Strawberry Fruit Roll Ups
These homemade Strawberry Fruit Roll Ups are a fun, natural way to enjoy a better version of the childhood snack! Only three ingredients are needed to make it.
Can you think of a food that you would eat off the ground?
I know, strange question.
Back in college when my husband ate pizza that had been on the ground I gave him a pretty hard time about it.
“Ewww. How could you do that??? The ground is so dirty! That’s disgusting!”
About a year later we were walking to the library, and I had just bought a strawberry fruit rollup from the candy store. I ripped the package open a little bit too eagerly, and the fruit rollup flew out of the package and started rolling down the sidewalk. I ran after it, plucked it off the ground, ripped off the outer layer, and ate it.
I know. Such a hypocrite. He won’t let me live this one down.
In case you couldn’t tell, I’m a pretty big fan of fruit rollups, and it was a favorite childhood snack. Today’s homemade version is a cross between a fruit rollup and a fruit leather, made with real fruit, and it only requires three ingredients!
Step by Step Overview:
First you want to puree some fresh strawberries in a food processor or blender until smooth:
Pour that mixture into a saucepan and stir in lemon juice, and sugar, if you wish. Added sugar is not required and just depends on personal preference.
Cook this mixture for about 10 minutes until it gets thick and jammy:
Spread the jam out evenly onto a silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheet. If you have an offset spatula, that is the best tool for this:
Let the strip bake/dehydrate for 3 hours in a 170 degree oven, then let it cool.
Cut the rectangle into long strips using a pizza cutter:
Then you can roll each strip up into a fruit rollup!
Aren’t these so fun? I made a Strawberry Fruit Rollups video to provide a little extra guidance when making these homemade fruit snacks:
Recipe Tips and FAQ
Let cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Or wrap the fruit rolls tightly with plastic wrap.
Yes, though dehydrating time will be different for different kinds of fruit. Strawberry is definitely the best, as other kinds of fresh berries like blackberries can get a bit too seedy. I recommend a blend if you want to mix things up, keeping 50% strawberries.
Yes, you can use frozen strawberries for this recipe, just make sure to thaw them before pureeing.
Just as with any other recipe where you are dehydrating something in the oven, it’s a bit of a guessing game judging when it’s done. You’ll know the rollup is done when it doesn’t feel sticky, just a bit tacky. Don’t bake for too long or the rollup will turn into a crispy chip!
If your oven doesn’t go to 170, you may need to open and close the door to moderate the temperature. 200 degrees seems to be the highest you should go for this recipe.
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Homemade Strawberry Fruit Rollups
Ingredients
- 8 oz strawberries (stems trimmed)
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3 tbsp sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Place the trimmed strawberries in a blender or food processor and puree them for a minute or so until smooth. You don’t want any strawberry chunks in the mixture.
- Transfer the strawberry puree to a saucepan and add the lemon juice and sugar, if using. Turn the heat to medium high, and cook the mixture for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the mixture is thick and jammy. The goal here is to cook out much of the moisture.
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees F, or as low as your oven will go, making sure it’s less than 200 degrees at the highest.
- Spread the strawberry jam into a rectangle shape onto a baking pan lined with a silpat or parchment paper. You may use an offset spatula or a regular spatula to help spread the mixture as evenly as possible, until the rectangle is about 1/8 inch thick. Keep in mind the fruit leather will lose some of its thickness in the oven as it dehydrates, so make sure that none of the jam is so thin that you can see through it as you spread.
- Cook in the oven for 3-4 hours, until the fruit mixture no longer feels sticky, just a bit tacky. Remove from the oven and let it cool completely. Transfer to a cutting board lined with wax paper, and use a pizza cutter to cut long strips. Roll them up into the fruit rollups, and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
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147 Comments on “Strawberry Fruit Roll Ups”
Sounds delicious, but way too much electricity is used for such a small amount.
Hey there, we have a food dehydrator which also works for making these. We have a gas oven and gas is what kills us each month. The dehyrator really works for us and keeps our bills lower because it uses less gas and less electicity than an oven would 🙂 Hope this helps
Hey Joanne, can you use other types of fruits for this recipe? Blueberries, raspberries, apples etc?
Hi Randy, absolutely! You can use peaches, apples, pears, berries, apricots, and so on. Just take into account that some fruits may take less or more time to dehydrate than the strawberries. You’ll know it’s done when it’s not sticky to the touch, just tacky. Enjoy!
Wierd but have you tried to make veggie roll ups?… Just wondering! Lol!
I haven’t! Sounds like you have some creative ideas though =)
How long will these store for?
Hi Melissa, if you store in an airtight container they should stay soft for a few days. Enjoy!
These look awesome! I want to learn how to do videos. We should chat!
Wow, great job, these look incredible! And they don’t take as long as I would have thought!!
Wow, these are really cool! Do you think that you could make them with other fruits, too? And as for a food that I’d eat off the ground…lots of things, honestly. Cookies. Toast (so long it lands butter-side-up). Popcorn. Anything that tastes good and that I think would much rather be in my mouth than in the garbage.;)
you can make them with blueberrys, i never bake mine on the stove though or add sugar or lemon juice, i just puree blueberrys and some plain applesause and put in my dehydrator. you can add cinnamon and honey if you would like
Those look so fun, and delicious too!
Love this so much. I can’t get enough homemade fruit leather but have yet to make a straight up strawberry version. Looks fantastic!
These are the most gorgeous fruit rollups!
i saw fruit roll-ups made on marcel’s quantum kitchen and really wanted to try them. . .so thank you for the recipe! can’t wait to try these!
Make sure you are using GMO-free or Organic strawberries otherwise everyone is getting tons of dangerous toxins!
I recently made homemade strawberry roll ups too, They were fun to make and delicious.
Ha! Great story 🙂 I think I would’ve done the same thing.
WOW! This is amazing!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Your story made me laugh! 🙂 I never let my kiddos pick up anything from the floor. Yet, if I’d drop this fruit rollup – I would totally eat it! lol So easy! Have to try it!
I love making homemade fruit leather! Strawberry fruit roll ups were my favorite as a kid.