Palm Sugar Syrup 椰糖浆
Palm Sugar Syrup, or known as Gula Melaka Syrup is a delicious and versatile syrup. Great to use for cooking and baking too. This syrup has a distinctive rich coconut-like fragrance and is just perfect for desserts.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 grams palm sugar
- 1 cup water (250 ml)
- 2 blades pandan leaves (knotted)
Instructions
- 1
Preparing Ingredients:
- 2
Have ready the palm sugar (gula Melaka), pandan leaves and water.
- 3
Mash the palm sugar into smaller pieces. Fold the blades of pandan leaves and tie into knots.
- 4
Place the water in a small pot on a stove. Using medium low heat, bring water to a boil. Then add pandan leaves and palm sugar and slowly bring to a boil again. Continue to gently boil till all the palm sugar has dissolved, water has reduced a bit and the syrup becomes thickened. Then remove the pandan leaves.
- 5
Strain the palm sugar syrup and leave to cool completely. Then transfer into a clean jar and keep refrigerated.
- 6
This palm sugar syrup can be made ahead of time to be used later.
- 7
Drizzle on top of sweet desserts and enjoy!