Use code TRIPLE10 to save $10 on your first three grocery orders.
RECIPE
3 INGREDIENTS 6 STEPS 1hr 35min

Golden Syrup

This homemade Golden Syrup for Mooncakes is amazingly easy to make. All you need are sugar, water, and some lemon slices. This syrup has a beautiful golden amber color with an amazingly thick honey-like texture and sweet lemony fragrance. This is the key ingredient for popular Asian pastry and desserts, such as traditional baked mooncakes.
Golden Syrup Recipe | SideChef
WATCH FULL VIDEO
This homemade Golden Syrup for Mooncakes is amazingly easy to make. All you need are sugar, water, and some lemon slices. This syrup has a beautiful golden amber color with an amazingly thick honey-like texture and sweet lemony fragrance. This is the key ingredient for popular Asian pastry and desserts, such as traditional baked mooncakes.
Being a self taught chef, Huang focuses on improving cooking recipes, documenting and creating step-by-step how to guides.
http://www.huangkitchen.com/
Save Time,
Shop Ingredients
Make grocery shopping easy! Add recipes to your cart, review your ingredients and checkout online with Walmart.
Delivery & Pickup From
Estimated Total: Estimated Total:
Fulfilled by
For every order you place, SideChef is contributing towards ending hunger in America.
Being a self taught chef, Huang focuses on improving cooking recipes, documenting and creating step-by-step how to guides.
http://www.huangkitchen.com/
1hr 35min
Total Time
$7.23
Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings
1
US / METRIC
3 cups
Water
1
or Lime
Save Time,
Shop Ingredients
Make grocery shopping easy! Add recipes to your cart, review your ingredients and checkout online with Walmart.
Delivery & Pickup From
Estimated Total: Estimated Total:
Fulfilled by
For every order you place, SideChef is contributing towards ending hunger in America.

Nutrition Per Serving

VIEW ALL
CALORIES
3895
FAT
0.3 g
PROTEIN
0.9 g
CARBS
1007.7 g

Author's Notes

Lemon is used to prevent sugar crystallization. If you find that the golden syrup has crystallized at the bottom of the container, you can transfer it back into a pot, add more lemon slices and boil again. If enough acid (lemon) is added, sugar should not crystalize. Slice the lemon about ½-cm thick. Leave the lemon seeds intact as this works as a natural preservative for the golden syrup. Caramelized lemon slices can be used for lemon tea.

It is recommended to boil syrup using a pot with a smaller top opening. This will prevent too much evaporation during the boiling process. Over-evaporation will cause the syrup to be too thick when it turns golden brown.

It is important to keep the syrup for at least 2 weeks before using it for mooncakes. If you do not keep it long enough, the mooncake skin will turn out hard. The longer the syrup is kept, the better the texture of the baked mooncakes.

Cooking Instructions

HIDE IMAGES
Step 1
Cut 4 slices of Lemon (1) , about ½-cm thick each.
Step 2
Place a medium-size pot on the stove. Add in the Granulated Sugar (5 cups) , Water (3 cups) , and lemon slices. Stir a bit.
Step 3
Turn heat to high. Stir to mix well. Cook till the syrup comes to a boil, stirring occasionally till all the sugar has dissolved.
Step 4
Then lower the flame to low. Continue to simmer gently (small bubbles) till the syrup turns a rich amber color, about 1 hour later.
Step 5
Test if the sugar syrup has reached the desired consistency. Drop some syrup into a bowl of water and it should spread out. When touched, it should feel syrupy at the bottom.
Step 6
When done, turn off the flame and remove the lemon slices from the syrup. Remove the pot from the stove. Pour the hot syrup into a clean glass jar and let it cool completely before closing the jar with a secure lid.

Watch Full Video

Rate & Review

Tap to Rate:
title
description
94 Saved
TOP
You're one smart cookie! 🍪
In order to enhance your experience, SideChef uses cookies. By clicking “ACCEPT” you agree to the storing of cookies on your device. You can withdraw your consent at any time by visiting our COOKIE POLICY on our website.
ACCEPT
REJECT
Recipe Saved to My Saved Recipes VIEW
Recipe Added to Cart VIEW
Sign Up for a FREE 4-Week Budget-Friendly Meal Plan
Get your meal plan today and start saving money on groceries!
Success! Your Meal Plan Is on Its Way!
Check your inbox shortly to start your budget meal plan journey!
OK
Make cooking easy
Discover personalized recipes, organize your meal plans, shop ingredients, and cook with confidence alongside our FREE, step-by-step cooking app.
Nutrition Per Serving
Calories
3895
% Daily Value*
Fat
0.3 g
0%
Saturated Fat
0.0 g
0%
Trans Fat
--
--
Cholesterol
--
--
Carbohydrates
1007.7 g
366%
Fiber
2.4 g
9%
Sugars
1000.1 g
--
Protein
0.9 g
2%
Sodium
26.1 mg
1%
Vitamin D
--
--
Calcium
104.1 mg
8%
Iron
1.0 mg
6%
Potassium
137.3 mg
3%
Find Nearby Walmart Stores
Enter your zip code to find a Walmart near you.
Sorted by distance from