Southwest Cactus Candy

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Servings: 6 Difficulty: Advanced
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American-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Southwest Cactus Candy

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 6 Calories: 700.8

Description

This American dessert features Sugar, Orange juice, Water, Lemon juice. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor, bright, zesty notes. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Syrup Select prickly pear cactus (or small barrel cactus if you own one since it is illegal to
  2. remove it from the desert,) and
  3. remove spines and outside
  4. layer with large knife.
  5. Cut pulp across in slices 1 inch thick.
  6. Soak overnight in cold water; cut in 1 inch cubes and cook in boiling water until tender.
  7. Drain.
  8. Cook slowly in the following syrup until nearly all the syrup is absorbed.
  9. Do not scorch.
  10. Heat all ingredients until sugar is dissolved.
  11. Add cactus.
  12. Remove cactus from syrup, drain and roll in granulated or powdered sugar.
  13. For colored cactus candy, any vegetable coloring may be added to syrup

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 700.8kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.0g0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 1.9mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 181.1g61%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g0%
Sugars 180.7g
Protein 0.1g1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: american, boiling, cactus, candy, dessert, juice, lemon, orange, southwest, sugar, title, vegan, water
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