Making Your Own Fruit Puree

With all the added sugars and additives in commercially prepared products, take some time to make your own. You'll know what you are eating, have more control over what you put into your body and enjoy the natural tastes of food.

Fruit contains a natural-occurring sugar known as fructose. Once you learn to enjoy the taste of unadulterated fruit, you will not want to go back to refined sugars. Here's a way to enjoy natural fruit....

Use a small saucepan. Fill the bottom of the pan with your favorite dried fruit raisins, prunes, apricots, dates, etc. Cover the fruit with water. (NOTE: Try to use dried fruit made without preservatives or sulfites to help your health and avoid potential allergies.)

Place the pan over medium heat. Cover the pan. Bring to a boil. Remove the lid and stir. Lower heat and cover the pan. Let simmer until the water is absorbed by the fruit. Add more water, if necessary.

When the fruit turns into a puree, remove from heat. Remove lid and let cool. Use the mixture in place of brown or white sugar in baked goods, as a replacement for jam on toast or other foods or as a fruit dip for fresh fruit, poultry or fish.

Store unused puree in an airtight container in your fridge.

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