Desserts
How to Make a Carrot Substitute for Orange Blossom Water
Presentation and decoration are just as important as taste when it comes to desserts... they say we eat with our eyes before our mouths! Here is how to prepare carrots as a substitute for orange blossom water to decorate sweets. You will surely be glad to keep it in the fridge and use it whenever needed!
Ingredients
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- 2 cups coarsely grated carrots
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup rose water
- 1/2 cup water, or as needed
- Juice of half an orange
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring
- 1 cup honey or 1 cup syrup, depending on what is available and preferred
- Note
- Check the consistency of the carrot syrup by placing a drop on a plate to make sure it is similar to jam. If it is thicker, add a little water as needed, then leave it on the heat until it reaches the desired consistency.
- You can also replace 1 cup of carrots with 1 cup of beetroot to avoid using food coloring.
Method
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- Put the sugar, rose water, and lemon juice in a pot over the heat, and let them boil for just two minutes.
- Add the carrots and leave the mixture on the heat for an additional ten minutes. Add the honey, water, and food coloring and let the mixture simmer over medium heat until it thickens slightly.
- Use the carrots, once cooled, to decorate desserts instead of orange blossom water
- Note:
- Test the consistency of the carrot syrup by placing a drop on a plate to ensure it is jam-like... if it is too thick, add a little water as needed and then return it to the heat until you reach the desired consistency.
- You can replace one cup of carrots with one cup of beetroot... so you can avoid using food coloring.
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
