Pomegranate Syrup or Molasses

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2006

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Fruit 10 from Outer Space (Pomegranates)

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
50 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
1 1/2 cups syrup or 1 cup molasses

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 50 min
Total:: 1 hr 25 min

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Ingredients

4 cups pomegranate juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions

For Syrup: Place the pomegranate juice, sugar and lemon juice in a 4-quart saucepan set over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has completely dissolved. Once the sugar has dissolved, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the mixture has reduced to 1 1/2 cups, approximately 50 minutes. It should be the consistency of syrup. Remove from the heat and allow to cool in the saucepan for 30 minutes. Transfer to a glass jar and allow to cool completely before covering and storing in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.

For Molasses: Place the pomegranate juice, sugar and lemon juice in a 4-quart saucepan set over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has completely dissolved. Once the sugar has dissolved, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the mixture has reduced to 1 cup, approximately 70 minutes. It should be the consistency of thick syrup. Remove from the heat and allow to cool in the saucepan for 30 minutes. Transfer to a glass jar and allow to cool completely before covering and storing in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.

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recipe Pomegranate Syrup or Molasses
Karen Cohasset, MA 11-11-2009
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i'll try again
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I cooked this to make a molasses...about 65 minutes, for a salad dressing, I cooled it in a glass measuring cup....it... hardened to a lollipop. I'll try it again but not cook it so long even though it appeared the consistancy was as per recipe.Read more
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M Alvin, TX 08-16-2009
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Perfect recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is perfect as is. Do not increase sugar unless you want a really, really super sweet syrup. I use a chinois... (cone shaped sieve on a stand with cone shaped wood pestle) to juice my pomegranates. It works so much better than any other method I have tried...including citrus juicer and food mill. Let the freshly squeezed juice rest in the fridge overnight, then pour off the clear juice leaving behind the sediment.Read more
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Christine Madison, WI 10-27-2008
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Amount of sugar is incorrect
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Increase sugar to 2 1/2 cups (not 1/2 cup)! I hope this typo can be fixed in the recipe, because properly made, it is great... syrup.Read more
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null null, null 10-12-2008
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Pomegranate Syrup Success!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I searched in all of my local markets, standard and premium, to find pomegranate syrup or molassas and was disappointed that... no one carried it. A quick search on the Internet and I found Alton Brown's recipe. I read the other reviews and purchased 4 large pomegranites. Some had almost white seeds so I was nervous that I would not get the expected outcome. The juice looked milky when I started out cooking the juice. But as the syrup cooked it cleared and reduced to a beautiful deep pink-red, and it is wonderfully delicious. I won't ever bother looking for it in the stores again. Read more
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Robin Leawood, KS 10-07-2007
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Simple
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this syrup from scratch you'll need at least 4-5 pomegranates to get enough juice. I used aluminum all-clad pan and... mine is fine. Already used some of the syrup on mideastern chicken burgers!Read more
recipe Pomegranate Syrup or Molasses
Wendell Anaheim, CA 03-18-2007
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Flavorful and attractive
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The pomegranate syrup is a pretty color, and smells and tastes very nice. Much tastier than regular "grenadine". Don't... make it in an aluminum saucepan, though. It stripped the anodizing right off of my Calphalon :(.Read more