Best 5 Coconut Sugar Syrup Recipes

TAPIOCA PUDDING WITH COCONUT CREAM AND PALM-SUGAR SYRUP

Steps:

• Make pudding:
• Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan and add tapioca in a slow stream, stirring constantly. Gently boil, stirring frequently, 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let stand, covered, until tapioca is translucent, about 15 minutes.
• Add 3 cups cold water to tapioca, then drain in a large sieve. Transfer tapioca to a large bowl. Add cold water to cover by 2 inches and swirl tapioca to remove excess starch. Drain tapioca in sieve and repeat rinsing. Drain tapioca again and divide among 6 serving dishes. Chill, loosely covered, 10 minutes, or until set.
• Make syrup:
• Tear pandan leaf into strips and tie strips together in a knot. Simmer pandan with sugar and remaining 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Discard pandan and pour syrup through a fine sieve into a small bowl. Cool to room temperature.
• Make coconut cream:
• Scoop out thick layer of coconut cream from top of can, reserving thin liquid in bottom. Whisk ‚ cup coconut cream until smooth, whisking in 1 to 1‚ tablespoons thin coconut liquid if necessary to get a pourable consistency. Drizzle some of syrup over tapioca and top with some coconut cream. Serve remaining syrup and cream on the side.

COCONUT SUGAR SYRUP

Steps:

• Boil all ingredients until sugar is fully dissolved.

COCONUT JELLY IN SUGAR SYRUP

Steps:

• Use a medium sized saucepan.
• Pour in the water. Soak the agar-agar briefly in the water to seperate the strands.
• Bring the water to the boil.
• Reduce heat a little before adding the 1/2 cup sugar, milk and coconut milk. Stir gentleyuntil it comes to the boilagain. Simmer for 2 minutes.
• Rinse a shallow tray with cold water and do not dry. A lamington tray is a good size.
• Pout the jelly into the tray and refrigerate for at least two hours.
• For the syrup: Simmer the palm sugar and water until the sugar is dissolved; chill.
• TO Serve: cut the cocnut jelly into diamond shaped pieces. Spoon over the syrup adn serve with seasonal or tinned fruits.

COCONUT AND PALM SUGAR SYRUP WITH TAPIOCA, TROPICAL FRUIT, AND SHAVED ICE

Steps:

• Bring 8 cups water to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan and add tapioca, stirring constantly. Gently boil, stirring occasionally, until tapioca is almost completely translucent, 40 minutes to 1 1/2 hours, depending on size of tapioca.
• Remove from heat and let tapioca stand, covered, until completely translucent, 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours, depending on size.
• While tapioca is standing, bring sugar, a pinch of salt, and remaining 1/4 cup water to a simmer in a small heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Simmer syrup until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Scoop out 3/4 cup (total) of thick layer of coconut cream from tops of cans (reserving remainder for another use) and whisk into syrup until combined well. Chill syrup until cold, about 1 hour.
• Add 3 cups cold water to translucent tapioca, then drain in a sieve. Transfer tapioca to a large bowl filled halfway with cold water, swirl, and then drain in sieve. (This removes excess starch.)
• Spoon 3 tablespoons syrup into each of 4 glasses (there will be some left over), then divide fruit and tapioca among them. Top with shaved ice.
• *Available at Asian markets and Uwajimaya (800-889-1928).

COCONUT-CORN ICE CREAM WITH BROWN-SUGAR SYRUP AND PEANUTS

Steps:

• For brown-sugar syrup:
• Toast coriander seeds in a small dry skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board; crush with the bottom of a small pan or with a mortar and pestle.
• Stir sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Add coriander and peppercorns; season with salt. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer, swirling pan occasionally and brushing down sides with a wet pastry brush, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Let cool. Strain; cover and chill for up to 1 month.
• For ice cream:
• Using the large holes on a box grater, coarsely grate corn kernels from cobs into a large bowl; reserve cobs. Heat coconut milk in a large saucepan over medium heat until almost simmering. Add grated corn, corn cobs, and condensed milk; cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture barely begins to simmer, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 1 hour. Discard cobs.
• Strain corn mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids. Whisk in salt. Cover corn ice cream base; chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Process ice cream base in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to an airtight container, cover, and freeze for at least 3 hours and up to 1 week.
• For garnishes:
• Scoop ice cream into bowls. Drizzle some brown-sugar syrup over. Garnish with peanuts and lime zest.