Rose Water Turkish Delight

This recipe for Turkish delight is flavored with rose water, as per tradition, but easily adapts to other liquid flavoring.

• Calories: 70 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup water
• cooking spray
• 2 teaspoons rose water
• 3 (.25 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 1 dash red food coloring, or desired amount

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Line a 9-inch cake pan with enough aluminum foil to have it hanging over the sides; spray with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.

Step 2

Stir sugar, water, and gelatin together in a large pot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook at a simmer, stirring constantly, for 20 minutes.

Step 3

Stir rose water and food coloring into the mixture in the pot; pour directly into the prepared cake pan.

Step 4

Cover pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.

Step 5

Lightly dust a cutting board with some of the confectioners' sugar. Invert cake pan onto the cutting board. Gently peel aluminum foil from the surface of the gelatin. Cut gelatin into squares.

Step 6

Spread confectioners' sugar into a wide, shallow dish. Roll gelatin squares in the sugar to coat.