tanghulu!

how to make:

wash and dry fruit of choice and put them on skewers or toothpicks. in a bowl, create an ice bath. in a separate mucrowave safe bowl, add 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water. microwave for 3 minutes in high. then microwave in 30 second intervals until the sugar is boiling. to test if it is ready, dip a skewer in the sugar and then transfer to tbe ice bath for 10 seconds. if the sugar is hard, it is ready. dip the fruit in the sugar and then transfer to the ice bath. make sure the fruit is completely dry before dipping. place on a sheet of parchment paper.