Sugar-coated haws

Overview

The familiar children's song "Candied Haws" evokes so many beautiful childhood memories. Sugar-coated haws on ice has the functions of appetizing, nourishing the skin, increasing intelligence, eliminating fatigue, and clearing away heat. The improved candied haws are added with fillings such as walnut kernels, bean paste, and oranges, making it richer in taste and more balanced in nutrition. There are four main steps in making candied haws: bunching the fruit, boiling the sugar, dipping it in the sugar, and cooling.

Tags

• dessert
• hawthorn
• rock sugar
• walnut kernels

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare walnut kernels

   

2. 2 Wash the hawthorn, remove the roots and stems

   

3. 3 Cut the hawthorn in half and dig out the core with a knife

   

4. 4 Add walnut kernels, then close the two halves and skewer them with toothpicks

   

5. 5 Pour sugar and water into the pot at a ratio of 2:1 and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring all the time

   

6. 6 Then turn to high heat, continue to simmer for 5 minutes, then turn to low heat

   

7. 7 When there is very little water, it is boiling very hard, and the sugar has formed fine and dense foam. You can use chopsticks to dip into the syrup. If it can be slightly pulled out, it means it is ready.

   

8. 8 Tilt the pot, gently turn the skewered hawthorns against the foam of the boiled hot sugar, and wrap them in a thin layer.

   

9. 9 Place the hawthorn skewers dipped in sugar on a greased plate and let cool for two to three minutes before serving.