Can I candy pomegranate?

Question

It seems that making candied fruit is easy: cut it thin and boil in sugar syrup until ready.

I'd like to make candied pomegranate, keeping the seed-surrounding bubbles intact. Will it work, or will the membrane prevent the sugar from entering? Can I do something (e.g. stick a pin into a few places) without losing the shape?

Answer 1

In India, there are typical traditional ways of Candying the Fruits like Pickling, Drying, etc. In your case with Pomegranate, you can always try Combination of Pickling & Drying.

Try the following method,

• Step 1: Make a 1/4 Inch Layer of Powdered Sugar in a Transparent Glass Jar
• Step 2: Follow it with a Layer of Pomegranate (Note: Pomegranate must be spread horizontally & not Stacked Vertically)
• Step 3: Repeat Steps 1 & 2 (Last Layer should always be of Sugar)
• Step 4: Take a Cotton Cloth & tie it on Mouth of Jar, covering Until Neck.
• Step 5: Expose the Jar in Sun for Few Days.
• Step 6: Empty & Spread the Contents of Jar on a Baking Tray & allow it to Dry in Sun for a Day.

Though, the process is not Instant & very Tedious. But this slow cooking process will help to Lock the Freshness, Taste & Essentials in any Fruit in best Man-Made Way.

I Usually do this with Seasonal Fruits.