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candied fruit

Ingredients

  • 9 oz sliced fruit (plums, orange peel, lemon peel, sliced figs, etc) (slice into 1/4'' strips for peels, slice into 1/4'' at large edge wedges for figs and plum)
  • 2 c sugar
  • 1 c water
  • sanding sugar for coating (optional)

Instructions

  • bring water and sugar to a simmer, plop in fruit, cook over low for about 45 minutes, stirring every few minutes and making sure the syrup is thickening but not leaving your fruit dry and to burn
  • pull out your fruit and set on rack, keep any excess syrup for cocktails!
  • coat in sanding sugar if using
  • let fruit dry on rack overnight