How to properly store candied fruits at home

Candied fruits are not at all harmful and do not require any special attention, but it is still worth knowing about some rules.

Several ways to store candied fruits

Knowing how to store candied fruits at home, you will be able to provide your loved ones with a healthy and tasty product for quite a long time.

The main condition for successful storage of candied fruits is:

• a cool, dark and dry place (refrigerator, basement or even balcony);
• glass, tightly screwed containers or vacuum bags.

A humid room and a very high temperature will cause candied fruits to quickly lose their presentability and stick together.

If you want to sugar fruits or vegetables at home, there is simply an ideal way to store them. That is, the cooked aromatic mixture does not need to be sprinkled with powder, granulated sugar or left to dry, but can be immediately poured into a clean glass container like jam and sealed. This method is good to use when you plan to store the product for a long time.

How to choose candied fruits so they last longer

When buying candied fruits in a store, you need to take this process responsibly, because the quality affects the shelf life of the product. Candied fruits should not be wet (moisture should not be released when lightly pressed), but overdried and hard fruits are also not suitable. Another thing to be wary of is the fact that the packaging indicates a shelf life of more than 1 year. Such candied fruits are most likely unnatural. It is correct when each slice is not heavily sprinkled with sugar and is not glued together. The rich, bright (not natural) color of candied fruits may indicate that dyes have been added to the product.

Storing candied fruits in the freezer

Many housewives believe that the best place to store candied fruits is the freezer. In such conditions, it is possible to completely preserve the taste and beneficial qualities, as well as the aroma.

To store in this way, candied fruits should be distributed in special vacuum plastic or zip bags and sent to the freezer. Defrosting candied fruits is not at all difficult, you just have to leave them for 6-8 hours on the refrigerator shelf in the same container in which they were in the freezer.

This product will need to be consumed for 24 months.

Learn more about preparing and storing candied fruits at home from the video.