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Churchkhela

Georgian walnut-and-grape-juice candy — walnuts threaded on string and dipped repeatedly in thickened grape juice.

Total time
75 min
Prep
60 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Georgian
Vegan

Ingredients

200gwalnuts, halved
1Lgrape juice
100gcornflour or flour
50gsugar

Instructions

1

Thread walnuts onto string in a long chain.

2

Whisk cornflour into cold grape juice. Pour into a pan with sugar.

3

Heat stirring constantly until it thickens to a coating consistency.

4

Dip walnut strings into the mixture. Hang to dry 30 minutes.

5

Repeat dipping 3–4 times until a thick layer builds up. Hang to dry 24 hours.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
375
Protein
7.6g
Fat
32.6g
Carbs
19.4g
Fiber
3.4g
Sodium
1mg

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