📋Homemade Candied Violets
Candied Violets Recipe perfect for a Spring project with children.
Servings 3 jars
Calories 280kcal
Equipment
Instructions
- Pick the flowers with long stems so you can hold them without damaging them.2 cup violets
- Prepare a bowl full of fresh water and rinse the flowers one by one.
- Place them on a cloth to dry, not under the direct sun, but on the kitchen counter.
- Slightly whisk the egg white and with a brush spread it inside and outside the flower.1 egg white
- Lay them on a parchment paper, remove the stems.
- Sprinkle the flowers with castor sugar and let them dry out in a warm and dark place for a couple of days.caster sugar
- Once dried store them in an air tight container covering them with sugar.
Notes
Tips for making candied violets
- Make sure the violets are picked from gardens with no chemical treatments
- Hot caramel would ruin the beauty of the flower
- For a nice crystal effect use normal sugar, not icing sugar
- Picked the flowers with long stems so you can hold them without damaging them.
- Do not place the violets to dry under the direct sun
- Store them in an airtight container covering them with sugar
Nutrition
Calories: 280kcal