Two delicious desserts made from one pumpkin: marmalade and candied fruits
Pumpkin is not only a very healthy fruit, but also very tasty. Now you will get acquainted with a recipe on how to make two delicious sweets from one pumpkin. This treat will delight not only you with its excellent taste, but especially your children.
Ingredients:
- - pumpkin – 4.8 kg;
- - sugar – 3.5 kg;
- - lemon – 1 pc.;
- - orange – 2 pcs.;
- - cinnamon - to taste;
- - agar-agar – 1 tbsp. spoon per liter of syrup.
How to make marmalade and candied fruits from pumpkin
1. Cut the pumpkin into large pieces.
2. Remove seeds and cut off the rind.
3. Place the peeled and cut into small cubes pumpkin into a saucepan and cover with sugar. Leave for 3-4 hours until juice comes out.
4. Place the pan with the pumpkin over low or medium heat, bring to a boil, turn off the heat, and let cool to room temperature. Repeat the action 2 more times.
5. Add cinnamon, oranges cut into 4 parts and lemon to the hot syrup with pumpkin. Boil for another 5 minutes.
6. Place the pumpkin pieces on baking paper and dry in the oven at low temperature. Sprinkle the finished candied fruits with powdered sugar and transfer to a jar.Can be stored at room temperature.
7. Bring the remaining syrup to a boil, pour in agar-agar dissolved in warm water, and boil for three minutes.
8. Pour into jars. Store at room temperature.