🇹🇱 Timorese Cuisine

Sukaer

Palm Sugar Candy

Prep Time 1 hour
Servings 10
Difficulty Medium

Dark amber blocks of crystallized palm sugar made by boiling lontar palm sap until thick and pouring into molds, producing a rich, caramel-flavored natural sweetener and snack.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Strain fresh palm sap through a cloth to remove impurities.
  2. 2 Pour sap into a heavy-bottomed pot and bring to a boil over medium heat.
  3. 3 Stir constantly as the sap reduces and darkens, about forty-five minutes.
  4. 4 Continue cooking until the liquid becomes thick, glossy, and pulls away from the sides of the pot.
  5. 5 Quickly pour the hot syrup into coconut shell molds or small oiled bowls.
  6. 6 Let cool and harden completely, about thirty minutes. Pop the sugar blocks from the molds.

Did You Know?

A single lontar palm can produce enough sap for sukaer production for up to fifty years, making it one of the most sustainable sweeteners in the world.