Carrageenan Free Mango-Lime Fruit Leather

Tangy, tropical, and chewy in the best possible way, this homemade fruit leather is the kind of snack that disappears fast. Fresh mango gets blended with bright lime juice, a touch of honey, and a whisper of ground ginger before being spread thin and slow-dried in the oven until perfectly pliable. The whole process is surprisingly hands-off — most of the time is just the oven doing its thing while your kitchen fills with the most incredible fruity aroma. Store-bought fruit snacks and leathers are notorious for containing additives and thickeners that people following a carrageenan-free lifestyle need to avoid, but this recipe sidesteps all of that with a completely clean, whole-food ingredient list. Every single thing that goes into the blender is something you'd recognize at a glance. The result is a snack you can hand to kids or tuck into a bag without a second thought about what's actually in it. Rolled up in parchment and stored in an airtight container, these strips stay fresh at room temperature for up to a week — or even longer in the fridge if they somehow last that long.

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