With the tanghulu trend taking over social media, strawberry, mandarin orange, and grape tanghulu are pretty common. But watermelon tanghulu? That’s a rare sight. Inspired by this, I decided to experiment with other fruits like watermelon. You can also use this microwave watermelon tanghulu recipe with other fruits; just be sure to add the fruit to a skewer.
What is Tanghulu?
Tangulu is a traditional Chinese snack—created during the Southern Song Dynasty—which consists of crispy sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn on a skewer. Nowadays, you mainly see different sugar-coated fruits like strawberries, mandarin oranges, and grapes—to name a few.
Microwave Watermelon Tanghulu Ingredients
- Watermelon sticks: Feel free to refer to my how-to cut watermelon sticks video.
- 1/2 cup sugar: You can add more or less sugar based on the number of watermelon sticks or fruit sticks. Just make sure that the sugar-water ratio is 2:1.
- 1 cup water
- Microwavable-safe container: I use a microwave-safe glassware.
- Ice bath
Microwave Watermelon Tanghulu Instructions
In a microwave-safe container, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup water.
Microwave the mixture in 30-second increments until it turns a dark amber color, which typically takes around 5 minutes in total.
Carefully remove the container from the microwave using oven mitts, as it will be extremely hot. Place the container on a surface that will not become damaged from the heat.
Quickly dip a watermelon stick into the hot sugar mixture, making sure it is fully coated. Be cautious to avoid burns.
Immediately place the coated watermelon stick into the ice bath for a minute to set the candy coating.
.Remove from the ice bath and repeat the process with the remaining watermelon sticks.
Enjoy this popular fruit street food right at home!
How to make Microwave Watermelon Tanghulu
Ingredients
- Watermelon sticks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- Microwave-safe containers
- Ice bath
Instructions
- In a microwave-safe container, combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup water.
- Microwave the mixture in 30-second increments until it turns a dark amber color, which typically takes around 5 minutes.
- Carefully remove the container from the microwave using oven mitts, as it will be extremely hot. Transfer to a surface that will not become damage from the heat.
- Quickly dip a watermelon stick into the hot sugar mixture, ensuring it is fully coated. Be cautious to avoid burns.
- Immediately place the coated watermelon stick into the ice bath for a minute to set the candy coating.
- Remove from the ice bath and repeat the process with the remaining watermelon sticks.
If you enjoy this tanghulu recipe, you might want to check out my review on the Jeju Tangerine Tanghulu product from Hmart.
