Carob syrup

carob syrup on bread

evaporating carob to make syrup

It has such a remarkable rich caramel taste, instantly becomes my favorite, on yogurt, on bread, dilute with water as a non-caffeine drink, in cake etc.

carob

It is extracted from carob, a naturally sweet bean of a tree that grows in the Mediterranean area.

carob tree

The tree flowers in November and the fruit/bean take a whole year to mature. 

carob flower

During the long ripening, it drawn minerals from the ground and contains a lot of vitamins too, a healthy sweetener for all usage.

carob pulled sugar candy

It is also sold as pulled sugar candy(from pure carob syrup), the thickened syrup is pulled to add air so that the texture is soft and chewy, with that unique caramel taste.