Homemade candied cherries with pits, dried under the bright summer sun, are an excellent alternative to candies and store-bought sweets.

Ingredients:

• cherry – 2 kg;
• granulated sugar – 2 kg;
• water – 200 ml.

Preparation

1. Remove the stalks, and then place the berries in a colander and hold under a diffuse stream of cool water for 15 minutes.

2. If desired, you can remove the seeds. However, this labor-intensive work will take a lot of time. Candied cherries with pits cook much faster and retain their shape better. While excess liquid drains from the fruit, prepare a thick syrup. To do this, granulated sugar needs to be dissolved in a minimal amount of water. This should be done in a large enamel basin without chips, in which the candied fruits will be cooked. When the syrup boils, you need to collect the foam from its surface and continue to do this throughout the entire cooking process.

3. Pour cherries into boiling syrup. It will almost immediately decrease significantly in size. All berries must be carefully dipped in syrup. Let simmer for 5 minutes. and remove from heat.

4. The cherries should stand in the syrup for 8–10 hours. During this time, sugar will gradually penetrate into the pulp of the fruit, replacing the secreted juice. To protect the syrup from settling dust, you need to cover the container with gauze or baking paper, securing it around the edges with tape or clothespins.

Boil the cherries again for 5 minutes a second time. and refrigerate for 10 hours. After the third boiling, there will be practically no syrup left in the basin, and the cherries will shrivel and become very small.

5. While still hot, they should be transferred to a metal colander with a tray, allowing the liquid to drain. All remaining syrup can be boiled again and poured into sterilized jars and rolled up. In the future, it can be used to prepare various drinks or soak cakes. Carefully place the cherries on a tray lined with parchment or tracing paper.

6. The fruits must be kept in direct sunlight for 3-4 days, turning them over periodically. When candied fruits stop sticking to your hands, they should be rolled in granulated sugar or powder. Then pour into a colander and shake to remove excess sugar.

It's probably hard to meet people who don't like sweets. If someone refuses something like this, it is probably because the product is “not useful”. It is truly difficult to imagine store-bought chocolate that is not stuffed with a variety of sweeteners, stabilizers and thickeners.
In this master class, we will not offer you a recipe for making natural chocolate, but we will offer you a recipe for making delicious, natural and very healthy sweet candied cherries.
Especially if you are a mother of beautiful children, with what pleasure they absorb these sweet cherries! You definitely need to make candied cherries.

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Ingredients

• Cherry fruits – 1 kg.,
• Granulated sugar – 1.2 kg.,
• Water - 200 ml.

How to make candied cherries at home

Are you ready to make candied cherries? Be prepared for the duration of this procedure, but in the end you will end up with a large pile of delicious and aromatic candied cherries!
Rinse the cherries under cold running water and place them in a colander to drain the water from the fruit.


We process the fruits by removing the pit from each cherry. This is not difficult to do using a pitting machine. Next, place the seedless fruits in an enamel basin and fill with filtered hot sugar syrup (brought to a boil), which is prepared at the rate of 200 ml per 1 kg of fruit. water and 1.2 kg of granulated sugar. We soak the drenched cherry fruits for about 5-6 hours, after which we boil them over low heat for about 15-20 minutes, and again we keep them in syrup, putting the basin aside for 5-6 hours. Let's repeat the second time (boil for 10-15 minutes and set aside from heat). During the third cooking, boil the fruits until tender (another 15-20 minutes). In this case, the boiling point of the syrup should be about 108 degrees (bring to strong bubbles when boiling).


We discard the boiled mass (cherries) into a colander placed on a saucepan. Set aside for 1.5-2 hours so that all the syrup drains.

Roll each cooled cherry fruit in granulated sugar.


Place the cherries on a baking sheet in one layer and dry it in the oven at 40-50 degrees. If you don't have a low-temperature electric oven, simply place the fruits on a baking sheet in a single layer and place it in the sun. Thanks to the sun, candied fruits can also dry out perfectly. We dry it in this way for 5-6 days. Leave it in a ventilated room overnight.


To protect against drying out, prepared candied cherries are placed in dry jars, hermetically sealed with lids and stored in this state.


Natural candied cherries prepared at home are ready. Bon appetit!

Candied fruits are candied berries or fruits. Since ancient times, in the East, people had to cook candied fruits in order to preserve the fruits for future use. In Russia, this Eastern delicacy was a curiosity and was available only to the nobility.

In modern times, candied fruits are an inexpensive and accessible dessert made from natural products.

