Apple-Grape or Pineapple Concentrate Sweetener
Submitted by donnab
Homemade fruit sweeteners made by reducing frozen juice concentrates into thick, syrupy natural sugar substitutes for baking and cooking without refined sugar.
YIELD
2 cupsPREP
1 minCOOK
20 minREADY
21 minThese concentrated fruit sweeteners give you a way to replace refined sugar with pure fruit flavor in your baking.
Just boil down frozen juice concentrate until it thickens and intensifies, then store it in the fridge for up to two weeks.
The apple-grape version brings mellow sweetness, while the pineapple concentrate adds tropical tang.
Use them in recipes where you’d normally reach for honey or maple syrup.
Kitchen Tips
- Watch the pot carefully during the low boil; the liquid reduces faster than you think
- Let the concentrate cool completely before transferring to jars or it may crack the glass
- Label jars with the date since these natural sweeteners have a shorter shelf life than sugar
- Start with less than you’d use of regular sweetener and adjust to taste since fruit concentrates vary in sweetness
Ingredients
Directions
For the apple-grape sweetener: In a large saucepan, combine the apple and grape juice concentrates.
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat slightly and cook at a low boil 15 to 20 minutes.
Measure; you should have about 2 cups.
Transfer to a jar and cool. Cover and refrigerate.
For the pineapple sweetener: Pour the pineapple juice concentrate into a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil; reduce the heat slightly, and cook at a low boil 15 to 20 minutes.
Measure; you should have about 1 cup.
Transfer to a jar and cool.
Cover and refrigerate.
The sweeteners will have a 2-week shelf life in refrigeration.
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