Zero-Waste Watermelon Rind Candy
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Don't throw away your watermelon rinds! This zero-waste recipe will transform odds & ends of watermelon into a delicious, sweet & sour candy the whole family will love.
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ingredients
- Watermelon rind
- 3 cups water
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 lemon, sliced
- Sugar, for coating
- Citric acid, optional, for coating
Method
Step 1
Peel your watermelon so that only the white rind is left and cut them into stripes for easier drying at the end.
Step 2
Soak in salt water overnight, strain and wash off the next morning.
Step 3
Simmer for 1 hour and strain out the water.
Step 4
Make a syrup with 3 cups water, 3 cups sugar and cut up a lemon. Add the rinds and boil for 45 mins.
Step 5
Strain and cover the rinds in sugar or add a little citric acid to the sugar for sourness!
Step 6
Place on parchment paper in dehydrator for 36 hours or until dry. It’s okay if the inside is a little squishy!
Step 7
I stored them in an open mason jar to dry out as I was eating them, but they are seriously so good they won’t last a week.