HOMEMADE TUTTI FRUTTI WITH PEARS - CANDIED PEARS

    Since 2019, I have been making goodies like Tutti Frutti & Candied Peels for my Christmas Fruit Cakes.  Since I first tried this, there was no looking back or buying tutti frutti and candied peels from stores. Why spend money to buy these goodies when they can be prepared at home and above all, they have no preservatives in it. With an added advantage, you can even adjust the Sweetness of these Tutti Frutti to your preference.   This way I was happy that I was making all goodies from scratch along with the thought that there are no preservatives or additives in it.  Homemade goodies were so good that the aroma and flavour of these goodies were so natural and welcoming.  All the more homemade Candied Peels were not bitter too.  I have a quick trick for that too.

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    This year, I made a whole new batch of Tutti Frutti with Raw Papayas and amazingly the Raw Papayas came out with a hue starting out with a Red to Orange to Pale Yellow.  And surprisingly it was unripe.  So I was able to play with it to get the needed texture.  To felicitate with the natural hue of this Papaya, I left them as such.  I didn't add any artificial food colouring to it.  So the cooking process was quick & I got a handful of Tutti Frutti in no time.

    Basically, the so-called Tutti Frutti as in Indian terms are confetti like coloured & Candied Raw Papayas.  I tried a new version of the same Tutti Frutti with all same steps and techniques with Pear.  The result was awesome with a crunchy texture.  But what we need to keep in mind is to adjust the cooking time to suit the variety of pear you are using to make this Tutti Frutti.  This recipe is something new, which is a product of my innovative twist.  

HOMEMADE TUTTI FRUTTI WITH PEARS - CANDIED PEARS

     I used up just 4 pears and I had almost 650 -,750g(3 Cups) of colourful homemade Tutti Frutti added into my stock.  Once they were ready, it was pretty hard not to marvel at these delectable homemade Tutti Frutti so colourful and beautiful. Appealing to my senses, I even gobbled up a handful as a snack.  Sweet indulgence to satiate my cooking endeavour.  Innovating and putting up with an all new recipe.  For all new trial, I got it nailed up with perfect texture. To be frank, I was totally impressed by my work and so I decided to post it up in my blog.

    This year, I have a whole new batch of Candied Raw Papayas, Candied Pears & Candied Orange Peels, all homemade goodness ready for my Christmas Goodies.  Christmas Fruit cake is going to be overloaded with these Homemade Candied Fruits.  And I am sure I am never to going to go for store-bought Tutti Frutti and Candied Peels anymore.

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Recipe Type - Candied Fruits
Difficulty - Medium
Author - SM


Preparation Time - 15-20 Minutes
Cooking Time - 15-20 Minutes 
Soaking Time - 8-10 Hours/ Overnight
   

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HOW TO MAKE TUTTI FRUTTI WITH PEARS

HOMEMADE TUTTI FRUTTI WITH PEARS - CANDIED PEARS

INGREDIENTS:

To Cook the Pears:

Pears - 3 Cups
Water - as Required

For Candied Pears/Tutti Frutti:

Sugar - 2 Cups
Water - 11/2 -2 Cups
Vanilla Essence - 1 Teaspoon
Edible Food Colours - few drops of Red Colouring
                                     few drops of Orange Colouring
                                     few drops of Green Colouring

METHOD:

• Peel off the skin, cut the Pear into halves and decore it.
  
• Chop it into small cubes & keep it aside.
• I used about 4 Big Pears which yielded about 3 Cups.
• Boil enough of Water in a pan. Once it starts to boil, add chopped Pears and cook it on a medium-low flame for about 3-5 Minutes. 
• The Pears should have turned translucent and only be half-cooked.
• Drain the half-cooked Pears in a Colander and keep it aside.
• Meanwhile,  Boil 2 Cups of  Sugar in 3 Cups of Water in a pan. 
• Boil the Sugar Syrup on a medium-low flame.
• Once Sugar is completely dissolved and it reaches one-string consistency, add the half-cooked Pear cubes into the Sugar Syrup. 
• Cook this on a medium-low flame for about 12-15 Minutes until the Pears are cooked and it absorbs most of the Sugar Syrup.
• The mixture would start to slightly thicken up at this stage(sugar syrup shouldn't get crystallized).
• I cooked until the Sugar Syrup got completely absorbed by the Pears.
• Add few teaspoons of Vanilla Essence, give a quick stir and switch off the flame.

HOMEMADE TUTTI FRUTTI WITH PEARS - CANDIED PEARS

• Divide the Candied Pears into 3 portions.
• Add each portion into a separate bowl.
• Add a few drops of Red Food Colour to one bowl, Orange Food Colouring to the other bowl and Green Food Colour to the remaining bowl.
• Once the food colouring is added make sure the Candied Pears are mixed well, so that each piece is equally coloured.
• Cover & leave it aside for 12-15 hours/overnight.
• Candied Pears would have absorbed the Sweetness and Colour.
• Soak it up in a Paper Towel for a few minutes if you feel the Tutti Frutti to be moist.
• Mine was totally dry and had the perfect texture.
• Store it up in clean Airtight containers, individually or combined together.
• For longer shelf life, store it in a refrigerator.
• Can use it in Cookies, Fruit Cakes, Buns, Bread Loaves, Ice creams, Puddings etc.,
  

HOMEMADE TUTTI FRUTTI WITH PEARS - CANDIED PEARS

NOTES:

• Use firm, Pears for the purpose.
• Consistency of the Sugar syrup & cooking time plays a major role in the final texture of these Tutti Frutti.
• I slow-cooked with care until all the Sugar Syrup was totally absorbed by the Pear Cubes.
• During the process, make sure the Sugar Syrup doesn't get crystallized.
• Pears shouldn't turn mushy or overcooked.
• The amount of Sugar & Water I used in the recipe was perfect for the method I followed.
• If the Tutti Frutti is moist at the final stage, leave it in a paper towel, until the excess liquids are absorbed.
• You can get easy with the choice of colours for your homemade Tutti Frutti.
• I have used Red, Orange and Green.
• Use good quality edible food colours.