Date syrup is a great replacement for sugar and honey. In fact, it is the perfect substitute for sugar. It is suitable for diabetics and is free of cholesterol. It tastes delicious and healthy. It is rich in vitamins and minerals. It is also a good source of fibers which is essential in keeping a healthy digestive system. Date syrup is made from the dried fruit of date palm tree.
Category
Plant Based Recipe
Servings
1
Prep Time
5 minutes
Calories
50
In addition to making the dish sweet, it also makes it super rich and mouth-watering. In fact, make date syrup and pop it in the fridge, after a few hours, take it out and eat it plain. Yummmmmmyy! 100% Date Syrup nice cream! :)
Have you had Date Syrup? No, not the filtered one that are available in stores, but freshly made at home. Rich and delicious, this fruit-based sweetener is perfect for all kinds of desserts.
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Author:Dr Achyuthan Eswar
Ingredients
3/4 cup Seedless / Pitted Dates
Juice of 1/2 Lemon
Directions
Soak seedless / pitted dates overnight or at least for 5 hours.
Grind soaked dates to a smooth paste and squeeze lemon into it.
Use fresh, homemade date syrup for all your beverages, sweets and desserts, instead of sugar, honey or jaggery.
Store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Recipe Note
Why not honey, sugar or jaggery? Sugar and Jaggery are
processed foods. Although jaggery is healthier than brown sugar, which,
in turn, is healthier than white sugar, all forms of processed foods are
unhealthy when compared to whole plant foods. Honey is healthwise as
good as jaggery, which isn't saying much. In addition to not being very
healthy, honey production kills millions of bees every year, affecting
our environment adversely. The best sweetener alternative is a whole
fruit or dry fruit. The easiest method of using these is date syrup, as
it does not involve peeling or chopping.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 tbsp (21 g)
- per serving
- Calories
- 50
- Fat
- 0.1 grams
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 0 grams
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0 grams
- Unsaturated Fat
- 0 grams
- Cholesterol
- 0 milligrams
- 0%
- Sodium
- 0.4 milligrams
- 0%
- Potassium (Mg)
- 138 milligrams
- 4%
- Carbs
- 16 grams
- 5%
- Fiber
- 1.7 grams
- Sugar
- 13 grams
- Protein
- 0.5 grams
- Vitamin A
- micrograms
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- micrograms
- 0.1%
- Calcium
- micrograms
- 0.6%
- Iron
- micrograms
- 1.2%