Candied Strawberries

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This tutorial shows you how to make candied strawberries. These strawberries are a beautiful and delicious treat for the whole family.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Cooling5

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American, Chinese

Servings:

Calories: 67kcal

Put toothpicks or skewers in the stem end of the strawberries. Lightly pull the stems back toward the toothpick so they don't get into the sugar syrup. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan add the water, sugar, and corn syrup. Stir mixture to combine and then turn on the heat to medium high and bring a boil.
Once the mixture boils, turn the heat to medium and simmer until the sugar syrup reaches 300℉ on a candy thermometer, about 5-10 minutes. Do not stir the mixture during this time. Once the sugar syrup hits 300℉ on a candy thermometer turn off the heat.
Working quickly, dip the strawberries one at a time into the syrup, holding onto the previously inserted toothpick or skewer as a handle.
Gently shake to remove or incorporate any excess syrup and immediately place the strawberry on a piece of parchment parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. If the sugar syrup starts to thicken before you've covered all the berries, turn the heat back on low to re-melt.
Allow the strawberries to fully cool and the candy coating to harden. It will only take a few minutes.
Once the candy coated strawberries have cooled, enjoy! These will start to get very soft within an hour of making so they are best enjoyed immediately.

Wash, dry, and and prep the berries with toothpicks prior to heating the sugar syrup. This makes the dipping process go fast.
A candy thermometer and corn syrup is really helpful to ensure the candy coating comes out crunchy and delicious rather than soft and/or grainy. But, you can make the strawberries without them. Check out the full blog post for details.
You can add oil based candy flavors to the candy coating just stir into the sugar syrup right before dipping the strawberries.
These strawberries cool and harden fast (less than 10 minutes) and are best right after they harden. They’ll start to weep strawberry juice and the shell will soften up within an hour.
One batch of sugar syrup will typically cover 1-2 pounds fresh strawberries but can vary depending on the size of the berries.