How to make jelly candies from zucchini: healthy sweets at home

Zucchini is not only canned and pickled but also dried in the form of delicious jelly candies. The preparation of such sweets requires a few simple ingredients. Citrus fruits like lemon or orange will add special flavour.

Food blogger Tetiana with the nickname tetiana_kvitta on her Instagram page shared a recipe for healthy zucchini jelly candies.

Ingredients:

• zucchini -1,5 kg
• sugar - 350 g
• juice of 1 lemon

Method of preparation:

1. First you need to prepare the zucchini: peel from the skin, cut in half and choose the middle.

2. Cut into strips, then cubes. Transfer to a saucepan.

3. Add sugar and lemon juice. Stir and leave for 1 hour to let the juice run clear.

4. Put the pot on the fire, bring to the boil and simmer for 1 hour.

5. Next, you need to strain the zucchini from the juice and place the cubes in the dryer. Dry the vegetables at a temperature of 50 degrees for about 15-20 hours. Done!

Earlier OBOZREVATEL reported on how to prepare candied zucchini.