Easy Cinnamon Candy Recipe Recipe For Zucchini

CANDIED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Peel and cut off ends of zucchini. Quarter length wise and remove seeds and soft centers with a spoon. Cut into half inch pieces.
• Combine 2 cups sugar, water and kool-ade in a medium pot. Cook over high heat until mixture comes to a boil and sugar disolves. Reduce heat to medium low and add zucchini.
• Simmer until zucchini is tender, 15-20 minutes.
• Set a strainer over a large bowl and drain zucchini. Allow to drain and cool for 30 minutes. Reserve liquid for making more candy later.
• Place zucchini pieces in a food dehydrator for about 8 hours or until mostly dry but still slightly sticky (Alternately you could place pieces on a cooling rack over a cookie sheet and put in the oven set to the lowest temperature with the door craked slightly).
• Roll pieces in granulated sugar and let cool completely.
• Store in an air tight container.

ZUCCHINI BREAD WITH CINNAMON SUGAR TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Prepare two loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Mix the eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, zucchini, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl; add the raisins. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Whisk the flour mixture into the zucchini mixture, stirring until almost all the lumps are gone. Divide the batter between the two prepared loaf pans.
• Whisk the flour mixture into the zucchini mixture, stirring until almost all the lumps are gone. Divide the batter between the two prepared loaf pans, and sprinkle the tops with the brown sugar-cinnamon mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

CANDIED ZUCCHINI STRIPS

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add zucchini. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, with a round of parchment placed directly on the surface, until zucchini are translucent, 15 to 20 minutes. Let zucchini cool in syrup.
• Arrange zucchini in a single layer on a wire rack set over a baking sheet. Let dry for 1 hour. Use immediately.

CINNAMON ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Beat eggs, vegetable oil, applesauce, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla together in a large bowl.
• Add in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg and mix well.
• Fold in zucchini and stir until completely mixed in. Pour batter into prepared 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• While the cake cools, mix together frosting ingredients and spread over the top of the cooled cake.
• If desired, sprinkle the top of the cake with cinnamon and sugar.