Homeemade Preserved Hawthorn Slices Recipe

For children with poor appetite or digestive issues, eating a certain amount of hawthorn can help.Hawthorn can assist in resolving loss of appetite or indigestion, so mothers with babies often buy hawthorn snacks for their little ones.

I used to frequently purchase hawthorn slices or rolls for the children, but later started making them myself. After a few attempts, I found the method very simple and would buy some every season when hawthorn is in abundance to make small snacks for the kids at home.

Hawthorn Slices

Ingredients: 1000g of hawthorn, 400g of rock sugar, 480g of water,lemon juice a little bit

Method for making hawthorn slices:

1. Wash the hawthorns with clean water and soak them in salty water for about 15 minutes before rinsing again.

2. Remove the seeds from the hawthorns.

3. Place the seedless hawthorns in a blender jar, add rock sugar and water.

4. Plug in the blender and select the fruit and vegetable function, then start it.

5. Complete the making of hawthorn paste in about 2 minutes.

6. Pour the hawthorn paste into a non-stick pan and stir slowly over low heat.

7. When most of the water has evaporated from the paste, add a little lemon juice and continue to stir for 2-3 minutes.

8. Pour the cooked hawthorn paste into a LANTAFANG non-stick baking tray and smooth it out with a spatula.

9. Place the baking tray containing the hawthorn paste in the oven on the middle upper layer, and bake at 100 degrees for about an hour before taking it out to cut into slices.

Tips for making hawthorn slices:

1. When blending the hawthorns into a paste in the blender, do not add too much water; excess moisture can make it harder to set and take longer to cook.

2. If there is no rock sugar at home, you can use sugar as a substitute.

3. If you are not in a hurry to eat them, the hawthorn pastes can be left out at room temperature for 24 hours or so to naturally dry.

4. Without a non-stick baking tray, line the container with aluminum foil or parchment paper before pouring in the hawthorn paste.

Hawthorn Slices Ingredients Tips for pairing ingredients:

Sugar and hawthorn can be consumed together: Hawthorn has blood-activating and stagnation-resolving effects, which can help resolve local blood stasis. When paired with red sugar, it provides a richer nutritional supply to women, particularly aiding in resolving blood stasis-related menstrual issues.Honey and hawthorn can be consumed together: According to the Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), "For those with weak spleen that fails to digest food and have chest or abdomen discomfort, acid sensation, and bloating after meals, eating 2-3 pieces of hawthorn is excellent." When combined with honey, which also has digestive properties, it can help resolve symptoms in children caused by overeating.

　　honey and hawthorn can be consumed together: According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, hawthorn has the following effects: "For weak spleen that cannot digest food, chest and abdomen acid pain, distension, and stuffiness, chew 2-3 pieces after each meal, which is excellent."If hawthorn, which also has digestive benefits, is consumed with honey, it can be effective for pediatric indigestion and ascariasis.