🌙✨ A must-have for Ramadan! This sugar-based honey is the secret ingredient behind some of the most beloved Moroccan Ramadan treats—chebakia, briwats, sweet rghayefs, and more! 🍯 Its golden color, rich texture, and perfect sweetness make it essential for achieving that authentic taste.
In this video, our dada will guide you step by step to ensure your sugar-based honey turns out just right—so your Ramadan sweets are soaked to perfection!
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Recipe:
1kg (2.2 pounds) sugar
400ml (1 1/2 cups) water
A small lemon
3 stars anise
100ml (1/2 cup) water for the final step
Steps
1- In a pot, put the sugar and water over medium heat until the sugar completely dissolves.
2- Add lemon slices and star anise, and simmer the honey for 50 minutes or until the syrup eaches a rich, golden hue. Tip: you know it’s ready if the lemons also turn brown.
3- Add 100 ml (1/2 cup) of water and let it boil for 5 minutes.
4- Turn off the heat, cover the pot, and let the honey cool aside overnight. You’ll find it thickens beautifully, mimicking the luxurious texture of real honey. Use the honey for all your moroccan pastries.
today we’re diving into the heart of Moroccan baking with a clever kitchen hack homemade faux honey perfect for drenching delights like chakia briwat Mena and other treats since these sweets often require generous amounts this economical alternative to real honey is a GameChanger start by placing classic Moroccan large sugar blocks known as Toba into a large pot you can also use granulated white sugar add water and simmer over medium heat until the sugar has fully dissolved to infuse our syrup with flavor toss in some lemon slices and star Anis let it bubble away for 50 minutes until it reaches a rich golden hue stir in 100 ml of water and continue to boil for another 5 minutes once done turn off the heat cover the pot and let the syrup rest overnight to cool you’ll find it thickens beautifully mimicking the luxurious texture of real honey ready to sweeten your Moroccan pastries let’s get baking