For those of you who like flavored candy, maybe Candy Grapes is the best choice for you. This simple Candy Grapes recipe is suitable for serving at family gatherings. These are candied grapes, and I often save them and make them as a snack after breaking the fast.
What are Candied Grapes?
Candied grapes with a rich aroma taste crispy and sweet. This snack is made by coating grapes with sugar. This is sometimes made using brown sugar or white sugar. It tastes like lemon zest, cinnamon, or you can add vanilla to enrich the taste.
This Candy Grapes recipe can be made for the family to enjoy, enjoyed alone or used as decoration on desserts such as ice cream, or on cakes. Usually what is used to make candied grapes are green grapes, because they taste sour and have a hard texture so they are more suitable when coated with sugar.
Why I Love Candy Grapes?
Do you have to like this Candy Grapes, maybe some of these reasons will make you like it.
- Candy Grapes are delicious. The sweet taste and crunchy texture really balance the tangy and juicy flavors.
- Candied grapes are versatile. You can eat it in many ways, you can eat it directly as candy or use it as a decoration on desserts such as ice cream, cakes, cups.
- Candied grapes are easy to prepare. Easy Candy Grapes recipe to make yourself from home as a family snack.
- Candy Grapes can be useful as a snack enjoyed with the family during parties or certain celebrations. This candy provides excitement, festivity and fun, its various colors increase the joy at parties.
- Candy Grapes is fun to enjoy. The contrasting mix of inside and outside makes it a delicious and enjoyable snack.
Candy Grapes Recipe Variations
This grape sweet can be made in several variations, including:
1Jello grapes: Roll grapes in jello powder instead of sugar. The taste will be sharp, delicious and ready to tempt your saliva.
2Kool-Aid grapes: This version uses powdered Kool-Aid with granulated sugar, this provides a colorful fruit spread. Increases appetite and increases appetite.
3Jolly Rancher grapes: Make Candy Grapes with a crunchy and hard outer layer, this is made by melting Jolly Rancher candy and dipping grapes in the melt.
4Chocolate grapes: This is the chocolate version, the way to make it is by melting chocolate chips and dipping the grapes in it. Melted chocolate combined with juicy grapes really provides crunch with an extraordinary sweet and sour taste.
5Spiced grapes: This is the spiced version, featuring Candy Grapes with a spice aroma. You can add a pinch of nuts, cinnamon and ginger, these spices will be used as a dressing on top of the melted sugar (sprinkled on top of the grapes that have been coated in the liquid sugar).
Tips
There are several tips for making Candy Grapes so that the results are good.
- Make sure to use soft, crunchy green grapes.
- Before being coated with sugar, the grapes must be wiped and dried
- Before storing, make sure you completely cool wine that has been coated with a layer of sugar or spices, or chocolate. After that, just store it in a jar.
- After coating the grapes with sugar, add a little cornstarch to prevent them from sticking.
- When the sugar syrup has cooled slightly, mix it with food coloring, this will make the coloring hold and not change or fade.
How do you Store Candy Grape?
Store candy grape in an airtight container for up to 2 days. To make it last longer, you can store it in the refrigerator for up to one week. If you want to extend the shelf life even longer, you can freeze Candy Grapes in the freezer to last up to one month.
To freeze, place on a baking sheet in a single layer, and freeze for 2 hours. Then take each piece of frozen candy and transfer it to an airtight container or freezer-safe plastic.
The important thing in storing it is to prevent the Candy Grapes from getting wet, damp because this can cause it to stick and rot quickly.
Conclusion
Candy grape is a great snack and it’s easy to make too. Can be used as a family snack, eaten alone, used on cakes as decoration, or on ice cream.
It can be made in several variations, from melted chocolate to sprinkled with spice powder. This is a unique, fun and delicious snack and is suitable for many occasions.
Recommendation:
Candy grape recipes are easy way to get kids to love fruit and vegetables. Apart from that, it can be stored in an airtight container to last for 2 days. If it is in the refrigerator it can last for 1 week, and in the freezer it can last up to a month.
Candy Grapes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound of green grapes, wash thoroughly and dry with tissue
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- Food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1Take a medium saucepan, add water, syrup, corn, and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves.
2Reduce the heat, cook the syrup for 5 minutes or cook it again until the texture feels thick and not sticky anymore
3Remove the syrup from the heat, slowly add the grapes, and pour it slowly in a layer. Until here, you have coated the grapes fruit well.
4You can now add vanilla extract and food coloring (you can leave it out), stir. Also, you can add spice like cinnamon powder and more.
5Transfer the coated grapes to a wire rack, leave to cool, or until the coating has set. Once cold and hard, the candy grapes are ready to be enjoyed.
