How to make coconut syrup at home?

Thick, aromatic, with a rich coconut flavor can be a pleasant addition and highlight of any dessert. It can be added to baking, to ice cream, used to impregnate biscuit cakes. Based on coconut syrup, amazingly delicious cocktails are prepared for adults and children. You can cook them at home, using available ingredients. And if you were not able to buy ready-made coconut syrup, then you should not be upset. It can be easily prepared at home.

Coconut Coconut Syrup

Most famous syrups are prepared on the basis of fruit juice and water with sugar, boiled 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 cream, a thick consistency characteristic coconut flavor.

The following ingredients are needed to make coconut syrup:

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

Step by step cooking:

1. Water is poured into the pan and granulated sugar is poured.
2. The contents of the pan are brought to a boil and cooked over medium heat to a thick consistency. The foam formed on the surface will need to be periodically removed.
3. Using a corkscrew, make holes in the coconut and pour the whole coconut juice into a saucepan with syrup.
4. Boil the syrup for another 2 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat.

Such coconut syrup has a light aroma and taste. To prepare a more saturated syrup, instead of the juice of one coconut, you can use liquid from two or three fruits and evaporate it a little longer, or take milk or shavings.

Coconut syrup at home made from shavings

One of the most affordable ways to make syrup is to use coconut shavings 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 the stewpan, add sugar (250 g) and coconut flakes (150 g).
2. Put the dishes on the fire and bring its contents to a boil.
3. Remove the stewpan from the fire and set it aside, covering it for several hours.
4. After 3-4 hours, the mass should become thick, as if there was absolutely no liquid in it. However, this is not at all true.
5. Discard the coconut mass on a sieve and strain the cooked syrup. You can also use gauze, folded in several layers.
6. As a result, from this amount of ingredients you get 200 ml of delicious coconut syrup with a rich taste.

Coconut Milk Syrup Recipe

Coconut milk is especially popular among 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. Of the specified number of products, you get about 400 ml of syrup.
2. Prepared ingredients are sent to the stewpan with a thick bottom, 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.

Coconut milk at home

Coconut milk for syrup can not only be bought at the store, but also made independently at home. There are two ways to do this.

In the first case, coconut flakes are used as the base. It combines with water or milk in equal proportions and simmer for 2 minutes. About two hours, the mass should be infused, after which it can be filtered through a sieve or gauze. The result is real coconut milk. Then it can be used in other recipes, for example, to prepare coconut syrup.

The second option for making coconut milk is to beat the flesh of fresh coconut 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.

Coconut Syrup Drinks

In addition to alcoholic cocktails that adults prefer to cook, a very tasty and healthy drink for children can be made from coconut syrup . To prepare it, coconut syrup (30 ml), peach (20 ml) and pineapple juice (100 ml), ice cream (50 g) and 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, you can decorate it with whipped cream. Such a cocktail will surely appeal to every child, without exception.