{"id":6941,"date":"2010-11-12T13:50:09","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T18:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=6941"},"modified":"2011-03-16T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T15:26:11","slug":"pumpkin-pie-fruit-rollups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2010\/11\/12\/pumpkin-pie-fruit-rollups\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin Pie Fruit Roll(Up)s"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pumpkin love continues. I’ve still got a brioche idea packed away, but in the meantime, I’ve been creating new uses for the pumpkin pur\u00e9e<\/a> that we made. This time we’re going for homemade pumpkin pie fruit roll-ups.
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\nMy kids like fruit snacks. There. I said it. I mean, really, what kid doesn’t? I, however, don’t like buying them. We do purchase a few select varieties and kinds of fruit snacks, my personal favorite being Clif Kid Organic Twisted Fruit<\/a>, but ever since they went missing from the Costco<\/a> shelves, I’ve had a hard time spending $4 for a package of 6 that lasts less than 2 minutes.
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So, in an effort to appease the masses (those would be the four kids here in the Olmanson house), we started making fruit roll-ups for school lunches. Really, it’s just fruit leather that’s been spread a bit thinner before sucking the moisture out of it and rolled so that it resembles the popular snacks. If pumpkin pie isn’t your thing, check out the apple variety over on Food.YourWay today<\/a> for tips on how to get your kids involved. Then get creative. Add in strawberries to the mix. Perhaps your Thanksgiving flavor is cranberries, a few cooked in and strained will work perfectly to give these a tangy cranberry sauce flavor.
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To start, we make applesauce. Really good applesauce. Apples, water, lemon juice and a bit of honey simmered until soft and breaking down into a sauce.
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\nThe immersion blender comes out and makes our applesauce smooth and silky.
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\nAnd the apples meet the pumpkin and again get blended together.
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\nFor the spices I went with buckwheat honey, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
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\nSpread the fruit out on parchment or silicon mats. I’ve taken to using parchment because then I don’t need to transfer the rolls. The parchment does buckle a bit as it gets wet from the fruit, but it doesn’t affect the ability to roll or eat, so I don’t mind.
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\nInto the oven it goes to bake…err, dehydrate.
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\nWhen they’re dry (but not too dry), roll and cut into servings.
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\nAnd impress your kids with your craftiness. No joke, my kids ran through the yard saying wonderful things about my cooking as they ate their pumpkin pie fruit rolls. I’m nowhere close to even being in the running for best mom ever, but every inch counts, right?
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\nI’ve been helping to (re)launch this great wellness site, wellthen.org<\/a> and having such a great time doing it. I did a short video about making our own snacks<\/a> there featuring these fruit roll-ups. Here’s a clip that we didn’t use with Magnus and Kiera.<\/p>\n

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Pumpkin Pie Fruit Rolls<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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\n2 cups apples, peeled and diced<\/span>
\n1\/4 cup water<\/span>
\n1\/2 teaspoon lemon juice<\/span>
\n1 cup pumpkin pur\u00e9e<\/a> <\/span>
\n3 tablespoons honey (buckwheat preferred)<\/span>
\n1\/2 teaspoon cinnamon<\/span>
\n1\/4 teaspoon nutmeg<\/span>
\n1\/4 teaspoon allspice<\/span>
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In a medium to large stockpot add diced apples and water. Bring to a boil. Add in lemon juice. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until apples start to turn to sauce and can be mashed easily with a fork. Using an immersion blender (or cooling slightly and using a regular blender or food processor) blend until smooth. Add in pumpkin pur\u00e9e, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice. Continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes to let the flavors meld.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment or a silicon mat. Spread the pur\u00e9e 1\/8″ to a 1\/4″ thick on top of the lined sheet. I shake the pan to even things out. Bake at 150\u00b0 F for approximately 8 hours until pur\u00e9e no longer feels gummy (it will still have a sticky quality and be pliable). Allow to cool slightly.
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Roll fruit and parchment backing into a long tube. Cut into portions. If you used a silicon mat, transfer fruit to plastic wrap before rolling. Store in airtight containers or zip-top bags until ready to eat.<\/span>
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\nMakes 8-10 servings.<\/em>
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