I was an occasional gum chewer before SCD, but after many years without any, I kinda wanted some. Since any gums are illegal on the SCD I decided to try fruit as a vehicle for that minty payload. I mashed some SCD ripe bananas, added some dried spearmint that I had powdered in a coffee grinder then dried the concoction in a dehydrator.
The resulting fruit leather resembles jerky more than gum, but the flavor is sure there. It’s not as sweet as the gum I remember, but I consider it a successful experiment.
I didn’t measure when I was making it, but I think the ratio of banana to mint was 7-10 bananas to 2-3 Tbs spearmint. Note that peppermint will taste completely different.
Eating SCD 
Hi Paul,
I’m a longtime reader, first time commenter. 🙂
I tried this recipe, and I agree it is delicious! I tried dehydrating my own bananas, and also tried it on Trader Joe’s dried bananas. (Though I’m not absolutely positive the Trader Joe’s are SCD legal.) One problem I encountered when dehydrating bananas was their tendency to really stick to the dehydrator, even when I put them in the fruit leather plastic insert. Do you have any tips about this problem? Thanks again for the recipe!
Cathy
Arlington, MA
Hi Cathy,
I’m glad to hear from you!
Before the tip, I’d advise avoiding buying any commercial dried bananas. Even if they are unadulterated by illegals, I would bet that they are not SCD ripe when they are dried.
Now for the tip. I dried my spearmint banana leather on parchment paper. It worked fine, with no problems removing it.
-Paul