The mango will keep for over a year if dried properly.
Mango fruit leather recipe dehydrator.
As harvest time starts drawing to a close and with it food preservation season i find myself running short on both canning jars and freezer space.
Looking for a great new fruit leather dehydrator recipe to try.
I made the strawberry and blueberry fruit leathers first.
I add a little bit of lemon juice to prevent oxidation.
Set the food dehydrator to 140f 60c.
Leather dries from the outside edge toward the center.
Once we got the excalibur dehydrator i knew the trays were perfect for fruit leather so i went out and bought some fruit.
Then carefully pull it off of the screen and place it on a piece of parchment paper.
Dry fruit leather at 140 degrees.
When your fruit leather is done baking let it cool and then cut it into strips or shapes with a pizza cutter or kitchen shears.
Sometimes the edges will be finished before the center in which case you can cut them off and continue baking the rest.
Turn on your dehydrator and let it run for at least six hours.
To test if the mango still has too much moisture in it put a couple of warm pieces in a zip lock bag and seal it.
Then cut the fruit leather and parchment paper backing into strips.
From making fruit leathers and jerky drying fresh fruits and vegetables for longer term storage or even creating dehydrated just add boiling water for backpacking trips or emergencies there are dozens of ways to use a dehydrator.
With no added sugar or preservatives this mango fruit leather is the ultimate healthy snack for kids and adults to enjoy.
Mango and lemon juice.
To test for dryness touch the center of leather no indentation should be evident.
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There s also no dehydrator required.
Approximate drying times are 6 to 8 hours in a dehydrator although it depends on the humidity of the room as well.
The salton dehydrator has 5 layers so it is possible to make lots of fruit leather in now drying session.
If condensation forms on the bag the mango is too moist and needs longer in the dehydrator.
So i m relying more and more heavily on my dehydrator lately for putting away.
The fruit leather is done when it s dry to the touch but still pliable.
Store the mango and mango leather in air tight containers somewhere cool and dark.
The larger fruit leathers take longer to dry.
There is no added sugar necessary as the fruits are sweet enough.
Place on the lid and let the machine do the work and trust me it does take a long time.
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Allow your fruit leather to cool.
I never buy mangos i m not super fond of their taste but grabbed a few anyway since they were on sale for 0 89 and figured i could like them for that price.