Various berries and fruit dipped in sugar on a sheet of parchment.

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Sugar-Dipped Fruit

We know the temptation to buy those tempting pints of raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. If you have too many or they are less than perfect, the solution is simple. Douse them in simple syrup and roll them in granulated sugar for a beautiful and tasty treat.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 345

Equipment

A new, clean pastry or paint or watercolor brush

Ingredients

▢ Simple syrup
▢ Berries of all shapes and colors, or, come midwinter, kumquats
▢ Granulated sugar

Instructions

Let the simple syrup cool to room temperature or, if you have it stashed in the fridge, you can use it chilled.
Rinse the berries or kumquats and pat them dry. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Pour the sugar into a shallow bowl.
Place the fruit in a single layer on the parchment. Lightly dip your brush in the simple syrup and paint the berries, avoiding the hull portion if using strawberries. Allow any excess syrup to drip off and then roll the fruit in the sugar to evenly coat. Set the fruit aside on the parchment to dry until no longer sticky.

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