Tanghulu Fruit
A delightful recipe for Tanghulu, featuring fresh fruits coated in a crunchy, glass-like sugar shell.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Candying
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Fresh fruits (like strawberries, grapes, or hawthorn berries)
- Sugar
- Water
- Sticks for skewering
Instructions
- Prepare the fruits by washing and drying them. Cut larger fruits into bite-sized pieces.
- Mix sugar and water in a saucepan in a 1:1 ratio, stir until dissolved.
- Boil the mixture until it reaches the hard crack stage (300°F / 150°C).
- Skewer the prepared fruits onto sticks, leaving space at the bottom.
- Coat the skewered fruits in the bubbling sugar syrup.
- Cool and let the sugary shell harden on a parchment-lined tray.
Notes
For best results, use a candy thermometer and experiment with different fruits. Avoid refrigeration to maintain crispness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 skewer
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 60g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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