HOW TO MAKE COCO JAM

  How To Make Coco Jam -Here is another favorite spread in the Philippines that you would surely love. It is made from base of coconut and sugar but the Filipinos have versions of this dish. I do not know much about other versions because i only know 3 kinds of this spread. Coco Jam became popular in the country because one of the major products being produced in the Philippines is the Coconut and so it is cheap to use it as main ingredient in making Jam.

  My mother likes making Jam whenever we have like "unlimited supply" of some fruit. She said millions of people die because of hunger so she is always making sure no food is being wasted in our home and making Jam is one of her ways to save food. She has a great talent on making Jams and one of my favorite is her Coco Jam. when i was in grade school, i can still remember how she used to make extra money by selling Jams and other home-processed food. But because of her duties and responsibilities as a mother, she gave up that business so that she could properly look after us, her kids. Here is how to make Coco Jam:

HOW TO MAKE COCO JAM

Ingredients

3 cups of coconut milk

1/2 cup of Glucose

1 piece of Sugar Caramel or Sinuklob or others call it Panutsa (shredded)

2 tablespoon of Apple syrup (any fruit syrup will do)

Procedure

1. Combine Coconut milk and Glucose in a pan.

2. Stir well and bring to a boil.

3. Add the shredded Sinuklob. Stir well.

4. Lower the heat and stir until the mixture becomes thick.

5. Remove from heat and let rest to cool down.

6. Transfer into sterilized jar and keep in fridge.