Candied watermelon rinds with lemon - the simplest recipe with photos

So how can you prepare this healthy berry for the winter? Let's try to make candied watermelon with lemon, and a step-by-step recipe with photos will help us with this.

So let's take:

- a large watermelon and an equally large knife;

- 1.5 kg of sugar;

- 1 lemon;

- 1 glass of water;

- powdered sugar.

How to make candied watermelon rinds

Let's start making the preparation with the most enjoyable part. We wash and cut the watermelon and invite the whole family to the table to eat the sweet berry. We don’t throw away the watermelon rinds, since that’s what we’ll be making candied fruits from.

After everything is eaten, we begin to prepare the candied fruits. Peel off the pink and dark green layers from the crusts.

Make syrup from 1.5 kg of sugar and a glass of water.

Cut the peeled watermelon rinds into cubes at least 1 cm thick.

Without peeling the lemon, cut it into small pieces.

Place future candied fruits in boiling water for 5 minutes.

Take out the watermelon cubes and let them drain a little. Place in one bowl with lemon slices and fill with hot syrup. Bring to a boil and turn off. Leave to cool.

Bring to a boil 7-9 times.

Drain off the remaining syrup, throwing everything into a colander. Remove the lemon pieces. Place the watermelon pieces in a single layer on parchment paper to dry for several days.

To prevent the finished candied fruits from sticking together, roll them in sugar flour.

We store these unusual berry candies at room temperature in a jar with a lock. We wear the key on a chain instead of a pendant. 😉 If you do otherwise, the delicious candied watermelon rinds will be eaten almost immediately.