3 Ingredient Caramelized Orange Syrup
Caramelized Orange syrup is purely vegan made with 3 ingredients. Mix with water to enjoy a refreshing drink, drizzle over desserts, pancakes,waffles and enjoy
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 182kcal
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup Granulated Sugar (or any sugar)
- 1 cup Orange Juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 tsp Orange Zest
Instructions
- In a saucepan, cook the sugar on medium flame until it becomes golden brown color syrup. Stir occasionally to ensure even coloring.
- Remove from heat and let it cool completely. This will take some 5-10 minutes. When the sugar syrup is cooled, it will become solid like a glazing transparent glass. You will here some crackling sound when the sugar syrup is solidified which is normal.
- Add the orange juice and zest to this.
- Again cook on medium flame stirring occasionally. Bring to a boil until the solid sugar dissolves.
- Reduce the flame and simmer for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Let it cool completely.
- Strain and store in an air-tight container.
Notes
Caramelization (or caramelisation) happens fast. The sugar will change the color from white to light golden brown and then to dark burnt very fast. So don't leave the pan unattended.
Since we are not adding any water to caramelize the sugar, it will melt unevenly and appear lumpy in some parts and liquid in other parts. If this happens, reduce the heat to low and stir until the lumps melt.
If you see dark brown patches developing while cooking the sugar, gently swirl the pan to distribute the color evenly.
Don't try to touch or taste the sugar syrup while cooking. While in liquid syrup consistency, it's temperature will be high enough to burn your skin.
As soon as the caramel reaches the desired color, remove from heat or you will have a burnt caramel that is not edible.
Add orange juice only after the caramelized sugar syrup is cooled completely. Otherwise it will splatter.
You can use any orange to make the orange syrup. I have tried with navel orange, mandarins and cara caras. If using cara caras, you may reduce the sugar as the orange itself is sweeter.