Zucchini Candy

Zucchini Candy.....wait what?

I love farm markets. You can get the best deals on great produce. However, just because its a great deal, does not mean you always have a plan for it. I stumbled upon some baseball size zucchini for 1.00 each. I am not sure what I was thinking. I got them home and stared at them for a bit. Then I remembered seeing a recipe for zucchini gummy candies.  I was a bit worried as to how they would turn out because zucchini is not normally something I associate with candy, but they are DELICIOUS and really easy to make.

I had three of these giant Zucchini. So I decided to try 3 different kinds of candy.

All that is needed to do this is roughly 7-8 cups of diced Zucchini and one container of frozen juice concentrate. 

I tried three different kinds Bacardi Strawberry Daquari, Pineapple coconut and Natural Apple Cherry juice. I will say that the natural fruit juice worked much better flavor wise, in the finished product. The other two were Bacardi mixers and though good, did not stand out as much on the taste buds.

 First Dice the Zucchini.....

Then put it in a pot with the juice concentrate and one can of water. Bring it to a boil, then reduce to simmer until zucchini is translucent. add some food coloring if you want a more exotic color (i turned the pineapple coconut one blue)

Then, spread out your cooked zucchini on dehydrator trays and dehydrate over night. Store in containers in the fridge and eat at will. These are great little bites of sweet fruit flavor.