Yasmin Johal’s Maple Gulab Jamun

Desserts / Sweet Treats

Maple Gulab Jamun
Featuring Pure Maple Syrup
6 portions

Ingredients

FOR THE JAMUN

  • 4 slices of slightly stale white bread (no crusts)
  • 4-6 tbsp coconut milk (oat milk could also work)
  • Oil for deep frying

FOR THE SYRUP

  • 200ml pure Canadian maple syrup (preferably amber syrup for its rich taste)
  • 100ml water
  • 1 tsp rose water
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder
  • 1 small handful of saffron
  • Pistachios to garnish (optional)

Method

  1. Roughly break the bread into small pieces. Place it in a bowl with 4tbsp of milk, and combine to form a dough. Add more milk 1 tbsp at a time if needed, until you have a smooth, workable dough.
  2. Roll the dough into small balls around 4cm, ensuring they’re smooth with no cracks or folds.
  3. Heat the maple syrup gently in a pan, adding the rose water, cardamom, saffron, and mixing well. After a minute or two, add the water, mix again, and let it all heat together for 5 minutes. Turn the hob off, but leave the syrup in the pan.
  4. Heat your oil in a deep pan, and drop 4 dough balls in at a time using a slotted spoon. Fry for around 5 or 6 minutes until they have a nice golden colour.
  5. Remove the balls from the pan and place straight into the syrup, which should still be warm – if it isn’t, give it a little reheat for a few minutes. Let the syrup infuse the balls for 2 hours and then they’re ready to serve. Garnish with some crushed pistachios.

Traditional Indian dessert enhanced by the natural sweetness of Canadian maple syrup. This gulab jamun recipe is decadent, indulgent, delicious; everything you could possibly desire from a dessert. The perfect sweet dish.

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The colour and flavour of maple syrup changes in subtle ways during the seasonal harvest

At the start of the sugaring season, the syrup is generally clear, with a light, sweet taste. It becomes darker with a caramelised flavour as the season progresses throughout the spring.

An unopened can of maple syrup keeps for many years

Once the can is opened, syrup should be kept in an airtight container in a cool place.

Maple spread doesn't contain any butter or dairy products

Like all 100% pure maple products, maple spread comes from the sap of the maple tree — that’s all.

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