Santa Tanghulu: Super Easy Christmas Candied Fruits
By Tiffy Cooks
It’s officially HOLIDAY SEASON, so let’s make the CUTEST Santa Tanghulu. All you need is a few simple ingredients to make this fun and cute Santa Tanghulu dessert that your kids will love. You can also save this fail-proof easy recipe when making other Tanghulu!
Equipment
- 12 Wooden Skewers
Ingredients
- 12 Strawberries
- 2 Banana sliced
- 2 cups Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 24 Black Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- Cut off ⅓ of the strawberry; the pointy end will be the hat of Santa.
- Assemble by adding the strawberry base, then a slice of banana, and top off with the ⅓ of the strawberry. Using black sesame seeds, add on the eyes of the Santa Tanghulu.
- In a small pot, add sugar and water. Turn the heat to medium, and mix until the sugar is dissolved.
- Once dissolved, STOP STIRRING. Let it sit and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Keep an eye out to prevent it from burning, and you are looking for a golden brown color.
- To test whether or not the syrup is ready, dip a wooden chopstick in the sugar mixture and dip it into ice water for 3 seconds; if you bite it and it's crunchy, you are ready!
- Once ready, TURN OFF THE HEAT, and dip the fruit in the sugar mixture. Let it rest on a plate; within 3 minutes, the sugar should have hardened and shouldn’t stick to the plate.
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Notes
If you have hardened sugar left in your pot, all you have to do is add some water and put it on boil, The sugar will dissolve, and you can easily wash your pot!
Nutrition
Calories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 99mgFiber: 1gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 14IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 0.4mg
