Stop using these fruit leather trays - Better Options and Making Fruit Leather from the Pantry

I love repurposing food from the pantry to use other ways. Today, we'll make salsa chips (and taste testing rehydrated), make the easiest fruit leather ever, and preserve the last tomato paste. All canned goods from my food storage pantry. I'll also rant about the plastic fruit leather trays I dislike so much!

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Peeping toms
0:20 Why Best By Dates are a Scam
2:05 Making Three Leathers
5:30 Creating Salsa Leather for Chips
8:38 Easiest Fruit Leather Ever
12:27 Dehydrating & Results
22:46 Salsa/Picante Chips
24:43 Why I hate Plastic Fruit Leather Trays
26:13 Rehydrating & Taste Testing Salsa

[cbass]

I wish I found you when my dear Mother was alive. I can hear her now “what’s Darcy making today Connie?” You remind me of her so much Darcy. She was well ahead of herself in food preservation and taught me how to dehydrate and garden. I bought myself my own dehydrator back then and we’d have so much fun coming up with foods to dehydrate. When she and Dad retired, they were blessed with the ability to travel the entire United States…twice, in their 5th wheel. She’d take her dehydrator with her and never stopped doing it. She made jam/jelly, and dehydrate foods from all across the States. Their favorite place for music and food was Louisiana, cajun country. I even have Spoons to play brought back from them as a gift that were homemade from a man they fell in love with their. How I miss her. But you bring her back to me when I watch you. I thank you in so many ways dear for that. I love to dehydrate too…..♥️. I stopped doing it for years until I found you three years ago. You brought that back to me too….👍😄

[chocolate]

I found fruit leather turns out better if I put in blender and blend really well. Blend strawberries in applesauce makes the best fruit leathers!!

[limitedaxcess]

Thanks Darcy your videos are so incredibly instructive and easy to understand, I appreciate the time you take to make them for us. You are the one who got me started on dehydrating, and after a year I'm pretty confident that I can dehydrate about anything. I've found that fresh veggies don't keep as well anymore, but I have several jars of them available to grab as I need them. Thanks again much love 💓

[jojow]

Oh how I had seen this video last summer when I was making fruit leather. Your method of using scissors is so easy, logical and BRILLIANT. Thank you!

[wendymorrison]

Just an idea for you that's easier to smooth your food than a spoon. Try an small offset spatula that's used in baking. It has a flat surface and doesn't leave the trails in your food that the bowl of a spoon does.

[jena]

I appreciate your honesty on some of the products. I was just about to hit the buy now button before I watched this. Thank you. If you don’t mind me adding another option for tomato paste, ice cube trays work well also. Each slot hold 1-2 Tblsps. Freeze, pop out and bag. Have a great day.

[carole]

🤣🤣 Loved the intro!!! And "Speed Darcy", when you rev up the video, always makes me smile. Wish I could be that fast, lol. Well, my weekend plans are changing up a bit now. I already have things in one dehydrator, but it would be LOVELY to dry down some salsa, etc. as well. If I want it chunky later, I can always toss in some of my bigger chunks of peppers, onions and/or tomatoes (either dehydrated or freeze dried) when rehydrating. These days, I'm all about being more efficient with my pantry space. Not even remotely into fruit leathers. To each his/her own on that, lol. Thanks so much for all the tips and inspiration! 🙌😄 💖

[cassandra]

I just recently got a Cosori and I love it! I tried that white tray once, and it ended up after that being used in the bottom as a drip tray as well. Thank you for the instructions and information. I've gotten adventurous with dehydrating thanks to your videos.

[nonibandy]

You have definitely upped my game on dehydrating, I appreciate your ability to show us your take on dehydrating some of the things that get lost in the pantry...just realized that I have a jar of applesauce that won't be eaten in a timely manner that I can dehydrate...thank you

[carolynsinyard]

I could just kick myself for not finding your channel sooner. I am learning so much from you about how to not waste my pantry items. My dehydrator is going to get a work out in the next few days. Thank you again for taking time out of your busy day to share all your knowledge with us. Have a blessed day.

[mssixty]

Loved hearing your story time!
As a working mom, secretary, not much $$ - I would eat corn tortilla chips with salsa for breakfast😄

[susiet]

Great info, Darcy! I’m thankful you’re sharing your experiences with us.

Austin? 100 square miles...surrounded by reality! 😊

[LucisMomma]

That sped up speech when you're spreading out the tomato paste is exactly what my kids hear when I talk. ha ha ha

[firequeen]

Definitely doing the tomato paste, that’s a genius idea. I tend to powder just about everything. Greens, fruit powders for smoothies, onions, garlic, etc. I love wasting nothing and my spices like onions, looks, garlic, and ginger are amazing additions to my spice rack. Celery and onion are also the bomb for celery salt and onion salt.

[Tess-heqg]

I have to say that this is the best most informative channel I have ever come across. She tells you everything and actually answers your questions. I sure wish there was a canning channel like this. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge, especially without making us newbies feel stupid. God bless!!

[SuzanAlbright]

I am new to dehydrating, and your videos are wonderfully helpful. Thank you so much for sharing your skills with others!

[christineayre]

Hi Darcy! I have loved learning from you about dehydrating! Thank you so much! I decided to pour off the juices from the salsa and I decided to use it as a rice seasoning

[jenn]

With the tomato paste i use my candy forms and freeze them. Not only are they frozen and ready anytime they are cute. I will definitely dehydrate some as well. Great idea.

[Carol-chwj]

Thank you a wealth of information you your college days story!

[trevor]

More great info. You are a gem for sure. I'm thinking salsa powder to sprinkle on chips or even on eggs. Salsa wings 🤔