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.

Rinse and dry strawberries and grapes thoroughly.

Cut off the stem ends of the strawberries, or leave them on for presentation.

Combine 4 cups of sugar and 2 cups of water in a saucepan over medium-high heat, using a 2:1 sugar to water ratio.

Let the sugar and water mixture sit without stirring until it reaches 300°F (hard crack stage), which takes about 25 to 30 minutes.

Check the temperature of the syrup; it should be around 300°F.

Remove the saucepan from heat once the correct temperature is reached.

Dip each skewer of fruit into the hot sugar syrup, coating them thoroughly.

Allow excess syrup to drip off, then immediately dip the coated fruit into ice water to set the sugar coating.

Work quickly to ensure the sugar does not thicken too much before dipping.

Pour any leftover sugar syrup onto a silicone mat to cool and create candy glass, or reheat with water to make a simple syrup.

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