CRANBERRY-PEACH-CHIA TRAIL LEATHER
dehydrator snack · 15 minutes, then 7-9 hours drying · tested

TESTED 2026-11-03. Made at home and it worked as written.

Rich, tart-sweet and chewy. Canned fruit purées into a silky base, the
cranberry sauce brings tartness and pectin, and the chia soaks up extra
water so the purée stays put on the sheet and dries chewy.

Amounts marked "about" were spoon or can measures; the grams are
conversions.

INGREDIENTS
      397 g   whole berry cranberry sauce (one 14 oz can)
      250 g   canned sliced peaches, drained (about; one 15 oz can)
       30 g   crushed pineapple, drained (about; 2 Tbsp)
       24 g   chia seeds (about; 2 Tbsp)
        5 g   lemon juice (about; 1 tsp)
              neutral oil (a thin film for the sheet)

STEPS
  Purée
    1. Blend the peaches, cranberry sauce, pineapple and lemon juice
       until completely smooth.
  Rest
    1. Pulse or stir in the chia. Let it stand 15 minutes so the chia
       swells and thickens the purée.
  Spread
    1. Wipe a solid fruit roll sheet (or parchment) with a thin film of
       oil. Spread the purée 1/8 to 3/16 inch (3-5 mm) thick with an
       offset spatula, a little thicker at the edges, since edges dry
       first.
  Dry
    1. Dry at 135°F (57°C) for 7-9 hours. Check at hour 7. It is done
       when smooth and translucent, with no damp or squishy spots in
       the center, and it peels off the sheet in one piece.
  Roll
    1. Lay parchment over the warm leather, roll it up, and snip into
       2-inch mini rolls with clean kitchen shears.

EQUIPMENT
  - Blender
  - Solid fruit roll sheet or parchment
  - Offset spatula
  - Kitchen shears

STORAGE
  Sealed bag, somewhere cool and dry.

SEE ALSO
  https://longproof.duckdns.org/recipes/lime-glazed-apple-crisps.txt
  https://longproof.duckdns.org/recipes/trail-mix-fruit-gems.txt

LICENSE
  CC BY 4.0: share and adapt freely, credit longproof and link to
  https://longproof.duckdns.org/recipes/cranberry-peach-chia-trail-leather.txt
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/