Candied Carrot Curls

These candied carrot curls are an easy way to give homemade cakes and cupcakes a bakery-style finish. Make them ahead and use them to decorate carrot cake, cupcakes, and other spring desserts.

👥 15 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 25m⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●baking sheet
●oven
●peeler
●saucepan
●wooden spoon

📝 Preparation Steps

Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and coat with nonstick spray.

Using a vegetable peeler, shave off 15 to 20 long strips of carrot (strips get wider as you peel into the middle of the carrot). 1-inch wide strips work best.

In a medium saucepan, add 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar and bring to a boil. Add carrot strips, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer ⏱️ 15 minutes. Drain well and cool ⏱️ 5 minutes.

water1 cup

Arrange carrot strips in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet without overlapping. Bake until the carrot strips begin to look translucent and have dried out, about ⏱️ 30 minutes.

While the carrot strips are still warm and pliable, wrap each strip around the handle of a wooden spoon to form a curl. Gently slide off handle and sprinkle with sugar. Let sit at room temperature until completely dry, about ⏱️ 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

calories

55 kcal

fat Content

0.1 g

serving Size

2 curls

fiber Content

0.2 g

sugar Content

14 g

sodium Content

7 mg

protein Content

0.1 g

carbohydrate Content

14 g

saturated Fat Content

0.003 g

unsaturated Fat Content

0.011 g

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