Description
Sweet pink cotton candy grapes offer a delightful twist on classic fruit snacking. Effortless preparation brings California vineyard magic to kitchen counters, delighting those who crave natural sugary sensations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (300 g/10.5 oz) green grapes, washed and dried
- 1 cup (200 g/7 oz) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml/4 fl oz) water
- ¼ tsp pink gel food coloring
- ¼ tsp vanilla or cotton candy flavoring (optional)
- ¼ cup (50 g/1.75 oz) sanding sugar or edible glitter
Instructions
- Grape Preparation: Pierce each grape with a toothpick, ensuring secure and stable mounting for effortless handling during the candy coating process.
- Syrup Creation: Merge sugar and water in a small saucepan, heating gently over medium flame while stirring to dissolve sugar crystals completely, avoiding crystallization.
- Color Infusion: Once syrup reaches the hard crack stage (300F), swiftly remove from heat and blend pink gel food coloring, creating a vibrant, uniform rosy hue throughout the liquid.
- Candy Coating: Dip each skewered grape into the molten candy mixture, rotating to achieve comprehensive coverage, allowing excess syrup to cascade back into the pan for a smooth, even layer.
- Setting Process: Carefully transfer coated grapes onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, maintaining adequate spacing to prevent adhesion, and optionally dust with fine sanding sugar or edible glitter for added texture and visual appeal.
- Cooling and Serving: Let candy shell solidify at room temperature for 10-15 minutes, then serve immediately for maximum crispness or store in a sealed container to preserve the delicate coating.
Notes
- Precise Temperature Control: Monitor sugar syrup carefully at 300F to prevent burning and ensure perfect hard crack stage for crisp candy coating.
- Smooth Skewering Technique: Use toothpicks firmly but gently through grape center to prevent splitting or damaging fruit during dipping process.
- Quick Dipping Strategy: Work rapidly when coating grapes to maintain syrup temperature and achieve uniform, glossy candy shell before mixture starts crystallizing.
- Decorative Enhancement Options: Experiment with different sanding sugars or edible glitters to customize visual appeal and add subtle texture to cotton candy grapes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 41 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg