get rid of crepey-skin.........I do not want 500 year old looking hands, I am not a mummy and do not want to look like one.

  • @camicri4263
    @camicri42633 жыл бұрын

    Nice!

  • @DianeHasHopeInChrist
    @DianeHasHopeInChrist2 жыл бұрын

    I am originally from Orlando, FL. Travel Nursed all over the country. Lived in Franklin, NC for 20 years, till my late husband passed away. Then, I sold everything, paid cash for a custom RV, and went to AZ/CA/NV border area. I hated it....dry, dusty, too much violrnce from illegals. So, my current hubby & I chose to relocate to Idaho. Sold RV, and now live in Montpelier, ID. The southeast region. We love it! I noticed, the growing season was extremely short last year.....this year, even shorter. So.....I now grow my peppers, ginger, tomatoes, squash, indoors, using grow lights & window sunshine. The Idaho Agricultural guys told me the growing seasons have been getting shorter & shorter, each year. I live your ideas, and it's nice to meet an Idahoan......so, hello neighbor!

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you found your niche and happy place !

  • @karenheider4138
    @karenheider41383 жыл бұрын

    This looks really good. I enjoy your videos so much. I was wondering if there is a way to make it without a blender and dehydrated? I don't have electricity of any kind. I know there must be ways to prepare all of these recipes without electricity, but no one shows the old ways. Everyone uses blenders, dehydraters, and freeze dryers. I do follow your canning instructions. I am also a diabetic so the fact that there is no added sugar is awesome.

  • @nancytabor8302

    @nancytabor8302

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can smash fruit with a fork until it it almost juice. Follow this recipe and spread it on a sheet cake pan covered with silicone sheets or parchment paper. Set it in BRIGHT sun and cover with tulle or very fine net. Dry to desired leather.

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nancytabor8302 I'd think when it is almost dry you might want to flip it over to get the other side dry, if you are using the sun and wind to dry it out.

  • @shaneaugustine1280
    @shaneaugustine12803 жыл бұрын

    Im thinking place the whole piece on same size parchment, roll it up in a long tube then cut into 11/2 inch rolls

  • @amadeacesari1103

    @amadeacesari1103

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s how I do it; I like to tie strings all down the roll then use some heavy duty kitchen shears

  • @shaneaugustine1280

    @shaneaugustine1280

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@amadeacesari1103 👍

  • @doolittleranch8302
    @doolittleranch83023 жыл бұрын

    Super exciting…

  • @ginettecourchesne8225
    @ginettecourchesne82255 ай бұрын

    thank you

  • @sharonannemail
    @sharonannemail2 жыл бұрын

    I went to 3 large supermarkets trying to find white Grape Juice concentrate and came up empty handed. Oh my, and with gas prices these days, what a terrible disappointment. I have my Pamoma and strawberries but no sweetner. Any suggestions?

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    I've seen videos where people used maple syrup or honey as a sweetener, but to taste, not a cup or so.

  • @yarethsantana897

    @yarethsantana897

    3 ай бұрын

    You could probably use apple juice concentrate, it’s commonly found in the freezer isles, in containers that resemble the containers that premade biscuits are in.

  • @debrasaumur6592
    @debrasaumur65922 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the recipe. What is calcium water?

  • @donnapotee2419
    @donnapotee24193 жыл бұрын

    When you say they are shelf stable, could you please give a general idea (I understand that they probably don't stay on the shelves all that long for anyone in a household with children! LOL) about how long you feel this particular kind of product would be stable.

  • @nicolerussell7840

    @nicolerussell7840

    2 жыл бұрын

    I am wondering this too.

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    I've seen other videos where it was mentioned if it is kept in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid it can last a year, if it is kept in a zip lock plastic bag it can last 6 months. From Chocolate box cottage: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hoxnz5iYh9Gtmto.html

  • @amandacollins518
    @amandacollins5182 жыл бұрын

    I actually don't use the calcium (forgot it once) and it actually works just fine without it. I love Pomona pectin!

  • @mojtabakashi427
    @mojtabakashi4272 жыл бұрын

    we called ( lavashak ) in 99% of it its sour and salty and we make whit sour fruit and believe me its fantastic 😋😋😋 sorry for my bad spell

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    I love to hear how other cultures cook their native dishes.

