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date syrup, how to make dates syrup (homemade date syrup recipe)

By swasthi , on July 12, 2019, 46 Comments, Jump to Recipe

date syrup, how to make dates syrup
The recipe is very simple. I have no idea regarding the nutrition value and whether it is healthy. But Lion dates syrup was in much hype in India, when it initially landed in the market, years ago. It was considered and advertised as a super food especially for kids. I do not know the current trend since I do not reside there. However, I consider this syrup to be better than White sugar and can be used as a sweetner. I have also tried out some cake recipes with this syrup, i will be sharing them shortly.

how to make dates syrup

First time I made this was almost 5 years ago. During one of my visits to India, my mom had bought large quantity of dates (5 kgs) to send it with us back to Singapore, as we used to consume dates on a regular basis (it was those days and now we barely eat dates). When I returned to Singapore, I felt 5 kgs was too much for us to finish and so decided to try out something out of these dates. Then I found this dates syrup recipe on the web, which I can no longer trace it out now since 5 years is long enough for anyone to forget.  I had made this syrup using 2 kgs of dates. Once the syrup finished, the entire story was forgotten. This week when I found a pack of dates sitting in the freezer for quite long time, I remembered about this syrup and tried out again. It came out very well.

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Regarding the taste. It tastes great. Easy to convince even people who do not like dates.

How to serve –
You can use it as a spread for your bread or other baked goods, pancakes,dosa or roti. Most people use it as a sweetener for milk. But there is a debate about consuming milk and dates together, as the calcium in milk will inhibit the absorption of iron (iron from dates in this case). In case, you want to consume dates to recover from anemia, then milk and dates together may not be good.


You can use it as a spread for your bread or other baked goods, pancakes,dosa or roti. Most people use it as a sweetener for milk. But there is a debate about consuming milk and dates together, as the calcium in milk will inhibit the absorption of iron (iron from dates in this case). In case, you want to consume dates to recover from anemia, then milk and dates together may not be good.

2 things I did not like about this recipe:

1. Does not yield much syrup. 1 cup of seedless dates yields about 60 to 70 ml of syrup. but then this also depends on the kind of dates we use.

2. Entire pulp goes to the bin. Pulp becomes taste less, since we extract all the sweetness from the pulp. so all the fiber and other nutrients left in the pulp (if any) go waste.

how to make dates syrup at home

1. Wash and soak dates in hot water for at least for 2 hours.

soaking in hot water for date syrup recipe

2. Mash the dates well.

mashing date to make syrup

3. filter and extract the water using a cheese cloth.

filtering in a cheese cloth to make dates syrup recipe
filtering

4. Add this pulp back to the bowl used for soaking and pour little more water, squeeze up and filter again.

addition of pulp back to bowl to make date syrup recipe
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5. Bring this water to a boil in a heavy bottom pan, keep string to prevent burning at the bottom.

step by step photos on making date syrup recipe 06

6. Boil till you see a thick consistency. The right consistency is to be as thick as honey. it took 11 mins for me on a medium high flame.

thick consistency
dates syrup recipe
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Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time17 minutes
Servings10
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

  • 1 cup dates , seedless / pitted dates
  • 1 cup water , hot boiling
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Instructions

  • Wash dates to remove any oils or stabilizers that might be used. Soak them in hot water for about 2 hours. If using a softer variety like medjol you might need to soak only for a while.
  • Mash the dates using a masher, strain through a cheese cloth to get the liquids.
  • Place the pulp back to the soaking bowl and Add more water, mash up and filter again.
  • Add this water to a heavy bottom pan and boil, stir to prevent burning.
  • Boil until it thickens, like the consistency of honey. Fairly takes around 10 minutes.
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Notes

Do not over boil; else the syrup will be burnt
while boiling, the mix looks frothy and white, do not worry, it will settle down once cool and you will get a glossy syrup
Keep refrigerated. iam not sure of the shelf life

Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
date syrup, how to make dates syrup recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 41
% Daily Value*
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 96mg3%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 9g10%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  2. Amruta says

    July 17, 2020

    5 stars
    Such a simple recipe I will definitely try it for my 9 month old baby …❤️👍

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  3. Deanna says

    May 21, 2020

    4 stars
    I tried this for the first time this week, and found it worked well cutting the dates into pieces before covering with the boiling water, then put it all in the Vitamix blender and pulsed. Extracted lots. Used the leftover pulp in banana bread – everyone raves about it! Will definitely make this again.

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    • swasthi says

      May 22, 2020

      Glad to know it turned out well.
      Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Sruthi says

    June 20, 2019

    Hey Swati..
    My extracted syrup don’t come up as a clear liquid it comes as some what kind of cloudy. Do you know the reason why would I be coming up like that. Am I doing anything wrong. I need help on this

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    • swasthi says

      June 21, 2019

      Hi Sruthi,
      What kind of dates and filter did you use?

      Reply
      • parvathy says

        January 17, 2020

        Hellooo… i do have a doubt.Instead of soaking the dates in hot water can we cook it for a while so as to render it soft?Will there be any nutritional loss in doing so?

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        • swasthi says

          January 18, 2020

          Hi Parvathy,
          Yes you can. There is a nutritional loss anyway due to the cooking in the later part.

          Reply
  5. ALTAF BAGWAN says

    May 20, 2019

    SWATI WE WANT DATES SYRUP FROM DRUG COMPANYS FOR MEDICINE PURPOSE WHO CAN MAKE IT SEND CONTACT NO.

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  6. Sandhya says

    June 30, 2017

    5 stars
    Thank you Swasthi. This dates syrup is approved by my baby who has just turned one this month. I use 1 tsp of it in cerelac and while making atta halwa.

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    • swasthi says

      July 1, 2017

      Welcome Sandhya
      Very happy to know your baby liked it. Thanks for the comment

      Reply
  7. Judy Winterer says

    May 14, 2017

    5 stars
    The pulp is not really wasted if you use it to sweeten homemade rice pudding.. I do this all the time. The pulp also freezes well.

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    • swasthi says

      May 24, 2017

      Hi Judy
      Thanks for sharing your tip. Will try next time for rice pudding.
      🙂

      Reply
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  9. nishasuhaib says

    April 2, 2017

    5 stars
    I did it…wonderful ya….I m giving to my sons ziya zahe( twins ) …its really good…

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    • swasthi says

      April 3, 2017

      Hi Nishasuhaib
      So glad to know the recipe is useful.
      Thanks for the comment.
      🙂

      Reply
  10. Naz says

    August 23, 2016

    Hi.its nice n easy receipe.how much I can take in a day?

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    • swasthi says

      August 28, 2016

      1 to 2 tbsp can be consumed

      Reply
  11. Edwin Aigbogun says

    July 23, 2016

    I love the simplicity of your article and findings about making date syrup. I promise to try it and give you feedback as soon as possible.

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    • swasthi says

      July 26, 2016

      Thanks Edwin

      Reply
  12. Wael Al Salman says

    May 12, 2016

    5 stars
    ماشاء الله
    God bless u, what a great recipe I enjoyed it very much so did my wife.
    Many thanks from us from the heart land of dates Saudi Arabia.

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    • swasthi says

      May 16, 2016

      Thank a ton Wael Al Salman
      So glad to know you enjoyed it. You are welcome. My heartfelt Thanks for the lovely wishes.

      Reply
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