Berry Fruit Leather

Fruit leathers are such a fun and effective way to get fruit into your precious children’s bellies. They’re colorful, delicious, and so convenient to give to your children or for them to grab themselves. They’re also a great travel, car, and work snack for those of us with a few extra years on us! These fruit leathers are made with berries to harness their incredible healing powers, but feel free to experiment with other options also.

As I share in my book Life-Changing Foods, berries broadcast their health value with their deep purples, blues, and blacks, which come from the polyphenols known as anthocyanins (including malvidin) and anthocyanidins. They’re also rich in dimethyl resveratrol and dozens of other phytochemicals, amino acids, coenzymes, and co-compounds that have yet to be discovered by science and are more plentiful and bioavailable in berries than in any other food. 

Berries are true brain food. Not only are they B12-enhancing; they have the power to reverse stains on the brain—lesions, gray areas, calcifications, heavy metal deposits, white spots, scar tissue, crystallizations, and adhesions created by damaged, expanded blood vessels. For any illness with neurological symptoms, berries are the answer. When you think of heart health, too, think berries. Nothing compares to the way berries protect heart valves and ventricles and remove plaque by dissolving hardened fat deposits within veins and arteries. 

Berries also have pro-fertility compounds, which derive from a single variety of polyphenol, which are responsible for a woman’s reproductive system’s ability to maintain a constant balance, so that the “low battery” behind so many cases of mystery infertility does not occur. 

Very Berry Fruit Leather 

Ingredients:

• 4 cups berries (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp maple syrup

Directions:

Oven method:

Preheat oven to 170F/75C. Blend the berries, lemon juice and maple syrup in a blender until very smooth, about 4-5 minutes. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and spread the mixture thinly. Bake the oven for 3-4 hours, until the mixture is not sticky any more. Let cool, then cut into strips. Store in an airtight container.

Dehydrator method:

Blend ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth. Spread on dehydrator trays making it about 1/8 inch thick. Place the trays in the dehydrator at 95-100°F for about 8 hours. When the leather is dry, but slightly sticky to the touch, you can peel it off.

Serves: around 20 fruit roll-ups.

Learn more about the hidden healing powers of fruits & vegetables in the #1 New York Times Bestselling book Life-Changing Foods.

This item posted: 26-Jul-2018

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