Unlike other confectionery sweets, natural candied fruits do not contain dyes, preservatives or flavor enhancers, which means they are safe for health. In addition, they are not devoid of fiber and other beneficial substances that are present in berries and fruits.

Candied fruits are very aromatic and sweet; for those who find it difficult to give up sweets, they can be an excellent alternative to sweets and cakes.

Of course, there is sugar, which nutritionists do not approve of, but still, it is a natural product. But manufacturers can spoil this wonderful delicacy by adding dyes to it to attract the attention of buyers to their product. Candied berries cannot have the color of a freshly picked juicy fruit, pay attention to this.

You can prepare healthy and tasty candied fruits yourself. This process is not labor-intensive and simple, but time-consuming. Most often, candied fruits are prepared from dense fruits. Strawberries or watermelon won't make it, but cherries will make them very tasty, although this berry is tender and juicy.

Candied cherries: recipe

Classic recipe for candied cherries

Granulated sugar - 1 kg.

Water - 1 glass.

Wash the cherries and remove the pits.

Make syrup from water and sugar. Pour boiling syrup over the berries and leave overnight. The next day, drain all the syrup and boil it.

Pour it over the cherries again and leave until completely cooled.

This process will have to be repeated many times. When the cherries are covered with sugar crystals, the candied fruit preparation is ready. Proceed to drying.

You can dry the berries a little in the oven at a low temperature, no more than 40°C, or simply by laying them out in one layer on linen or paper.

Quick candied cherries

Cherry - 1 kg.

Granulated sugar - 1 kg/200 gr.

Water - 200 ml.

Get rid of cherry pits. Place the berries in a container in which it is convenient to cook jam.

Boil the syrup, pour it over the cherries and leave for 6 hours.

Turn on low heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. Let the berries cool, but at least 5 hours.

After this time, the berries are put back on the fire and cooked until tender, then drained in a colander. The syrup should drain completely, this will take up to 2 hours.

When the syrup has drained and the berries have cooled, they need to be rolled in powdered sugar or fine sugar.

Spread the berries on parchment or a fine wire rack in one layer and dry for 5 or 6 days at room temperature. To speed up the process, it is possible to dry the candied fruits in the oven, setting the temperature to 40°C for 12 hours.

Ready candied fruits can be stored for a long time in a clean glass container.

Candied cherries retain the taste and aroma of fresh berries well; they are sweet and slightly sour. Very good with tea and as a filler and decoration for all kinds of desserts.

Description: For the New Year I was going to make candy as a gift. I wanted to put something interesting in the middle. I reached into the freezer and found a bag of cherries. I went online and found several recipes for candied fruits. I offer you the result of creative processing of cherries with the Internet.

Cooking time: 300 minutes

Purpose:

For children:
For dessert

Ingredients for Candied Cherry:

• Cherry – 500 g
• Sugar - 400 g
• Walnuts - 2 tbsp. l.

Recipe for Candied Cherries:

Rinse the cherries, remove the pits, place in a colander and let the juice drain.

Place a piece of walnut in each cherry. It's a hassle, but it's worth it.

Pour cherry juice into a saucepan and add sugar. Bring to a boil and cook over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Place the berries in a suitable container and pour hot syrup over them. Leave for several hours.

When the berries have cooled completely, drain the syrup, bring to a boil and pour over the berries again. I got 2 days 3 times. The berries begin to wrinkle and hold the nuts tightly.

We take out the berries, place them on baking paper and place them in the oven at minimum temperature with the door open. Don't dry it out. In my oven the process took 3 hours.

Now you can enjoy yourself and please your loved ones

I try to prepare cherries this way every year, they are so good in muffins! I make muesli with the addition of these candied fruits and try to save some for Easter baking. Candied cherries store well, are completely natural and are especially inexpensive if you have your own cherries.

Rinse the cherries, removing the stems and leaves along the way. The cherry itself must be pitted. Do it the way that is most convenient for you: there are special devices, you can use a cocktail straw. I use a safety pin bent at 90 degrees at the end.

Prepare the syrup. To do this, combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.

Place the pitted cherries in portions into the syrup and cook for 5-8 minutes.

Place the boiled cherries in a strainer, and after the excess syrup has drained, place the cherries on a large baking sheet covered with parchment paper. The most convenient way to lay out the cherries is with long tweezers.

Dry the cherries for several hours in the oven at 50 degrees. Then you can dry it in a dry, hot place until you get moderately soft, completely dry candied fruits. You can turn the candied fruits over a couple of times while drying.