Palm Sugar Syrup, or known as Gula Melaka Syrup is a delicious and versatile syrup. Great to use for cooking and baking too. This syrup has a distinctive rich coconut-like fragrance and is just perfect for desserts.
Have ready the palm sugar (gula Melaka), pandan leaves and water.
Mash the palm sugar into smaller pieces. Fold the blades of pandan leaves and tie into knots.
Place the water in a small pot on a stove. Using medium low heat, bring water to a boil. Then add pandan leaves and palm sugar and slowly bring to a boil again. Continue to gently boil till all the palm sugar has dissolved, water has reduced a bit and the syrup becomes thickened. Then remove the pandan leaves.
Strain the palm sugar syrup and leave to cool completely. Then transfer into a clean jar and keep refrigerated.
This palm sugar syrup can be made ahead of time to be used later.