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    Homemade Date Syrup Recipe | Sweetner for baby and toddler food

    last updated: Jan 21, 2020 by Kalyani

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    Homemade dates syrup for baby and toddler food

    Making date syrup at home is always been on my to do list. Date syrup are easily available in markets but homemade ones are good & pure which also gives a great self satisfaction of making it at home. I have learnt this recipe from my neighbor.

    Homemade date syrup tastes unbelievably delicious and I am sure you will not go in for store bought ones. It takes little more effort to make at home , but when you see the end product it's all worth!  You can introduce dates to your baby after 8 months, for more details on the health benefits of dates and how to introduce dates to your baby, check here.

    You could consume few tea spoons of this homemade dates syrup in the below ways:
    • Can be a sweetener for baby/toddler porridge's, kheer, purees etc
    • Sweeten your dessert with it instead of sugar
    • Use as a spread for dosas, pancakes, Chapati/roti or bread.
    • Combine with milk*

    * There is a discussion about combining calcium and iron rich foods, as the calcium will inhibit iron absorption, but some sources are saying dates and milk combo is the exception! Hence do check with your doctor before consuming this dates syrup with milk!

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    Homemade Date Syrup Recipe | Sweetener for baby and toddler food

    Homemade Date Syrup - homemade date syrup can be used as a healthy sweetner for baby and toddler food
    Course Baby Food
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes
    Calories
    Author Kalyani

    Ingredients

    • Dates - 1 cup
    • Water - 1 cup

    Instructions

    Preparation

    • Measure the dates using a measuring cup & keep it ready.

    Method

    • Desseed the dates and take them in a vessel & wash it once. Then soak the dates in 1 cup of hot water for 10 minutes. It should be soft now. Some dates needs more soaking, soak it until the dates are soft enough. Heat it for 2 minutes and cooled down. So that it's easy enough to mash.
    • Mash the dates well with your hands and extract the dates water by straining using a cheese cloth. Squeeze out the water completely by stirring with your hand. Discard the dates and collect the water in a saucepan. Repeat the process with little water if necessary.
    • Boil the dates water in a saucepan until it becomes thick. Keep the flame low to medium and stir it occasionally to avoid burning at the bottom.
    • Boil it until it becomes quite dark, thick and reached a honey like consistency. Switch off the flame once done.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 50g
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    Here is the video for how to make Homemade dates syrup for babies
    Preparation :
    1. Measure the dates using a measuring cup & keep it ready.

    Procedure :

    1. De seed the dates and take them in a vessel & wash it once. Then soak the dates in 1 cup of hot water for 10 minutes. It should be soft now. Some dates needs more soaking, soak it until the dates are soft enough. Heat it for 2 minutes and cooled down. So that it's easy enough to mash.
    Homemade dates syrup for baby and toddler food- step 1

    2. Mash the dates well with your hands and extract the dates water by straining using a cheese cloth. Squeeze out the water completely by stirring with your hand. Discard the dates and collect the water in a saucepan. Repeat the process with little water if necessary.
    Homemade dates syrup for baby and toddler food- step 2

    3. Boil the dates water in a saucepan until it becomes thick. Keep the flame low to medium and stir it occasionally to avoid burning at the bottom.
    Homemade dates syrup for baby and toddler food- step 3
    4. Boil it until it becomes quite dark, thick and reached a honey like consistency. Switch off the flame once done.
    Homemade dates syrup for baby and toddler food- step 4
    Healthy homemade date syrup is ready!

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    Notes :
    • Squeeze out and extract the water slowly so that you get good amount of water.
    • Adding more water makes the syrup watery.
    • Soaking time purely depends on the dates type used, if not using softer variety, soak it in hot water for 2 hours & continue with the remaining steps.
    • This dates syrup becomes little thick after cooling down so switch it off the flame accordingly. Don't over  boil.
    • Keep it refrigerated and consume with in a couple of weeks.
    • Giving this dates syrup too often makes the baby sweet tooth. Hence its always recommended to use this raisins syrup in moderation.
    • Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. kitchenkathukutty

      October 14, 2015 at 10:09 am

      Tempting click as usual 🙂

      Reply
    2. Madhavi Cyber Kitchen

      October 14, 2015 at 10:10 am

      Good to know about you dear !! Beautiful blog and yummy recipes 🙂 Keep Blogging ..!!

      Reply
    3. Sathya- MyKitchenodyssey

      October 14, 2015 at 4:28 pm

      Dates syrup looks delicious.Nice click and wonderful recipes.

      Reply
    4. Anonymous

      April 07, 2016 at 11:41 pm

      can we grind the pulp in mixie so thatwe get more syrup and can we reuse the strained dates pulp?

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        April 08, 2016 at 1:23 am

        U can give a try n see. Am not sure whether it will increase the quantity. You can resuse the pulp while making homemade jams, kheer as a sweetner.. But it won't be that sweet so make sure to adjust with sugar/jaggery

        Reply
    5. Preet

      May 20, 2016 at 7:02 am

      It's already more than 3 weeks after I have made the syrup. How long can I use it or shall I use it for some adult recipe and finish it off?

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        May 20, 2016 at 2:14 pm

        I haven't used more than 2 weeks. Really not sure. So check its not spoilt and consume it for adult food.

        Reply
    6. Sharmi

      March 22, 2017 at 3:22 pm

      Hi!
      Just a small doubt, wether boiling the syrup a second will make its nutrition reduce?

      Reply
      • gkfooddiary

        March 23, 2017 at 12:29 am

        No not much. This is the way dates syrup should be prepared for storing purposes. Otherwise it won't stay good.

        Reply
    7. MADANi

      March 03, 2019 at 8:26 pm

      can it be used as a add on in 6 months babies purees to make it tasty as my baby is not enjoying the purees without the sweetners

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        March 05, 2019 at 11:57 pm

        Sure yes!

        Reply
      • Madani Begum

        March 07, 2019 at 12:27 am

        thnq bt a small doubt hez jst started 6th mnth so is it safe for him to gv it as add on in purees

        Reply
        • Kalyani

          March 07, 2019 at 2:14 am

          it is better to give plain puree first and later on you can add it if the baby doesn't like the plain taste

          Reply
    8. Swathi Cheliyan

      August 31, 2020 at 11:52 am

      How to select the best dates

      Reply
      • Kalyani

        September 02, 2020 at 8:57 am

        soft Medjool dates variety is good

        Reply

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