I'm not exactly sure when I started hearing about pomegranate molasses, but it was such an interesting concept I had to try it out.
I'm a girl who loves regular ol' sorghum molasses. It's good stuff. It's especially good dripping out of a buttery biscuit.
I've not tried pomegranate molasses in a biscuit yet, but don't worry... I will soon!
Pomegranate molasses is a staple in middle eastern cooking. I don't do a lot of middle eastern cooking, but I love foods from that area. The molasses is a rich, thick syrup basically made from simply cooking down pomegranate juice.
- This molasses can be used to make beverages, sauces, homemade marinades, salad dressings, etc...
- You can also make appetizers by placing cream cheese chunks on crackers and drizzling the pomegranate molasses over them.
- It's also excellent drizzled over meats such as chicken and pork, as I did last night.
You can also buy pomegranate molasses at a variety of online stores for exorbitant prices, but why would you do that, when you can easily make it right in your own kitchen for a fraction of the cost!
Here's how to make it:
You will need:
- 4 cups pomegranate juice
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
Mix 4 cups pomegranate juice with sugar and lemon juice. If you want a sweeter molasses, add more sugar, I prefer it on the tart side.
Boil in a medium sized sauce pan until mixture reduces to around 1 cup of liquid. This will take anywhere from 45 minutes - 1 hour and 15 minutes.
When the molasses has boiled down to just about 1 cup of thick liquid, let it cool. It will continue to thicken as it cools.
Use immediately in cooking, as a marinade, in salad dressings, beverages, etc...
I used this as a glaze over our boneless pork chops last night for dinner. (You can see Karen's Sweet Potatoes there, they were YUMMY!!) It was delicious!

Store leftover pomegranate molasses in a tightly sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks!

I'd love to hear how you would use pomegranate molasses!
Try it and let me know what you think!
Try it and let me know what you think!
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I am going to be posting a Gluten-Free Christmas Cookie Round Up on December 17th!
I will be zooming around the internet searching out gluten-free bloggers with
christmas cookie recipes and pics!
If you would like to specifically let me know about a cookie recipe on your site that you would like included in the roundup please email me at gingerlemon_girl(at)yahoo(dot)com.
Make sure to include the permalink of your cookie recipe and a picture if you have one!
Thanks so much and I look forward to hearing from you!!

I am going to be posting a Gluten-Free Christmas Cookie Round Up on December 17th!
I will be zooming around the internet searching out gluten-free bloggers with
christmas cookie recipes and pics!
If you would like to specifically let me know about a cookie recipe on your site that you would like included in the roundup please email me at gingerlemon_girl(at)yahoo(dot)com.
Make sure to include the permalink of your cookie recipe and a picture if you have one!
Thanks so much and I look forward to hearing from you!!
Trader Joe's carries inexpensive pomegranate molasses now. I use pom molasses for a variety of things, including roasted vegetables, salad dressings (combined with olive oil, garlic powder, balsamic vinegar, water, honey and dijon mustard) and a delicious marinade for grilled salmon.
ReplyDeleteTrader Joe's carries inexpensive pomegranate molasses now. I use pom molasses for a variety of things, including roasted vegetables, salad dressings (combined with olive oil, garlic powder, balsamic vinegar, water, honey and dijon mustard) and a delicious marinade for grilled salmon.
ReplyDeleteBYTHEBAY -- Unfortunately I don't have a Trader Joe anywhere close by! Piggly Wiggly is my closest grocery store and they would probably look at me funny if I asked for pomegranate molasses! haha! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI never thought of using it for roasted veggies! That's a wonderful idea!! I do love pom molasses in salad dressing! And I'll have to try it on salmon!! YUM! Thanks for the great ideas!!
I've got a bottle of pom molasses which I sometimes use to make a zippy refreshing drink with sparkling water during the hot months (oh where are they now?!).
ReplyDeleteAlso use it to make muhammara, a red pepper paste that I found on 101 Cookbooks:
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/my-favorite-grilled-kabob-recipe.html
Much yumminess all round!
I will try to come up with a cookie for your roundup and post before I leave for CA.
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Nat
I'm going to try this - looks wonderful.
ReplyDeleteTrader Joe's no longer carries pomegranate molasses (at least in my area). Anyone hoping to find it there might want to call their local store.
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