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Carrot Gluten Free Dessert – Greek Traditional Fruit Sweet with Syrup – Spoon Sweet

Yields1 Serving

Simple, no-frills dessert, with few ingredients, a wonderful color and very easy to make! Be careful because it may be eaten away fast...

 1 kg peeled carrots
 1 kg sugar
 1000 ml water
 3 sticks cinnamon
 6 sticks cloves
 1 stick vanilla, cut in half lengthwise
 1 lemon, the juice only
 peeled almonds (optional)
1

Grate the carrots on a coarse grater or cut them into julienne (sticks) on a mandoline slicer.

2

Put the water, grated carrots, cinnamon and cloves in a saucepan and let them boil for 10 minutes.

3

Then add the sugar and vanilla and let them boil until the carrot softens and our syrup thickens.

4

Once it is ready, add the lemon juice and let it boil again for 1-2 min and our dessert is ready.

5

Fill sterilized jars with the dessert, close the lid tightly and place them upside down on a towel until they cool. (this is called canning and helps preserve them)