Ingredients
Equipment
Method
How to Make Date Syrup
- Bring the pitted dates in water to a boil. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour. Halfway through cooking time, break up the dates further with a spatula or potato masher to help extract more of the date sugar into the water.
- Strain the liquid into a heat safe bowl, pressing out remaining liquid from the dates through a fine sieve. Once cool enough to handle, transfer the date pulp to a nut milk bag and squeeze remaining liquid out by hand. Reserve dry date pulp for making date paste.
- Pour the liquid back into the saucepan, bring to a boil (uncovered) and then reduce heat to simmer. Cook on medium-low heat for 45 minutes until the syrup has reduced by half.
- Pour into a jar, let cool completely and keep in the fridge until ready to use.
How To Make Date Paste
- Add remaining date pulp to the bowl of a food processor or high-speed blender. Seal the lid, and process until smooth, adding a few splashes of hot water until desired paste consistency is reached. A pinch of salt is recommended too, as it will bring out the nice sweet flavour!
- Transfer to a jar, let cool and seal with a lid. Keep in the fridge until ready to use.