How to make coconut syrup at home?

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Thick, fragrant, with a rich taste of coconut syrup can be a nice addition and highlight of any dessert. It can be added to pastries, to ice cream, used to soak biscuit cakes. On the basis of coconut syrup, amazingly delicious cocktails are prepared for adults and children. You can cook them at home using the available ingredients. And if you did not manage to buy ready-made coconut syrup, then you should not be upset. It can be easily prepared at home.

Coconut syrup from coconut juice

Most known syrups are made from fruit juice and water with sugar boiled down to a thick consistency. The sugar content in them can reach 80%. The more it is used, the thicker the finished syrup. Coconut syrup is prepared in the same way. It has a light color, from milky to creamy, a thick consistency and a characteristic aroma of coconut.

To make coconut syrup, you need the following ingredients:

• coconut juice (from 1 coconut);
• sugar - 350 g;
• water - 200 ml.

Step cooking:

1. Water is poured into the pot andgranulated sugar is poured out.
2. The contents of the pot are brought to a boil and cooked over medium heat until thick. The foam that forms on the surface will need to be removed periodically.
3. Use a corkscrew to make holes in the coconut and pour all the coconut juice into the pan with the syrup.
4. Cook the syrup for another 2 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat.

This coconut syrup has a light aroma and taste. For a richer syrup, instead of the juice of one coconut, you can use the liquid from two or three fruits and boil it a little longer, or use milk or shavings.

Homemade coconut syrup from shavings

One of the most affordable ways to make syrup is to use shredded coconut instead of juice. This ingredient, unlike coconut, can be purchased at any store. Using shavings, you can make delicious coconut syrup at home.

The recipe for its preparation is as follows:

1. Pour water (250 ml) into a saucepan, add sugar (250 g) and coconut (150 g).
2. Put the dishes on the fire and bring the contents to a boil.
3. Remove the saucepan from the heat and set it aside, covered with a lid, for a few hours.
4. After 3-4 hours, the mass should become thick, as if there is no liquid in it at all. However, this is not the case at all.
5. Discard the coconut mass on a sieve and strain the prepared syrup. You can also use gauze folded into severallayers.
6. As a result of this amount of ingredients, you will get 200 ml of delicious coconut syrup with a rich taste.

Coconut Milk Syrup Recipe

Coconut milk is especially popular with vegetarians and is added to most vegan dishes. You can buy it today not only in specialized stores, but also in ordinary supermarkets.

Coconut milk syrup is prepared as follows:

1. First you need to prepare all the ingredients for the syrup: coconut milk - 250 ml, water - 100 ml, sugar - 125 g. About 400 ml of syrup will be obtained from the indicated amount of products.
2. Put the prepared ingredients into a heavy bottomed saucepan, bring to a boil and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes.
3. Pour the hot coconut syrup into a sterile glass jar or bottle and close the lid. Store in a dark place for 2 months.

This syrup can be served with pancakes, pancakes, cheesecakes or used to make cocktails.

Homemade coconut milk

You can not only buy coconut milk for syrup in the store, but also make it yourself at home. There are two ways to do this.

In the first case, coconut flakes are used as a base. It is combined with water or milk in equal proportions and boiled over low heat for 2 minutes. About two hours, the mass should be infused, after which it can be filtered through a sieve or gauze. The result will bereal coconut milk. It can then be used in other recipes, such as making coconut syrup.

The second option for preparing coconut milk is to beat the pulp of fresh coconut together with juice in a blender. The liquid obtained in this way is also filtered through a sieve, and then poured into a sterile jar and sent for storage in the refrigerator.

Drinks with coconut syrup

In addition to alcoholic cocktails, which adults prefer to prepare, coconut syrup can be used to make a very tasty and he althy drink for children. To prepare it, coconut syrup (30 ml), peach (20 ml) and pineapple juice (100 ml), ice cream (50 g) and a ripe banana are mixed in a blender. As a result of whipping, a homogeneous, tasty and beautiful cocktail is obtained. As a decoration before serving, it can be decorated with whipped cream. This cocktail is sure to please every child without exception.