  • @ChaoticMoonN1bd
    @ChaoticMoonN1bd2 жыл бұрын

    I use kombucha vinegar and a pelical to get chewie fruit leathers.

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    I had to look it up, perhaps you mean Pellicle (cooking)

  • @maryb4544
    @maryb45443 жыл бұрын

    Could you just use Ball low and no-sugar pectin?

  • @cindygr8ce
    @cindygr8ce3 жыл бұрын

    Fruit Leather the nutrient filled food Fruit Roll Ups have been imitating for decades until the delicious natural edible item has all but disappeared.

  • @redpearl40
    @redpearl402 жыл бұрын

    ?Can we dehydrate certain soups to powder? For example cream of mushroom, cream of chicken from store bought cans. I use tons if it and thought it would be nice to power it?? Thoughts?

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    I would think so, as long as your meat was precooked before you dehydrate it. It may change some how it looks once it is dehydrated and rehydrated. Check out 'soups' or 'meals' in a jar videos.

  • @dmay7648
    @dmay76483 жыл бұрын

    Ok I would have spilled that all over the place trying to get it in the dehydrator.

  • @OfficiallySarabi

    @OfficiallySarabi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same 😂i can't even get trays into the freezer without spilling

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too, splat all over me and the kitchen floor.

  • @TennessseTimmy
    @TennessseTimmy Жыл бұрын

    They gotta get some frogs to catch those FLIES XD

  • @kfl611
    @kfl611 Жыл бұрын

    Your Kids are so cute, I love their blonde hair.

  • @soronos8586
    @soronos85863 жыл бұрын

    Pectin. The answer is pectin. You can make your own at home with apples.

  • @ericawhalley4294

    @ericawhalley4294

    3 жыл бұрын

    There's probably a way to make this without the powdered pectin or juice concentrate. I use grated apples or hawberries for my berry Jams and I'm even able to reduce the (plain) sugar if it's a ripe enough berry. There must be something similarly possible for fruit leathers... Got me thinking!

  • @soronos8586

    @soronos8586

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that’s what I’m saying. Just go pick a bunch of crab apples and boil it down to make your own pectin. Then add that to your jam or your fruit leather. Cool idea with the berries though, I’ve never tried it with them. I’d be interested to see how that comes out.

  • @mimamo_2295

    @mimamo_2295

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is it alright if we use other hydrocolloid beside pectin? Like agar, arabic gum or caragenan

  • @anthonycole542
    @anthonycole5423 жыл бұрын

    wonder how a natural apple pectin would work with the berries

  • @judyofthewoods

    @judyofthewoods

    3 жыл бұрын

    Was thinking same, and maybe powdered egg shell for calcium.

  • @anthonycole542

    @anthonycole542

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@judyofthewoods or even a greek yogurt

  • @sherryn39455
    @sherryn394552 жыл бұрын

    I did persimmons a couple of years ago a d didn’t really know how to do it, I just used my vitaMix and let her rip then put it in the dehydrator. It came out really good. What is the purpose of heating it? Persimmons are already quite sweet, thanks

  • @curelysue8956
    @curelysue89562 жыл бұрын

    I feel like this is a stupid question but would unflavoured gelatin do the same thing? My boyfriend is a diabetic and I tried to make sugar free jam with very little success, naturally the regular pectin did not cut it so I'm glad to hear that there's one that doesn't need it. Just need to figure out where to get it. Go Canada? supposedly I can get it at Walmart, we'll see.

  • @kfl611

    @kfl611

    Жыл бұрын

    My mother one time made the best blueberry preserves, she did not add in any sugar, she just cooked them for a long time on a low flame, till a lot of the water cooked out. I would cook them down a lot and towards the end add in a little Gelatin, and dehydrate them on a low heat.

  • @meekisnotweak
    @meekisnotweak3 жыл бұрын

    Hi! I love your channel! Do you use the 2 cups of concentrate as prepared or undiluted?

  • @coolstamper

    @coolstamper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Undiluted.

  • @chrisunderhill8853
    @chrisunderhill8853 Жыл бұрын

    thank you so much for this recipe! question how long will this stay shelf stable say like if i parchment it then placed into say a glass sealed jar?

  • @caldaque7354
    @caldaque7354 Жыл бұрын

    Great idea with the pectin! I will have to try this. How long are you finding the shelf life to be with this recipe?