{"id":1042,"slug":"date-syrup","title":"Date Syrup","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["3 cups (360 ml) water","1 cup (120 ml) Medjool dates, seeds removed"],"ingredients_norm":["water","medjool dates seeds removed"],"steps":["Bring the water to a boil, and pour it over the dates in a heat-proof bowl.","Let the dates soak for around half an hour.","Use a blender to purée the date-water mixture.","Transfer the mixture to a pot, and simmer over medium heat for 1 hour.","Remove the mixture from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.","Strain the mixture through several layers of cheesecloth or a nut milk bag.","Return the strained liquid to a pot, and simmer until it reaches your desired syrup consistency. Keep in mind that it will thicken after cooling—if you have a thermometer, you can use it to monitor the sugar concentration, aiming for somewhere between 104–113°C (219–235°F).","Remove from the heat and allow to cool."],"categories":["Recipes for syrup","Recipes using date"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":120,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Date_Syrup","source_ref":"4608740","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Date_Syrup&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"32d3b8569bb4357a4f7f78b62751b78afa3e6937713b54d275e5c9abcc596550","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:00Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:00Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/date-syrup"}