Remember racing your friends to finish a Fruit by the Foot at lunch? These healthy fruit roll ups bring back all that fun, made with real strawberries and raspberries, a little honey, lemon juice and vanilla. Just 4 ingredients and about 10 minutes of hands-on time! If you love fruity homemade treats like my easy chia jam or my healthy strawberry crisp, you're going to want to make a batch of these this weekend!
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Easy Homemade Healthy Fruit Roll Ups
These homemade fruit roll ups start with fresh fruit blended until smooth. The purée simmers on the stovetop for 10 minutes with honey, lemon juice, and vanilla, which concentrates the flavor and cooks off extra moisture. Then it gets spread thin on a parchment-lined baking sheet and dried low and slow in the oven.
After about 4 hours, you're left with a chewy, sweet, and tangy sheet of fruit leather that you can cut into strips and roll up. They're perfect for lunchboxes, after-school snacks or a sweet treat on the go. If you're looking for more easy snacks the kids will love, my healthy cookie dough balls are always a hit.
With only 34 calories per roll up and no refined sugar, these are a snack you can feel good about. And if you need more healthy snacks like this one, you're going to LOVE my trail mix granola bars or my apple pie protein balls!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Made with real fruit. No artificial colors or flavors, just strawberries and raspberries.
- Only 4 ingredients. Fruit, honey, lemon juice, and vanilla.
- No refined sugar. A little honey is all you need.
- Just 34 calories each. A light, sweet snack.
- Mostly hands-off. About 10 minutes of prep, then the oven does the work.
- Kid-approved. They're fun to unroll and perfect for lunchboxes.
Ingredients Needed To Make These Healthy Fruit Roll Ups
Here's a little bit about everything that goes into these healthy fruit roll ups:
- Strawberries: The sweet base of the roll ups. You'll need 2 cups, cleaned and stems removed.
- Raspberries: Add a bright, tangy flavor and beautiful color. You'll need 1 cup.
- Honey: Sweetens the fruit purée naturally.
- Lemon juice: Brightens the flavor and balances the sweetness.
- Vanilla extract: Adds a warm, rounded flavor that makes these taste extra special.
How to Make Healthy Fruit Roll Ups
Making fruit roll ups at home is easier than you might think! Blend the fruit until smooth, simmer it on the stovetop with honey, lemon juice, and vanilla, then spread it thin on a lined baking sheet and let it dry low and slow in the oven.
The two keys to success are an even layer and patience. Spread the purée to the same thickness all over so it dries evenly, and let it cool completely before cutting. Cutting it while warm can cause the roll ups to fall apart!
- Step 1: Preheat the oven to 170°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Clean the fruit, remove the stems, and blend in a food processor until smooth.
- Step 2: Transfer the purée to a small saucepan and add the honey, lemon juice, and vanilla. Heat over medium for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Step 3: Spread the mixture onto the lined baking sheet in a thin, even layer. It doesn't need to reach the edges.
- Step 4: Bake for 4 hours, or until it's no longer sticky to the touch. Let it cool completely. Cut into strips and roll up.
Erin's Expert Tips
From my kitchen to yours
- Don't skip the stovetop step. Simmering the purée concentrates the flavor and removes excess moisture so it dries properly.
- Spread it evenly. Thicker spots dry more slowly and may stay sticky.
- Go low and slow. A low oven temperature dries the fruit without browning it.
- Test for doneness. It's ready when it's no longer sticky to the touch.
- Cool completely before cutting. Warm fruit leather tears and falls apart.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are some common questions about these healthy fruit roll ups.
I love strawberries and raspberries together, but you can experiment with almost any fruit! Blueberries, blackberries, grapes, bananas, apples, oranges and peaches all work, and you can get creative with combos. Depending on the fruit, you may need to adjust the baking time a bit, so just keep an eye on it.
Yes! A food processor works best, but a blender will definitely work too.
Simmering the purée on the stovetop concentrates the flavor and cooks off excess moisture, which helps the roll ups dry properly in the oven.
They're done when the surface is no longer sticky to the touch, after about 4 hours.
They likely need more time in the oven, or the layer may be thicker in some spots. Spread the purée evenly so it dries at the same rate.
They were probably cut while still warm. Let them cool completely before slicing into strips.
Yes! They're made with just fruit, honey, lemon juice, and vanilla.
Storing leftovers
Store your fruit roll ups at room temperature in an airtight container. Rolling each strip in its own piece of parchment paper keeps them from sticking together. They're perfect for tossing into lunchboxes or bags for a snack on the go.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh fruit I did 2 cups strawberries + 1 cup raspberries
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Clean fruit, cut off stems, and place in food processor. Process until smooth.
- Transfer to small saucepan and add honey, lemon juice, and vanilla. Heat over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- After 10 minutes, pour onto baking sheet and smooth until even. Does not have to go all the way to the edges of baking sheet, but you want it fairly thin.
- Bake for 4 hours or until no longer sticky to the touch.
- Let cool completely before cutting into strips and rolling. Store at room temperature.
- Cook the blended fruit on the stovetop before spreading. After blending, transfer the purée to a small saucepan with the honey, lemon juice, and vanilla and heat over medium for 10 minutes. This step helps concentrate the flavors and gets rid of excess moisture so the roll ups dry out properly in the oven.
- Spread the mixture fairly thin and even on the baking sheet. It doesn't need to go all the way to the edges, but keeping it an even thickness is important so that it all dries out at the same rate. Thicker spots will take longer and may stay sticky!
- Let them cool completely before cutting and rolling. This one is non-negotiable! If you try to cut them while still warm they'll fall apart. Give them enough time to fully set, then slice into strips and roll them up.
Nutrition
Per serving. Nutrition is an estimate.
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Kate says
Question - do you only spread it out on one baking sheet pan? I’m 3 hrs in and I touched the center and it’s still mushy. Wondering if I was supposed to allocate it out to multiple different baking sheets instead of just one.