Homemade Tutti Frutti Recipe with Watermelon 🍉 Rind/ Tutti Fruity Recipe | Tutti Frutii Recipe

Who doesn’t love the beautiful candied confectionery, Tutti Frutti! But, have you ever wondered what is Tutti Frutti made of? Or did it ever crossed your mind to make them at home? Well if the answer to any of these is yes, I have a quick Tutti Frutti recipe for you.

I am sharing a quick and easy Tutti Frutti recipe. And by the end of this post, you will be confident to make it easily at home. And you will never need to buy them from store!

Video Recipe👉🏻 https://youtu.be/D4CEJOPlYUI?si=GYWYYgQD6IQ7USvq

Ingredients

chopped bits of watermelon rinds (700 grams)

5 cups water

For the syrup

1 cup sugar

2 cup water

red, orange, yellow & green food colors (or as required)

Instructions

* Peel and discard the green part of the watermelon rinds using a peeler or a sharp knife. Scrape off any red portion (fruit) that is still clinging onto the rinds.

* Chop the white portion only into small bits.

* Place the chopped bits into a pot or a pan and cover it with water. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook the pieces for about 8-10 minutes or until the pieces begin to look translucent. Do not overcook them or soften them till they turn mushy. Drain off the water and keep aside till required.

* To make the sugar syrup, add the sugar and the water into the same pan and let the mixture come to a boil.

* Add the boiled & drained pieces and give it a good mix. Bring the mixture to a boil. Then simmer gently until the syrup thickens and you get a one string consistency. This will take a few minutes

* Now, divide the mixture & the syrup equally into different bowl depending on how many colors you want to use.

* Add food colors of your choice mix and let it rest for 6 - 8 hours.

* After 8 hours sieve out water completely and (also, any sugar syrup in excess will dribble away) on a tray spread out Tutti Frutti evenly.

* Transfer it into clean & sterile glass jars and store in the refrigerator. Always use a clean, try spoon to remove the tutti frutti

NOTE:

Since there are no preservatives added to the tutti frutti it does not have a very long shelf life unless you completely immerse them in the sugar syrup. If you want to keep it for longer, please make sure you increase the sugar syrup slightly. Also, store the bottle in the coolest part of your fridge to extend its life.