Recipes · Chinese · Candies
Tanghulu (Candied Fruit Skewers)
One serving has 180 kcal and 1 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (63%). Ready in 25 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (135 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 80 g Strawberries, raw
- 40 g Sugar
- 15 g Water
Method
- Wash the strawberries and pat them completely dry; thread 4-5 onto a skewer. Hawthorn berries are the traditional fruit in China; firm strawberries make a good stand-in.
- Combine the sugar and water in a small, heavy pan and heat without stirring until it turns a pale straw colour and reaches the hard-crack stage, about 155°C (310°F) on a sugar thermometer.
- Working quickly and carefully, as the syrup is extremely hot, tilt the pan and spoon the syrup over the skewered fruit to coat evenly.
- Immediately set the coated skewer on a sheet of oiled parchment paper to harden.
- Let the candy shell cool and set hard for a few minutes before serving.
- Eat the same day, as the sugar shell softens and turns sticky once exposed to air for long.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 180 kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 46.1 g | |
| Water | 87.8 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.6 g | 5% |
| Protein | 0.54 g | 1% |
| Tryptophan | 0.01 g | |
| Threonine | 0.02 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.01 g | |
| Leucine | 0.03 g | |
| Lysine | 0.02 g | |
| Methionine | 0 g | |
| Cystine | 0 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.02 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.02 g | |
| Valine | 0.02 g | |
| Histidine | 0.01 g | |
| Fat | 0.24 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.03 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.12 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.07 g | |
| Saturated | 0.01 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 13.7 mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.04 mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.35 mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 10.6 mg | 3% |
| Manganese | 0.31 mg | 17% |
| Phosphorus | 19.2 mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 123 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 0.56 µg | 1% |
| Sodium | 1.8 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.12 mg | 2% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.02 mg | 2% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.03 mg | 3% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.31 mg | 2% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.1 mg | 2% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.04 mg | 3% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 19.2 µg | 5% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 4.6 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0.8 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 47 mg | 63% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.23 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 1.8 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.07 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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