Jessica makes her own Tanghulu, candied fruit skewers

After a friend brought over Tanghulu from Koreatown, Jessica decided to make her own at home.

“They were strawberries, grapes and Mandarin oranges and I could not stop thinking about these fruit skewers. I loved them so much!” Jessica gushed.

Armed with some fruit, sugar, honey and a candy thermometer, she tried her hand at making candied fruit.

If you try this at home, Jessica recommends a fruit with less water so the sugar will adhere to it. Also, make sure your fruit is really dry when you dip it into the hot sugar.

This segment of California Cooking aired on Episode 173.

Ingredients:

Strawberries

Tangerines

Grapes

Blueberries

Skewers

1 cup water

2 cups sugar

2 tbsp honey

Instructions

1. Place fruit on skewers (make sure fruit is dry)
2. Add water, sugar and honey to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
3. Using a candy thermometer, wait until the temperature is between 300 and 315 degrees.
4. Once the sugar reaches the right temperature, dip the skewers one at a time in the sugar coating, then place them on a lined cookie sheet.
5. Let cool and serve! Enjoy!