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    Home » Spring

    Rhubarb Fruit Leather

    Published: May 17, 2023 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

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    Rhubarb fruit leather is a chewy, dried fruit snack made from pureed rhubarb and sugar. It is a healthy and flavorful alternative to traditional fruit snacks, and can be enjoyed on-the-go or as a sweet treat. The tangy taste of rhubarb lends a unique flavor to the fruit leather, making it a delicious and nutritious snack option.

    Finished fruit leather rolled up in parchment paper.

    Do you have rhubarb coming out of your ear from your garden like I do? Try my other recipes for Healthy Orange Rhubarb Muffins with Buttermilk, Summer Rhubarb Lemonade, or Frosted Rhubarb Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting.

    This is rhubarb fruit leather is one of my favorite recipes to make with rhubarb. I had picked a bunch of rhubarb in my garden to make some rhubarb sorbet with, but this morning I had fruit leather on the mind.

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    • Why You Will Love This Recipe
    • Ingredients Needed
    • How to Make Rhubarb Fruit Leather
    • Tips for Homemade Fruit Leather
    • Recipe FAQs
    • More Rhubarb Recipes to Try
    • Rhubarb Fruit Leather

    Why You Will Love This Recipe

    The rhubarb puree keeps very well in the fridge if it's tightly covered and just this recipe alone can be transformed into so many different recipes. Think sorbet, ice cream, or granita. If you have a Ninja Creami this would be fun to spin in that machine.

    Making homemade fruit leather at home is really easy and does not require any dehydrator to make it. All you need is your oven and a few hours to make it. Waiting is the hardest part of the recipe.

    You can change and mix up the types of fruit if you don't like rhubarb.

    Ingredients Needed

    Ingredients needed for rhubarb fruit leather

    Chopped Rhubarb - use straight from the garden or frozen chopped rhubarb
    Cup of Sugar - I have not tested this recipe with other sugar substitutes but if you know the conversions feel free to do so.
    Lemon juice - can be from a bottle or freshly squeezed

    See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

    How to Make Rhubarb Fruit Leather

    Rhubarb, sugar, and lemon juice in a sauce pan cooking on the stove

    Step 1: Cook all ingredients in a saucepan for 10 minutes. Use an emersion blender or food processor to puree the fruit.

    Pureed Rhubarb spread out on a parchment lined baking sheet.

    Step 2: Line a cookie sheet pan with parchment paper and spread the fruit mixture onto the sheet tray. Make sure that the puree is spread out evenly on the pan.

    Step 3: Cook the fruit leather at 175 degrees for 5 hours or until the fruit has become stiff. When it is ready, you should be able to peel it apart like you would with fruit roll ups.

    Finished fruit rolls being peeled off parchment paper.

    Tips for Homemade Fruit Leather

    The key to fruit leather is to use parchment paper. Parchment paper helps you when it comes time to cutting the fruit leather. You can easily make the fruit roll-ups as long as you want and just use scissors to cut it

    Please note that some ovens might take longer than the specified time below. If the fruit hasn't turned into the leather after the desired time below continue to cook it. Not all ovens are equally the same. 🙂

    Recipe FAQs

    Is fruit leather a healthy snack alternative?

    Storebought fruit leather can contain a lot of chemicals and bad ingredients in them and this recipe has only two main ingredients. I'd rather make them at home than buying them in the store.

    How do I store fruit leather?

    Store it in airtight containers or in ziplock bags. Make sure all the air is let out before closing.

    What is the difference between fruit leather and fruit bar?

    A fruit bar is a type of cookie that contains chopped-up fruit mixed in with the dough or spread between layers of dough. Fruit leather is made by blending pureed fruit with sugar and then it gets dehydrated in an oven or dehydrator.

    Can I use sugar substitutes in fruit leather?

    There are many different sugar substitutes in place of regular sugar. If you know the conversion for the type you use feel free to!

    More Rhubarb Recipes to Try

    • Healthy Orange Rhubarb Muffins with Buttermilk
    • Frosted Rhubarb Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Rhubarb Dump Cake with Cake Mix
    • Summer Rhubarb Lemonade

    If you tried this Rhubarb Fruit Leather or any other recipe on my website, please please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how you go in the 📝 comments below. I love hearing from you! Follow along on Tiktok @jennarecipediaries

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    Rhubarb Fruit Leather


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    • Author: Jenna
    • Prep Time: 20min
    • Cook Time: 5hr
    • Total Time: 5hr 20min
    • Yield: 24 1x
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    Description

    Purred rhubarb and sugar blended in a food processor and then turned into fruit leather 


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    Ingredients

    4 cups of chopped Rhubarb
    1 cup of sugar
    Zest of 1 lemon or 1 tablespoon lemon juice 


    Instructions

    1. Cook all ingredients in a saucepan for 10 minutes. Use an emersion blender or food processor to puree the fruit.

    2. Line a cookie sheet pan with parchment paper and spread the fruit mixture onto the sheet tray. Make sure that the puree is spread out evenly on the pan.

    3. Cook the fruit leather at 175 degrees for 5 hours or until the fruit has become stiff. When it is ready, you should be able to peel it apart like you would with fruit roll ups.


    Notes

    Use an immersion blender or food processor to puree the fruit after it's done cooking in the sauce pan. 

    Place parchment paper on the baking sheet for easy rolling and cleaning. 

    • Category: Medium
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: rhubarb fruit leathe

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    1. Jenna says

      May 21, 2023 at 3:49 pm

      About 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.

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