Candied Grapes (Tanghulu)
Tanghulu candied grapes, step by step for crunchy candy coated hard sugared grape.
Servings: 6 skewers
Calories: 142kcal
Equipment
- Bamboo Skewers
- candy thermometer
Ingredients
- 24 Grapes or other fruits, like strawberries
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Prep a glass with dry granulated sugar to hold grape skewers. Wash and dry grapes.
- Add 3-4 grapes to each skewer and dry grapes once more. Wetness on the grapes will cause the syrup not to stick. Add water and sugar to a saucepan.
- Heat the saucepan on medium heat and stir syrup until halfway dissolved. Stop stirring and increase heat to medium-high. Using a candy thermometer, boil until the temperature reaches 300 degrees. This may take up to 20 minutes.
- Remove melted sugar syrup from the heat, and then dredge grape fruit skewer in when it’s hot and ready.
- Finish coating all grapes, stick in glass to dry, and then let coating harden for about 10 minutes.
- Candied Grapes should be served immediately.
Notes
Please note that sugar rehardens in pan. In order to remove hardened sugar, add water and reheat/boil till it remelts and then carefully empty and clean.
- Sugar gets HOT HOT HOT. Be very cautious when dealing with hot sugar not to let it touch your skin. This is not a recipe for kids until you get to the eating and enjoyment part.
- If you put more than 3-4 grapes on a skewer, you may have to tip your pan to correctly coat all grapes.
- Please see article for more fruit suggestions.
- Be careful not to overheat the sugar or it will burn. A candy thermometer helps with that.
Nutrition
Serving: 4grapes | Calories: 142kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg