Make candied fruits from watermelon peel

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

You bought a watermelon, and it turned out to be not only thick-skinned, but also unsweetened? It's a shame, of course, there are no words. But let's try to get out of this unpleasant situation with the least losses. If you took it in the store and you still have a receipt, then you can try to return it back. Well, if the watermelon was purchased on the market, then in this case you can make a claim to the seller. Most likely, he will change it for you.

If you do not want to carry this weight around the second circle, then you can cook candied watermelon. For those who have never heard such an exotic word, let us explain that these are either whole fruits boiled in sweet syrup and rolled in sugar, or pieces of berries and fruits. That is, in fact, these are such peculiar home-made sweets.

Recipe for candied watermelon rinds

Actually, to be honest, you don't need to wait until you come across a tasteless watermelon, just as you don't need to specifically look for such an instance. Candied watermelon rind can also be made from a sweet, round treat. The main thing is that it has a thick enough crust. You will gladly eat all the red pulp, and inedible (as you thought before) parts insteadbin will go to the pot.

In order to make candied fruits from watermelon peel, you need to remove everything superfluous from it - the outer hard green shell and traces of red pulp. After that, cut them into cubes or sticks. The size of the pieces should not be very large. It is enough if they vary within one centimeter.

Put the sliced crusts into boiling water and boil for about 10 minutes to get rid of hardness. Then we put them out of the pan into a colander and leave to drain for a while.

Cook syrup. About half a liter of water takes about a kilogram of sugar. Just make sure to pour fresh water, and not the one in which you boiled the candied fruit from the watermelon peel before. We lower our blanks into boiling syrup and boil again for about 10 minutes. Then turn off the heat and leave them to cool directly in the syrup. The easiest time to do this is before going to bed, as they will definitely cool down enough during the night.

The next day, boil them again for the same 10 minutes. You will probably need to repeat this procedure three more times. But it is no longer necessary to wait for the mixture to cool. The main thing is to ensure that the candied fruits from the watermelon peel become transparent. Once this has happened, add some lemon juice and vanilla. You can put cinnamon instead of the last one.

Now drain the syrup, wait a bit for it to stack with candied fruits, and roll them in powdered sugar. You can take plain sand if there is no powder at hand. That's almost all. It remains only to lay them out on a board covered with parchment paper or plastic wrap so that they do not touch each other and leave to dry. This usually takes about three to five days. But you can try right away.

If you have food coloring at home, you can add them to the syrup. Then your candied fruits will delight not only your taste, but also the eye with a variety of shades. Put the finished sweets in a jar. You can dispose of them as you wish.