The invention belongs to the technical field of
food processing, and particularly relates to caramel Chinese chestnut
powder and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method of the caramel Chinese chestnut
powder provided by the invention comprises the following steps: 1) cooking Chinese chestnut pulp with water until the pulp does not have a
hard core, so as to obtain cooked Chinese chestnuts; 2) cooling the cooked Chinese chestnuts, adding water, and pulping to obtain Chinese chestnut
slurry; (3) carrying out enzymolysis on the Chinese chestnut pulp by using medium-temperature alpha-
amylase, and then carrying out
enzyme deactivation treatment; and 4) after the
enzyme deactivation treatment is finished, concentrating the
slurry after the
enzyme deactivation into concentrated Chinese chestnut
slurry, stir-frying the concentrated Chinese chestnut slurry at 120-130 DEG C to obtain a caramelized material, and then
drying and crushing the caramelized material to obtain the caramelized Chinese chestnut
powder. According to the preparation method of the caramel Chinese chestnut powder, the
nutrition of Chinese chestnuts can be reserved, the
digestion and
absorption rate can be increased, natural and mellow scorched
flavor can be formed, and harmful substances cannot be generated.