Watermelon Jellies recipe

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Ingredients

¼ cup white sugar, or as needed
1 cup diced watermelon rind, white parts only
1 ½ teaspoons salt
½ cup water
½ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons lemon grass, chopped

Nutrition Info

31.6 calories
carbohydrate: 8.1 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: : -
fiber: : -
protein: : -
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 174.7 mg
sugar: 7.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar all over the parchment.

  2. Place watermelon rind in a saucepan and cover with water, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Drain, rinse, rinse saucepan, and return watermelon to saucepan.

  3. Stir salt and enough water to cover into watermelon rind in the saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until softened, about 10 minutes. Drain, rinse, rinse saucepan, and transfer watermelon to a bowl.

  4. Combine 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup white sugar, and lemongrass in the same saucepan, bring to a boil, add watermelon rind, and stir to coat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid evaporates, about 30 minutes. Continue simmering, stirring constantly, until remaining liquid evaporates and watermelon rind has a gumdrop-like consistency, about 30 minutes more.

  5. Transfer watermelon rind to prepared baking sheet and roll to coat with sugar. Store in an airtight container.

Recipe Yield

1 cup

Recipe Note

Watermelon rind candy tastes like gumdrops!

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