Candied watermelon rinds

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 day 1 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Ingredients

2. STEP 2

   

   Remove green skin from watermelon rinds

3. STEP 3

   

   Cut the white pulp into cubes. Wash the lemon and cut into slices.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the chopped watermelon rinds and lemon in a saucepan of cold water and bring to a boil. When the water boils, cook for about 10 minutes. Place in a colander to drain.

5. STEP 5

   

   Syrup: mix sugar with water and bring to a boil. Transfer the peels to the syrup, smooth the surface and leave to cool for 12 hours. Then bring to a boil again, reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes. Leave the watermelon rinds to cool for 12 hours. Repeat the procedure

6. STEP 6

   

   Place the resulting candied fruits in a colander to drain the syrup. Place on a baking sheet sprinkled with sugar. Dry

7. STEP 7

   

   The result was: syrup and candied fruits!

8. STEP 8

   

   Economical: Watermelon rinds often go in the trash, although they make excellent candied fruit. Useful: Do-it-yourself, made without preservatives or flavor enhancers. Multifunctional: can be consumed as an independent dish or used as a confectionery additive.

Comments on the recipe

Irena

23.10.2023

4.5

Yummy!!! Thanks Video from me.

Fiesta

23.10.2023

5

How to store them later? Is it likely to get damp in the refrigerator? or they will be dry and will not be, they will probably look like dried

kontaty

23.10.2023

4.9

interesting recipe...and the finished product is clearly healthier than chemicals from the store. One friend who works in the food industry said that store-bought candied fruits are often made from zucchini, which they then paint with different dyes... and here it’s a natural product!

Lidia Alexandrovna

23.10.2023

5

It seems to me that homemade candied fruits should be stored, like home-dried fruits, in a dry place, in tightly closed dry jars or paper bags.

katyshaa

23.10.2023

4.8

Fiesta, what the candied watermelon will be like depends on how long you dried it. They can be dried to a crust, or they can be left slightly moist, like lemon drop marmalade. I usually store them in a plastic bag or in a plastic container that closes tightly with a lid. The main thing is that there is no moisture around and air does not penetrate inside.

LuSey

23.10.2023

5

I’ve never tried candied watermelon rinds, what do they taste like?

katyshaa

23.10.2023

4.9

LuSey, for all candied fruits in general. To me, they all taste the same, just different colors. These are good because they do not contain any chemicals or additives, they are natural products.