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November 25, 2020

Homemade Treacle | How to Make Treacle | Dark Caramel + Video!

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Treacle, also known as molasses or dark caramel is technically a byproduct of refining sugar by boiling the raw juice. This uncrystallized syrup is thick and dark and has many uses in flavouring food. From being added to cakes and bakes, it finds its uses in sauces and marinades and other sweets too. Treacle is a bit pricey where I live. A bottle of which costs around AED 18 or maybe even more. I usually buy a bottle around Christmas time and like to add it to my bakes if a recipe called for some treacle. However, this time around I wanted to make it at home for a fraction of the cost. Making treacle at home is easy if you follow the correct steps. It keeps well too so you need not worry about it going bad as sugar is a natural preservative.

 

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Black treacle, like golden syrup follows the same method of preparation but the latter is taken off the heat when the syrup is still amber coloured. Black treacle on the other hand is caramalized till the sugar changes colour to a deep brown. This occurs when the sugar starts burning and smoking.  You can actually smell the burning sugar.  This process yields in a rich, thick, black syrup that has a distinctively bitter-sweet taste.  Golden syrup is also used widely in baking and I will share the recipe for it soon

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In the weeks to come I will share recipes on how you can use homemade treacle, so do stay tuned. With this recipe I have covered almost all the basic ingredients you need to make a good Christmas cake. Don’t forget to checkout other basic recipes that I have shared so far:

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Homemade Treacle | How to Make Treacle | Dark Caramel

Popularly called as molasses/dark caramel/burnt sugar, treacle is a byproduct of the process of making sugar. You can make a cheat's version by caramelising sugar to produce a deep black, bitter-sweet thick syrup that is widely used to flavour and colour cakes, fruitcakes, puddings, tarts, sauces and marinades
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Course: Basic recipe
Keyword: Black Caramel, Treacle
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Author: Shireen Sequeira

Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1/4 cup water (at room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup water (freshly boiled)
  • 2 cups granulated white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lime/lemon juice

Instructions

  • In a heavy based saucepan, add 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water. Bring it to a gentle boil and let the sugar melt and dissolve. Do not stir with a spoon/ladle at this stage or else the sugar will crystallise. When you see bubbles appearing just swirl the pan
  • Cook the mixture on a low heat till the colour changes from white to pale brown to amber. Swirl the pan every few seconds. The mixture will froth and then give way to large bubbles. The colour will deepen to a dark brown.
  • Keeping yourself at a safe distance, add the boiling water in parts. Be very cautious as the mixture is very volatile at this stage and can splatter causing serious burns.
  • Once the boiling water has been added, stir the mixture and then add the 2 cups of sugar and mix it with a ladle till it is dissolved and turns into liquid. Cook on a low heat till the syrup thickens a little.
  • Add the lime/lemon juice to prevent crystallization. Reduce the heat and cook for another 8-10 minutes or slightly more.
  • To test the readiness of the syrup, add a few drops into a steel (or any heat proof) bowl and cool it completely. If it is no longer runny but turns into a honey like consistency allowing you to form a single thread between the index finger & thumb, the treacle is ready.
  • Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool for a few minutes. While it is still hot and in pouring consistency, transfer into a clean, dry glass or ceramic container and leave it open till the treacle cools completely. Then fasten the lid and store in a cool place.
  • Use the treacle as required in fruit cakes, puddings, tarts, marinades, sauces and other sweets

Notes

Do not be tempted to overcook the syrup as it can quickly turn into a hardball consistency (required to make candy/hard boiled sweets) and if you pour it into a jar, once it cools you won't be able to get it out. You will then need to add water to the jar to even soften it. 
If the syrup has thickened a bit too much it will start turning into a string like consistency and when cooled, can be modelled. This is a soft ball stage. In such a case, just add a little water and bring it back to a simmer until it passes the consistency test as mentioned in the points above. 

Disclaimer

The nutritional values are only indicative.

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  1. Snehalatha Naidu says

    November 26, 2020 at 5:29 am

    As always you are brilliant Shireen. LOVE your generous sharing of all your recipes. Such a joy to read the thoughtfully penned out details for ALL your delicious food. Bless you!

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      November 26, 2020 at 9:09 am

      Thank you so much for the lovely appreciation Sneha!! I am glad that you find my recipes so useful!! Thanks for always supporting my work!

      Reply
  2. Lydia says

    December 13, 2020 at 10:06 am

    Thanks for this recipe Shireen. Can we use light brown sugar instead of white sugar.

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      December 13, 2020 at 2:04 pm

      Hi Lydia,

      I guess you can use light brown sugar..I haven’t done it as yet..

      Reply
      • Lydia says

        December 18, 2020 at 8:37 am

        Thanks Shireen

        Reply
    • Joanita Pinto says

      December 15, 2020 at 4:32 am

      Hello,
      Yes you can use brown sugar as well, I normally don’t have white sugar on hand and so used brown sugar. The only downside in using it is you cannot tell the color changes, just have to wing it, but it was perfect and worked well in my cake. The cake got a rich dark color.

      Hope it helps.

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      • Lydia says

        December 18, 2020 at 8:36 am

        Thanks Joanita

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  3. paul says

    May 8, 2021 at 4:43 pm

    First time ever! Brilliantly simple recipe that resulted in really good treacle. Adding the boiling water was shock/surprise, care really needed here.

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      May 20, 2021 at 1:57 pm

      Thanks a lot for the feedback! Yes, one needs to be cautious while pouring the hot water into the bubbling liquid!

      Reply
  4. Liz says

    November 8, 2021 at 7:10 pm

    Can we use turbinado sugar for this treacle?

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      November 13, 2021 at 9:43 am

      I guess you can. I have never tried it though

      Reply
  5. Maria says

    December 13, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    Brilliant Video! Thank you! So then I can use the treacle to make brown sugar?

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      January 5, 2022 at 9:09 am

      Thanks a lot! Brown sugar that is commercially available is of various types. Soft brown sugar has a different texture. So if you add treacle to regular white granulated sugar you may end up with coloured sugar that is a bit sticky

      Reply
  6. Paige Arroe San Roman says

    January 2, 2022 at 11:23 pm

    Excellent, well explained Recipe

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      January 5, 2022 at 8:56 am

      Thanks a lot!

      Reply
  7. Martina says

    April 10, 2022 at 7:41 pm

    Can I make brown sugar with this homemade molasses or it’s different?

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      April 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm

      I have never tried it so I’m not sure

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  8. Martha says

    December 20, 2022 at 10:32 am

    This looks amazing. Would you happen to know how I can make this recipe eggless?

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    • Shireen Sequeira says

      January 17, 2023 at 12:55 pm

      There is no egg in this recipe. Were you referring to something else?

      Reply

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