Fruit leather sticking to parchment paper

Question

Having some trouble making strawberry fruit leather for the first time. I'm pureeing frozen strawberries in orange juice then spreading the puree on parchment paper that I put on a pan. I then put it in the oven at 175 degrees. I've tried leaving it for 1 hour, 2 hours, or 3 hours. But it always ends up being really thin and sticking to the parchment paper to the point that it's impossible to separate from the paper. What should I change in my steps above?

Answer 1

Try a little cooking spray (pan release) on the pan, or, another option would be to use a silicone mat.

Answer 2

Stuck parchment paper fix: wet the back with a paper towel, really saturate the parchment paper. Then peal off. Scrape off any remainder. Whew! fruit leather saved!