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This wonderful Homemade Strawberry Candy is such an easy recipe to make at home, and perfect for a fun dessert for the kids. The dish is made using just one ingredient, Strawberries. No Sugar is needed, yet the flavor of these Candies is a classic combination of Sweet and Sour. They have a crispy and slightly chewy texture, resembling typical Candy. The fun combination of flavors and textures make these delicious kid-friendly treats that are tasty and very healthy

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How to enjoy our Homemade Strawberry Candy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The versatility of this dish is great, making them just as tasty as a topping for ice cream as they are a simple sweet treat to serve on their own. They bring a beautiful sweet and sour flavor to a dessert, making them ideal to serve at the end of a meal

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This dish is also ridiculously addictive, so you may find whipping up a batch of these and putting them in a bowl is the ideal way to enjoy them. They are a fun treat to chomp away at a few of them throughout the day. However, be warned, you may start with eating just one or two and the next thing you know, the entire batch will be gone!

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How to make Homemade Strawberry Candy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This dish is truly one of the easiest to make. All you need are a batch of Strawberries, an oven, and about 2 \u00bd hours. The Strawberries are simply slowly baked in the oven until all their moisture evaporates. What you are left with are these amazing discs of crispy, chewy sweetness

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First step in this dish is to prepare the Strawberries. Remove the leafy green part \/ stem from the strawberries by simply cutting it off. Then, stand the Strawberries up with the cut-size of the stem facing the chopping board and simply slice them into equal pieces

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You don\u2019t want to slice the Strawberries too thin, so I\u2019d suggest for a regular sized Strawberry, aim to get about 3 pieces for each Strawberry. Then, simply place the Strawberry pieces onto a large sheet pan that\u2019s been lined with baking paper

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Avoid overlapping the Strawberries on the baking paper but try to pack in as many as you can. This will form one batch of Homemade Strawberry Candy. You can use multiple sheet pans at once if you like, which will ultimately just yield more Candy!

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Bake the Strawberry pieces on a low heat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The key to achieving the wonderful chewy texture and sweet flavor of the Strawberries is to bake them in the oven at a low temperature. What we\u2019re doing here is essentially dehydrating them. Most households likely don\u2019t have their own dehydrator, luckily an oven is going to do the trick just as nicely

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You want to set your oven to a low heat, around 240F \/ 120C. At this temperature the Strawberries are going to very slowly begin to dehydrate, with all the liquids slowly coming off them. What you\u2019ll be left with is basically the \u2018essence\u2019 of Strawberry. Nothing but beautiful, sweet flavors

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Cook the Strawberries for about 2 \u00bd hours, but it\u2019s also a good idea to check on them periodically as they cook. There\u2019s not much you need to do as it cooks other than turning them halfway through. So, simply set a timer and let them cook away

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Turn the Strawberries halfway through the cook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the 1-hour mark, remove the Strawberries from the oven and carefully flip them over. At this point they\u2019re not going to be crispy and cooked through, but they should be pliable enough that they can easily be turned over without breaking them

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You can turn them by using tongs or simply turn them by hand. They will be quite hot, but they technically \u2018can\u2019 be turned by hand. To be safe, best to use some tongs. Just try to avoid pinching them too much with the tongs as we want to keep their shape

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They will likely be a little bit sticky on the parchment paper, so just take your time when turning them. The parchment paper is critical to avoid them completely sticking to the bottom when they cook

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Pop them right back into the oven and allow them to cook for the remaining 1 hour or so. I recommend checking on the Strawberries every 20 minutes once you\u2019ve turned them over. You can tell when they are cooked by looking at them. They will begin to very slightly brown but still retain their brilliant bright red color. This is when they\u2019re completely done. They can go from cooked to burnt very quickly, so look for the change in color and remove them at that point

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Serving<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Allow your Homemade Strawberry Candy to cool slightly before you remove them from the sheet pan and serve them. They\u2019ll cook quickly, so leave them for about 5 minutes before placing them into a bowl. They\u2019re now ready to enjoy

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Set them aside in a bowl for folks to enjoy as they please, or keep them as a fun and tasty topping to enjoy with your favorite desserts. In terms of storing, I\u2019d recommend keeping them for no longer than 1 week in an air-tight container. However, this will likely not be a concern as these Candies are so addictive they\u2019re going to be all gone well before then

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When we made this recipe, we also tried it with a batch of Grapes. We prepared the Grapes in the same manner as the Strawberries, and they also turned out great. We didn\u2019t get the same texture as the Strawberries; the Grapes were chewier and less crunchy. The flavor, however, was also amazing

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I\u2019d recommend giving this fun Homemade Strawberry Candy recipe a try and see if you enjoy them (we guarantee you will!). If so, why not try following a similar process for your favorite fruits to extract all the delicious sweetness and flavor? I bet Apples, Mangoes, Plums, and Pineapple will be fun to try and taste amazing<\/p>\n\n\n

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Recipe Details<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
<\/span>Servings<\/span>

2 – 4 people<\/p><\/div>

<\/span>Prep time<\/span>

10 minutes<\/p><\/div>

<\/span>Cooking time<\/span>

2 hours, 15 minutes<\/p><\/div>

<\/span>Total time<\/span>

2 hours, 25 minutes<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

Homemade Strawberry Candy Recipe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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