answer:I use various recipes, but my personal favorite is teriyaki deer jerky (or beef if you prefer.) Depending on the amount you’re making I use @½ cup honey to ½ cup soy sauce (high end!), ginger (fresh or dry works) and my husband throws some kind of smoke on his, I like mine without. Fruit needs no additions for me, but some people like to drizzle honey or lightly sugar the fruit. Remember it gets sweeter as it’s dried, it concentrates it.