Candied Cactus Recipes
CACTUS CANDY
Make and share this Cactus Candy recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Candy
Time 35m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Select prickly pear cactus. Remove spines and outside layer(skin) with large knife(this can be bought already spined in stores).I found this at Walmart!. Cut pulp across in slices one-inch thick.
- Soak overnight in cold water. Remove from water, cut in 1" cubes and cook in boiling water til tender. Drain.
- Heat the sugar and water until sugar is dissolved. Then add cactus. Cook slowly in the syrup until nearly all the syrup is absorbed. Do not scorch! Remove cactus from syrup, drain and roll in granulated or powdered sugar. For colored cactus candy, any vegetable food coloring may be added to the syrup.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 389.2, Sodium 0.8, Carbohydrate 100.5, Sugar 100.3
CANDIED CACTUS
From the Western Cookbook chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Overnight soaking not included in preparation time.
Provided by Molly53
Categories Vegetable
Time 55m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Clean off any spines and glochids (the little hairy spines) from your cactus paddles; peel green skin and cube into 1 x 1/2 inch pieces.
- Soak overnight in cold water.
- Drain very well.
- Make a syrup of sugar, water and fruit juices; add cactus and cook until syrup is nearly all absorbed, taking caution not to scorch.
- May be tinted with food coloring if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 194.9, Sodium 0.2, Carbohydrate 50.4, Sugar 50.2
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