Piña Colada Fruit Roll Ups

Transport your self to a tropical paradise with these do-it-yourself Piña Colada Fruit Rolls!

Bursting with the intense flavors of pineapple and coconut, these fruit leathers are an effective way to benefit from the basic cocktail flavors in a conveyable snack type. Although, it ought to go with out saying that these fruit leathers are non-alcoholic (even in case you tried, the alcohol would evaporate away through the drying course of).

Making fruit leathers at house is surprisingly easy and lets you management precisely what goes into your snacks. These do-it-yourself fruit roll-ups are made with actual fruit: no synthetic meals coloring or texturizing brokers.  The dehydration course of concentrates the pure sugars and flavors, leading to a chewy, intensely flavored snack. 

These fruit rolls are an ideal lunch field addition, mountaineering snack, or anytime deal with once you’re craving one thing candy however healthful.

Whereas the drying time requires persistence, the precise hands-on preparation is minimal. Simply simmer, mix, unfold, and look forward to the magic to occur!

Substances

• Pineapple: When you reside in part of the nation that has entry to contemporary, ripe pineapples, then you definately’re greater than welcome to make use of them. We, nonetheless, don’t. So we use canned pineapples as a substitute. Picked on the peak of ripeness and packed in 100% pineapple juice, canned pineapples are the higher possibility.
• Shredded coconut: We use unsweetened natural shredded coconut on this recipe. Nothing added, no further sugars. 
• Lemon juice: Brightens taste and provides pectin to assist with the ultimate texture of the fruit leathers.

How one can Make Fruit Roll Ups—Step by Step

1. Open the can of pineapple and add the fruit & juice to a small saucepan with the lemon juice. Simmer over medium warmth for 10 minutes, till the pineapples have softened. 
2. Use an immersion blender or rigorously switch the pineapple right into a blender or meals processor and course of till fully easy. Unfold the puree on a lined baking sheet or stable dehydrator tray, then sprinkle the shredded coconut excessive. The trick to fruit leathers is to unfold the puree so the sides are somewhat thicker than the center—it should dry from the skin in, so this helps to make sure it should all end on the similar time.

3. To dry within the oven: Place the baking sheet within the oven on the lowest temperature the oven can go (often 160°F). Prop the door open with a wood spoon to permit moisture to flee (watch out in case you have curious pets or kids!).
   To dry in a dehydrator: Place the puree within the dehydrator and set it to 135°F.
4. Dehydrate for a number of hours* till the fruit leather-based is not cheesy and could be peeled up in a single piece with no moist or gentle spots (roughly 4-5 hours in an oven or 7-8 hours in a dehydrator). 

*These occasions are simply tips—the precise time will rely upon the thickness of the puree, the humidity degree in your own home, and so forth. It’s greatest to evaluate doneness by appear and feel, not simply by time.

Useful Suggestions

• This recipe could be simply scaled as much as fill all of the trays in your dehydrator. As written, it should fill one 10″x12″ tray (we use these in our Cosori dehydrator) or one half-sheet baking pan.
• Gently warming the pineapple with the lemon juice releases pure pectin, which helps give the fruit leather-based that excellent stretchy, elastic texture.
• When you’re making these in an oven, a silicone bake mat is a game-changer! It makes peeling your completed fruit leather-based effortlessly easy.
• An offset spatula is your greatest good friend for evenly spreading the pineapple combination.
• Create barely thicker edges than the middle when spreading your puree. Since fruit leather-based dries from the skin in, this ensures every little thing dehydrates on the similar time.
• After spreading the puree, clear up the sides by turning your offset spatula on its aspect and utilizing it like a squeegee to create neat borders.
• For any edges that change into too crisp or brittle throughout drying, dabbing with a moist paper towel provides simply sufficient moisture to revive flexibility.