Friday 26 April 2013

How can you use coconut sugar?


Coconut sugar can be used as a sugar substitute for hot or cold beverages like coffee, tea. Like the ordinary sweetener: white and brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar make a perfect alternative.

Coconut sugar can also be mixed in juices, smoothies for delicious beverage or in oats to make the breakfast more tasty and to bake fabulous desserts. You can also spread the coconut syrup on bread and toast or drizzle on pancakes. If you are eager to make your own breakfast then you can coat muesli with coconut sugar or even on popcorn!

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Wednesday 24 April 2013

What is the taste and texture of the coconut flower sugar?


The taste of coconut sugar is subtly sweet almost like brown sugar but with a slight hint of caramel. However, organic coconut sugar is not highly processed, the color, sweetness and flavour can vary depending on different factors. It depends on the coconut species, season, area where it was harvested and even the way the sap or toddy was reduced. 

In the market we can find the coconut sugar in liquid form similar to honey or granule, block or even soft paste. The coconut sugar can be mixed with hot or cold beverage and can be used in many other ways.  

Why don't you try and let us know what you think about it :)
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Friday 19 April 2013

What is the taste of the coconut flower sugar?

Coconut flower sugar has a toffee aroma, caramel taste and no after taste. It can be successfully used instead of refined sugar in all applications. The benefits are that coconut sugar is unrefined and lower GI than refined sugar.

What is the difference between coconut nectar and coconut sugar?

The viscous coconut syrup is produced by concentrating the sap from the coconut flower while coconut sugar is made by concentrating the coconut nectar further and powdering. Traditionally coconut sap is collected by hand and the processing is also a very labour intensive product.

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What is the texture and aroma of the coconut flower nectar?

It is a sweet fragrant and beautiful caramel-colored thick liquid substance which looks like a syrup. The syrup has toffee notes with a lot of complexity and depth.

How is coconut sugar made?



Once the sap is harvested and slowly concentrated by applying heat it becomes a syrup known as coconut blossom nectar or coconut flower nectar. The is further concentrated and powdered to make coconut sugar.

How the coconut flower nectar is collected?

To collect this delicious nectar the farmers climb up the coconut trees (which can be high as 150 feet) then they tie these inflorescences into bunches by gently slicing the tip of the an unopened flower spike to create a wound from where leaks the pure nectar.

What's coconut flower nectar or coconut blossom nectar ?

Coconut flower nectar is extracted from the fragrant coconut flower. A cut is made on the flower and the sweet sap is allowed drain into a pot. The sap is then painstakingly concentrated over low heat and concentrated into a syrup.

Coconut sap is traditionally hand-harvested.

Wednesday 17 April 2013

What is a coconut flower / blossom?


The Coconut tree/palm is one of the oldest flowering tree in the world, the coconut flowers blossom only after 6 to 10 years depending on the species.

The flowers develop inside a large green bud which is called 'The Spathe' which keep both male and female flowers. (A 'Spathe' is a large leaf that enclose the flower to keep certain plants such as palms,  arums, and dayflowers.)

The bud splits open as the flowers grow, the several branches inside have hundreds of tiny male flowers which look like lilies and few female flowers which look like small coconuts.

Flowering occurs continuously and with the help of the insects and wind the male flowers pollinate the female flowers. Once the female flowers are pollinated, they become mature coconuts after a period of 10 months.

Coconut sap is extracted from the coconut flowers to produce toddy (an alcoholic drink) and coconut nectar.

Lime and Coconut Cookie

Ingredients: 2 3/4 Cups all-purpose flour 1 Teaspoon baking soda 1/2 Teaspoon baking powder 1/2 Teaspoon salt 1 Cup butter, softened ...

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