Homemade Candied Cherries
Make a wonderful dessert for your family from scratch! Homemade candied cherries are made simply from the berries and sugar syrup. They come out a soft, natural color, without the harsh dyes of store-bought candied fruit—a real natural product, after all. It's worth choosing natural homemade treats, even if they take time. You can give these cherries to children without worry: they won't harm their health or cause allergies. So making candied fruit at home is the way to go!
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Homemade Candied Cherries
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 1 %
1 g
Fats 1 %
1 g
Carbohydrates 97 %
75 g
218 kcal
GI:
36
/
0
/
64
- Most people know what candied fruit is: berries or fruit cooked in syrup. It's a delicious treat you can give children instead of candy. Candied fruit also goes into baking—sponge cakes, pies, and cupcakes—and makes a great decorative touch for cakes and pastries. So it's a pretty versatile thing. This recipe walks you through making candied cherries, and they turn out just wonderful! For candied cherries, it pays to pick the right variety: sour cherries will keep a tartness, while sweeter ones come out sweeter. 1. Wash the cherries under running water and pit them. Be sure to sort through them first—they should be whole, unbruised, and free of any spoilage. 2. Pour the water into a pot and set it over the heat. When the water boils, add the sugar and stir until it fully dissolves. Boil the syrup for 5 minutes. 3. Put the pitted cherries in a bowl and pour the syrup over them. Leave for 6 hours—during this time they'll soak up the syrup and release their juice. 4. After that, transfer the cherries to a pot and set it over the heat. Cook for 10 minutes from the time it boils, then let them steep for 5 hours. 5. Cook the cherries again; this time they should lighten and the syrup should thicken. At this point, drain the cherries in a colander and leave them for an hour to an hour and a half so all the syrup drips off. 6. Spread the cherries in a single layer on a wire rack and leave them for 5 days in a well-ventilated spot. You can dust the future candied fruit with sugar, but that's optional. You can also dry the berries in the oven, which is faster, but oven-dried cherries come out darker. 7. Transfer the finished treat to a clean, dry glass jar and cover with a lid. Store in a cool place. You can also keep them in a tightly sealed zip-top bag, again somewhere cool. Enjoy your tasting!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sour cherry - 52 kcal/100g
- Sweet cherry - 64 kcal/100g
- Dried cherries - 292 kcal/100g
- Canned cherry - 61 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
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