mango pate de fruit

Success!  

For such a tiny little candy, pate de fruit has really has a massive possibility of failure.  Everything has to come together to get it right - pectin, acidity, reducing the liquid down enough ... I've tried a couple of times before, with varying success, however this time it did work perfectly and I have delicious treats to show for it.

Well here it is, the result of my attempt to make a homemade candy for my gummi bear-addicted friend.  (I'm not pretending it's healthy, just homemade.  Somehow that always makes things taste better, even when it's essentially just fruit-flavored sugar.)

Mango Pate de Fruit

-yields one 8x8 square pan-

345 g mango puree

45 g orange juice

360 g sugar

60 g vitpris*

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Combine the sugar and vitpris, set aside.  

Bring puree and juices to a boil, whisk in sugar/vitpris mixture.  Keep whisking, return the mixture to a boil, and whisk vigorously for five minutes.  Pour into plastic wrap-lined pan and let it cool.

Once firm, you can cut the pate de fruit and roll it in granulated sugar.  Store tightly covered in the fridge, otherwise the pieces will weep.


*a type of pectin