Watermelon Jellies

Description

Watermelon rind candy tastes like gumdrops!

Ingredients

• ¼ cup white sugar, or as needed
• 1 cup diced watermelon rind, white parts only
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons lemon grass, chopped

Instructions

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar all over the parchment.
2. Place watermelon rind in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil
3. reduce heat to medium
4. and simmer until slightly softened
5. about 5 minutes. Drain
6. rinse
7. rinse saucepan
8. and return watermelon to saucepan.
9. Stir salt and enough water to cover into watermelon rind in the saucepan. Bring to a boil
10. reduce heat to medium
11. and simmer until softened
12. about 10 minutes. Drain
13. rinse
14. rinse saucepan
15. and transfer watermelon to a bowl.
16. Combine 1/2 cup water
17. 1/2 cup white sugar
18. and lemongrass in the same saucepan; bring to a boil
19. add watermelon rind
20. and stir to coat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer
21. stirring occasionally
22. until most of the liquid evaporates
23. about 30 minutes. Continue simmering
24. stirring constantly
25. until remaining liquid evaporates and watermelon rind has a gumdrop-like consistency
26. about 30 minutes more.
27. Transfer watermelon rind to prepared baking sheet and roll to coat with sugar. Store in an airtight container.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 20