Homemade Date Syrup

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Use this naturally sweet recipe whenever you need a liquid sweetener.

Prep Time5

Cook Time1

Total Time1 5

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Keyword: Budget-Friendly

Servings: people

Calories: 20kcal

Give dates a quick rinse to clean them.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, simmer dates and water for 15-20 minutes.
Strain water from pot and mash the dates with a potato masher.
Line a strainer with cheese-cloth or clean tea towel. Make sure to use enough cloth so that you can wrap it around the date mixture and twist a little on top, similar to how you’d twist a bag full of something. Place cheesecloth over a bowl. Add the date mash to the cheesecloth, bring the cheesecloth to a twisting close, and then squeeze everything out. Get a rubber spatula to remove the remaining syrup on the outside of the cheesecloth.
Add the date purée back to the pot and pour about a quarter cup of water to the pulp. Repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 if you would like more syrup made.
Finally, pour all the extracted juice from pulp into the pan, and simmer over low heat for 40-45 minutes, stirring occasionally. The color should turn from a golden honey to a darker brown. The product is ready when you can draw a line on the back of a dipped spoon and the top portion doesn’t bleed immediately into the bottom.

SmartPoints (Freestyle): 1