Homemade invert syrup

Overview

Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, all the ingredients for making mooncakes must be prepared in advance. When I was making mooncakes last year, I bought invert syrup online. I thought it would be difficult to make it myself, but after I made it, I realized it was actually very simple. It only requires three ingredients: sugar, water and lemon, and boil the sugar to the right level. This syrup is rich in sugar, so it can be stored for a long time without crystallization. Invert syrup can be used in Cantonese mooncake skins, saqima, cakes and other foods that replace sugar.

Tags

• homemade sauce
• fresh lemon juice
• white sugar
• water

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the required ingredients

   

2. 2 Pour the sugar and water into the pot

   

3. 3 Stir slightly with a spoon and turn on medium heat

   

4. 4 Cut the lemon and squeeze out the juice

   

5. 5 After the sugar water boils, pour in the lemon juice, bring it to a boil again, then turn to low heat and continue cooking (do not stir during this time)

   

6. 6 You can use a brush with water to clean the sugar water around the pot

   

7. 7 Simmer for about 40 minutes to 1 hour. When the syrup turns honey color, turn off the heat

   

8. 8 After the syrup is cooled, it can be poured into an oil-free and water-free sealed jar and left for one day before consumption