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Why mess with a good thing? That's my attitude about homemade fruit leather. Puree fruit, add a little natural sweetener if needed, put it in the oven. Out comes a perfect snack and, to be honest, I didn't think about messing with the recipe—certainly not by adding vegetables—until I started thinking about how I might boost the green color of my kiwi fruit leather.
As kiwi puree dehydrates, it turns more of a dark mossy color (see it there in the big one's lunch box?). I wondered if adding spinach might yield a brighter green. It turns out that it doesn't. But you know what else it doesn't do? Mess with the flavor.
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Inspired by my kiwi-spinach experiment, I decided to pair strawberry and beet. Lo and behold: delicious! And the most beautiful color, too.
(more after the jump)
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Why mess with a good thing? That's my attitude about homemade fruit leather. Puree fruit, add a little natural sweetener if needed, put it in the oven. Out comes a perfect snack and, to be honest, I didn't think about messing with the recipe—certainly not by adding vegetables—until I started thinking about how I might boost the green color of my kiwi fruit leather.
As kiwi puree dehydrates, it turns more of a dark mossy color (see it there in the big one's lunch box?). I wondered if adding spinach might yield a brighter green. It turns out that it doesn't. But you know what else it doesn't do? Mess with the flavor.
Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
Inspired by my kiwi-spinach experiment, I decided to pair strawberry and beet. Lo and behold: delicious! And the most beautiful color, too.
(more after the jump)
