How To Make Tanghulu

sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia reduces calories while maintaining sweetness.

corn syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: simple syrup

Honey provides a natural sweetness, while simple syrup is cost-effective.

Dry the strawberries, kiwis, and golden kiwis completely using paper towels.

Set the dried fruit aside.

In a saucepan, combine 2 cups of granulated sugar and 1 cup of water.

Bring the mixture to a boil, allowing it to reach the crack stage without stirring.

While the sugar mixture is boiling, skewer the dried fruit, ensuring they remain dry.

Prepare an ice bath in a separate bowl.

Once the sugar mixture turns an auburn color, dip the skewered fruit into the hot sugar mixture.

Immediately transfer the dipped fruit into the ice bath to cool and harden the sugar coating.

Avoid touching the hot sugar as it can burn you.

For a cleaner look, consider dunking the fruit only once in the sugar mixture instead of swirling it.

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