Eating candy is fun and exciting, but also not really that nutritious and could be bad for your health in excessive amounts. But, if you’d like a healthier alternative to commercial candy, you can try these four super sweet prawns candy recipes! Prawns are superfood proteins and this recipe uses some antioxidant-rich spices and veggies, as well as natural sweeteners, like honey, which has its own antioxidants and healing properties!
Candy Cane Prawns
These prawns are shaped like candy canes and skewered like barbecue! They’re not exactly sweet, but they’re minty like candy canes because they’re coated with mint pesto. You can add a sweet marinade, like honey or honey mustard to give it a sweetness.
To make them, start by peeling and deveining two pounds of prawns. Sautee in a skillet using medium heat and cooking oil until they turn pink.
Chop two cloves of garlic and a fourth cup of roasted almonds in a food processor. Next, add a cup of fresh mint leaves and parsley, but make sure it’s a compressed measurement rather than loose leaves. Pour in a fourth cup of lemon juice (preferably squeezed from a lemon) and add a fourth cup of grated Parmesan. Pulse the food processor until everything is chopped into coarse pieces.
If chunks get stuck to the sides, try to get them off, and then start streaming a half cup of olive oil while the food processor pulses. Sprinkle some salt and black pepper to taste, then stop pulsing and refrigerate.
Prepare an ice water bath, then boil some water in a pot and place 30 chives in a strainer and dip it into the boiling water for about fifteen seconds. Then place the strainer with the chives in the ice bath. Afterward, let the chives drain and you can pat dry them with a paper towel.
Run the skewers through the tail of the prawns first, then along the back. The head sort of dips into the candy cane shape! Next, make the ribbon by tying a chive around the tail!
You can stick them in a glass or vase with ice as a pretty display of your new candy cane prawns!
Serve with your mint pesto dipping sauce and enjoy.
Full recipe here.
Prawns Glazed With Bourbon
This recipe boasts a 10-minute prep that gets you sweet, savory prawns that almost taste like honey-glazed treats!
Chop up a fourth cup of green onions and mince three cloves of garlic. Peel and devein two pounds of prawns.
Mince some fresh parsley.
In a mixing bowl, whisk half a cup of brown sugar, a fourth cup and two tablespoons of bourbon, the green onions, a fourth cup of low-sodium soy sauce, the garlic, and a fourth cup of olive oil together until uniform.
Throw in the prawns and coat heavily in the mixture. Refrigerate for an hour, making sure to turn the prawns over a few times.
Use medium heat and melt two tablespoons of unsalted butter in a saucepan. Take the prawns out from the fridge and shake off any excess marinade back into your container from each prawn as you throw them into the skillet. Season them with a little salt and pepper.
Flip the prawns once after two minutes, then remove after they’re about to turn pink. Now, pour all of your marinade into the skillet and let it boil for about seven minutes until the mixture gets thick and glossy. Toss the prawns back in and flip often to coat them.
Once the prawns warm up, add the parsley and cook for a few seconds more, then serve and enjoy!
Full recipe here.
Candy Walnuts and Honey Prawns
These crispy prawns are laden with creamy honey sauce and served with sugar-hardened walnuts. They’re pretty much a dessert, except also rich with omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and other nutrients.
What are you waiting for! Peel and devein a pound of prawns and slide their tails off.
In a saucepan, warm up some canola oil using medium-high heat. Boil half a cup of water into it. Pour half a cup of sugar then stir constantly until the mixture turns into a golden syrup. Add half a cup of pre-chopped walnuts or walnut halves and stir to coat all of the walnuts.
Line a baking pan with parchment paper and lay the walnuts onto it.
Mix three tablespoons of mayonnaise, 1.5 teaspoons of honey, and 1.5 teaspoons of sweetened condensed milk in a bowl until uniform.
Beat one egg into a new bowl. Get another new bowl and put half a cup of cornstarch into it. Salt and pepper the prawns to your desire, then dip them into the egg bowl then coat them in the cornstarch bowl while also pressing firmly to make sure they’re firmly coated.
Fry the shrimp on a new skillet using medium high heat and canola oil until they’re golden brown. Spend about one minute per side. Lay them on paper towels to drain excess oil.
Introduce the prawns into the honey bowl and toss until all of them are evenly coated. You can serve the prawns with the candied walnuts separated from each other for decorative purposes, or you can set the prawns on a serving dish and top them with the walnuts.
Serving both over hot rice is a popular way to serve them! Enjoy.
Full recipe here.
Fried Prawns Candy Wontons
These don’t taste sweet, but these prawns wontons are shaped like wrapped candies! They’re crunchy and delectable, just like candy.
Begin by peeling and deveining a pound of prawns and cut into halves. Grate a tablespoon of ginger and a teaspoon of garlic. Thinly slice a third cup of scallions. In a bowl, mix together the ginger, half a teaspoon of ground white pepper, half a teaspoon of sea salt, the scallions, a tablespoon of oyster sauce, the garlic, and a teaspoon of sesame oil. Throw the prawns in and toss and mix until coated evenly.
Place a wonton paper on your cutting board or kitchen working area, then place a prawns half in the center of the bottom part of the paper. Roll the wonton up like you’re tightly rolling sushi. Twist the ends 180 degrees and pinch at the junction to seal the prawns in. Repeat this process for all the prawns halves.
Fry the prawns wrappers in a saucepan using your preferred cooking oil until they’re golden brown on one side, then flip them over and cook for about a minute more. Then, remove and place them on a dripping rack or paper towels to remove excess oil.
Serve the candy-shaped prawns on a serving dish with some sweet chili sauce on the side for dipping and enjoy!
Full recipe here.
Try these recipes next time you’re getting a sweet tooth. They’re healthier than manufactured candies because they use real ingredients and the prawns superfood protein instead of chemicals with no nutritional value. They’re also fun to snack on and to share with friends and family!