Tutti Frutti

Servings

2 Cups

Prep

20 min

Cook

30 min

Tutti frutti is candied papaya usually used in fruit cakes, cookies, toppings on some deserts or its even yummy to eat as is.

One day my husband asked me the process of making tutti frutti, then I started wondering why this question did not come to my mind, I always enjoyed it eating but never even thought what its made of. Then there comes the help of internet, googled and got to know how easily it can be made with just 2 main ingredients, raw papaya and sugar. Next grocery store visit we made sure we bought the papaya and made these colorful tutti fruttis.

 

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups/ 200 gms Raw Papaya
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Essence
  • Food Colors (I used Red, Yellow and Green)
  • Water as needed

 

Method :

  • Peel the papaya, also remove the seeds and soft white inner layer. Cut it into small uniform cubes.

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  • Boil 4 cups of water. Add chopped papaya pieces to the boiling water and cook for 3mins. Switch off the flame and let the papaya pieces rest in the same water for 5 more mins with the lid closed. After 5mins strain the papaya pieces and keep it aside.
  • Meanwhile, take 2cups of each sugar and water in another pan. Boil till the sugar dissolves completely, then add blanched papaya pieces and continue boiling it until you get one string consistency(it may take around 15 to 20mins). Add vanilla essence, stir well and switch off the flame.
  • Take 3 to 4 bowls (depending on how many colors of tutti frutti you want to make), divide papaya and sugar syrup mixture into equal portions. Add each food color to different bowls, give it a stir and let it rest for 12-24hrs.

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  • Next day or after 12hrs strain the papaya pieces and spread it on a wire rack, dry it until there is no stickiness left (it may take around 24hrs).

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  • When its completely dry, transfer it to a air tight container and refrigerate it.

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Shweta

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38 Comments

  1. Vinay Bandi 8 years ago

    Good thought and well prepared 🙂

  2. Anonymous 8 years ago

    Easy process n healthy thank u for sharing

  3. Nupur 8 years ago

    Wow awesome very nice, and I am sure it tastes better than the store one!!

    • Shweta Author 8 years ago

      Thanku. 🙂
      And yes it does tastes better then the store bought.

  4. Mona shah 8 years ago

    Wow…my kids like to eat Tutti- Futti very much..now I made it at home…thanks for sharing….

    • Shweta Author 8 years ago

      You are welcome. Do try it. 🙂

  5. Anonymous 8 years ago

    Thanks very much for sharing it.

    • Shweta Author 8 years ago

      You are welcome. 🙂

  6. Sucheta 8 years ago

    What if the Papaya is kind raw but little orangish .. Can I still use it ??

    • Shweta Author 8 years ago

      Hi Sucheta. For best results use complete raw papaya.

  7. Purva 8 years ago

    Wow ..tht luks yummy…
    Bt just a little curious..the store bought ones hv a bit of tanginess…how do we get tht Shweta…

    • Shweta Author 8 years ago

      Store bought tangy tutti frutti might be made of orange peel.
      In my recipe you can try adding little bit of lemon juice in sugar syrup while boiling to make it tangy.

    • Shweta Author 8 years ago

      Thanku Sudeshna. 🙂

  8. Anonymous 8 years ago

    Hi shwetha. Thank you so much for sharing. It is very useful. Expecting more of this kind

    • Shweta Author 8 years ago

      Thanku. Will sure try uploading more of this kind. 🙂

  9. Ritika Vyas 8 years ago

    Hi Shweta …..which food color shd be used?
    Thanks in advance.

    Regards
    Ritika

    • Shweta Author 8 years ago

      Hi Ritika, I used wilton gel food color. But you can use any type of food color.

  10. Which type of colour we have to use? Is it liquid, dry or any other form? Kindly suggest

    • Shweta Author 8 years ago

      I used gel food color. But its your choice, you can use any kind of food color.

  11. Swati 8 years ago

    In this season when lot of moisture in air is there so will it dry ?

    • Shweta Author 8 years ago

      Its better do when its sunny. Here in US its summer now, so it was easy for me to do it.

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