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How to Make Tomato Leather

October 2, 2021 by abundantlifehomestead 5 Comments

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rolled tomato leather in a jar
Cut or roll your leather in strips and store in an airtight container.

Learn to take your extra tomatoes and make this simple tomato leather.

Tomato season is at its end for us, but we had an abundant tomato harvest this year. We canned a lot of tomato sauce which is what we primarily use, but when the tomatoes started slowing down, I needed something I could make with smaller batches of tomatoes. So, I decided to make some tomato leather and update my old tomato leather blog post!

I first made tomato leather a few years ago when we were drowning in tomatoes and needed a different way to preserve them. Our family loves different types of fruit leathers, so making this tomato leather adds a little variety to the standard peach or apple leathers. This leather is a little sweet, tangy, and savory. Our kids love it, and you’re sure to love it, too! Plus, it is super easy to make. Let me show you how.

Making the Leather

You’ll need:

  • 5 pounds of tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves (optional)
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Feel free to add any other herbs that you would like!

  1. Cut any blemishes from your tomatoes. Next, core and quarter them.
  2. Blend the tomatoes in a blender. Add salt and any other optional flavorings.
  3. Line dehydrator trays with parchment paper.
  4. Pour mixture onto the parchment lined dehydrator trays.
  5. Dehydrate at 125° F for 12-15 hours. You can also dehydrate on a parchment lined baking sheet in the oven at 150°F for 6-12 hours.
  6. Remove leather from the sheets. Cut or roll into strips. Store in an airtight container.
Chopped basil in tomato mixture
Liquid tomato mixture poured onto a tray
dehydrated leather on a tray
a rolled strip of tomato leather
a rolled strip of tomato leather
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Tomato Leather

Learn to make this simple dehydrated tomato leather.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 12 hours
Total Time 13 hours

Equipment

  • dehydrator

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds tomatoes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves chopped
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Instructions

  • Prep tomatoes. Remove any blemishes. Core and quarter them.
  • Blend tomatoes
  • Add basil, salt, and cheese
  • Line dehydrator trays with parchment paper. Fill trays with mixture.
  • Dehydrate at 125°F for 12-15 hours
  • Cut or roll leather into strips. Store in an airtight container.

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Comments

  1. Teresa

    October 7, 2021 at 9:56 pm

    I’d never heard of this before! Sounds interesting and can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • abundantlifehomestead

      October 8, 2021 at 11:01 am

      I hope you will enjoy it!

      Reply
  2. Ada

    October 8, 2021 at 1:04 am

    Looks delicious! This is a great way for using our harvested tomatoes! Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • abundantlifehomestead

      October 8, 2021 at 11:02 am

      You’re so welcome! I hope you enjoy it if you try it!

      Reply
  3. Kerrie

    October 17, 2022 at 12:14 pm

    Thank you for sharing this great idea! Do you know what the shelf life is for this? Would storing it in the fridge prolong shelf life?

    Reply

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