Chocolate Banana Nut Leather

Written by Meredith Hink MS, RD, CD
Yield: 1 tray of fruit leather
      

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Create your own healthy snacks with a food dehydrator. When making fruit leathers you need a special thin tray that allows you to spread out the sauce so it will dry evenly. Make your next food adventure this chewy, naturally sweet fruit leather.

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe bananas, mashed
  • ¼ cup chunky peanut butter
  • 1/8 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/8 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Oil a fruit leather tray.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, peanut butter, and applesauce until well blended.
  3. Stir in chocolate chips.
  4. Using a spatula, spread thinly over fruit leather tray.
  5. Dry overnight (10-12 hours) on fruit/vegetable setting (135◦F) or until leather is no longer moist and can be peeled from tray.
  6. Wrap in plastic wrap and bag for quick access.