Carrot Candy

by Editorial Staff

Simple, fast, healthy, and tasty. Prepare this delicacy for your sweet tooth.

Summary

Prep Time	10 mins
Cook Time	50 mins
Total Time	60 mins
Course	Dessert

Ingredients

Carrots – 0.5 kg
Sugar – 0.5 kg
Vanilla (vanilla sugar) – to taste (1 sachet)
Zest of 1 lemon
Cognac or rum (if candies are intended for adults) – 1 teaspoon
Sugar (or chopped nuts, or coconut) – to taste

Instructions

Peel the carrots and rub them on a fine grater. Sprinkle the carrots with sugar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and set on very slow heat. We do not add water, the carrots will let some juice and this will be enough.
Cook, stirring occasionally until a gruel is formed. It took me 50 minutes. (You can start stewing with a lid, stir more often, and then see how much liquid has formed, whether it is worth keeping it under the lid or evaporating. If necessary, you can add a little water.)
At the end of cooking, add grated lemon zest, vanilla, and cognac or rum. Let the mixture cool well.
Then we roll up balls the size of a walnut.
Dip them in sugar and put the carrot candies on a plate. The sweets are ready.

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