Suma Organic Coconut Palm Sugar 500g

Coconut Sugar

Suma Organic Coconut Palm Sugar is an unrefined natural sweetener made from the sap of coconut palm blossoms. Gently heated and crystallised, it produces a soft, golden-brown sugar with a subtle caramel flavour and light toffee notes. The texture is fine and slightly moist, allowing it to dissolve easily into drinks, sauces and baking mixtures.

Coconut palm sugar is widely used in Southeast Asian cooking and is valued for its balanced sweetness and depth of flavour. It works particularly well in savoury dishes where a hint of sweetness rounds out spices and acidity. Stir it into Thai curries, use it to sweeten dressings and marinades, or replace standard sugar in baking where a more complex sweetness is desired.

Because it melts smoothly, organic coconut palm sugar is also useful in caramel-style sauces, syrups and glazes. A spoonful in coffee or tea adds a gentle caramel sweetness, while in baking it contributes moisture and a warm flavour that pairs beautifully with spices, chocolate and fruit.

Key Features:

• 500g pack of organic coconut palm sugar.
• Made from coconut palm blossom sap.
• Unrefined sugar with natural caramel notes.
• Fine crystals that dissolve easily in cooking and drinks.
• Popular ingredient in Thai, Indonesian and Southeast Asian recipes.
• Suitable for baking, sauces, marinades and sweet dishes.

Recipe Inspiration:

• Thai Pad Thai Sauce: combine coconut palm sugar with tamarind, fish sauce and lime for the balanced sweet-sour flavour typical of pad Thai.
• Coconut Palm Sugar Caramel: melt with butter and cream to create a rich caramel sauce for pancakes or ice cream.
• Sticky Ginger Cake: swap traditional brown sugar for coconut palm sugar to give a warm, rounded sweetness.
• Sweet and Salty Asian Glaze: mix with soy sauce, garlic and chilli to glaze roasted vegetables or grilled meat.

How is coconut palm sugar made?

Coconut palm sugar is produced by collecting the nectar from coconut palm flower buds. The liquid sap is slowly heated until the water evaporates, leaving behind natural sugar crystals that are then ground into a soft, golden sugar.

What flavour does coconut palm sugar add to recipes?

It has a mild caramel flavour with gentle toffee notes, making it less sharp than refined white sugar. This rounded sweetness works particularly well in sauces, marinades and spiced baked goods.

Which cuisines commonly use coconut palm sugar?

It is a key ingredient across Southeast Asian cooking, especially in Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian dishes. It often appears in curry pastes, dipping sauces, stir-fries and desserts where sweet, salty and sour flavours are balanced together.

Ingredients:

Organic coconut sugar.

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