February 4th, 2010
Floridian berry season is upon us. We got some strawberries from a patch that ended up being all bruised up, so I decided to turn them into raw strawberry preserve. It’s quite simple, just blend the berries with some agave syrup or honey to taste and dehydrate until leathery. You can eat it as fruit leather (which Paloma loves), or blend again with a little water to achieve a jam-like consistency.
Tags: a, condiment, dessert, food, raw food, recipe
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Anonymous says:
this looks amazing… could you please describe the process a little more? i’ve never made this, and i really want to– but i’m afraid it won’t come out right! thank you!
-anya (from maine) -
Hi Anya! You will need a dehydrator to make this preserve. If you have one, puree the berries in a blender until smooth. The original recipe does not have any sweetener in it, but I added some because the strawberries were pretty tasteless. If you decide to sweeten, just add some agave syrup or honey to make it as sweet as you prefer. Spread the mass onto dehydrator sheets (pictured) thickly and dehydrate at 115 degrees until leathery. You can eat this as fruit leather or go on to make the “jam.” Soak the leather in filtered water for two hours. Carefully strain out the water. Blend the mass in a processor again, adding as much water as needed to make a jam like consistency. You could technically make this in an oven – if you set it at 115 degrees, it would still remain raw. But you would have to find something to spread the mass onto. Hope this helps! Good luck and thank you for the interest!
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thank you so much! i hope to try it this summer when strawberries will be fresh here in maine.
-anya (again) -
You don’t have to wait, you can do this with any seasonal fruits or berries :)
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what a fabulous idea. I think people needs to wake up and being a few more creative, but it isn’t what we normally do. I respect you because you don’t feel afraid to share with us your ideas, experiences and that’s so admirable.
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This is genius! I have never seen or heard of this technique before. I will have to try this myself. Thank you so much for posting this! – Noel
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