Tanghulu

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1 pound fruit (I used a combination of strawberries, mandarin slices and grapes)

3 cups granulated white sugar

1 1/2 cups water

Directions

To Prep the Fruit:

I like to wash all of the fruit by letting it sit in cold water for a few minutes. Drain it and thoroughly pat it dry with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel.

Add the fruit to skewers. I like to add one to three pieces of fruit per skewer. Anymore and it get tough to dunk it in the melted sugar.

To Make the Melted Sugar:

In a stainless steel pot, add in the sugar and water. Do not stir it at all. Place it over medium heat and cook for about 15-20 minutes, until it reaches exactly 300F (this is known as the hard ball stage for candy making).

Immediately dunk the fruit on skewers into the melted sugar and then immediately transfer it into a bowl of ice water. Place it on a baking sheet. And repeat with the remaining fruit.

Eat immediately. As it sits the outer candy tends to soften.

Nutrition

• Calories: 642 kcal
• Total Fat: 1 g
• Saturated Fat: 0.01 g
• Sodium: 12 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 166 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 162 g
• Protein: 1 g