Blackstrap Molasses recipes please

DenBo_4

Good afternoon everyone. I have found at the back of the cupboard a big jar of "Blackstrap Molasses", why I bought this I will never know as I don't even know what to do with it! Has anyone got any ideas please? If there are any cake recipes they would have to be gluten/wheat free.................. but can it be used for anything other than cakes? I am on a diet after all :eek:

Gingernutmeg

You can use it in anything where you'd normally use black treacle, I think it's a little bit 'stronger' but not much. I'd use it in things like gingerbread etc, but it's not really a dieter's food lol, far too sugary. The only think I can think of that's gluten free and would use a lot of it would be something like treacle toffee ...

DenBo_4

Treacle toffee!! I'd have no fillings left :eek:

purpleivy

I used it for some parkin the other week, was quite nice

whatatwit

You could make some sort of a marinade for meat out of it, maybe for a BBQ?

lightisfading

i used to use it to replace half of the syrup in flapjacks

a spoonful is, weirdly enough, quite good in chilli.

apart from that no idea its got lots of iron in it though so good for veggies/vegans.

DenBo_4

purpleivy wrote: »

I used it for some parkin the other week, was quite nice

What's parkin? and can it be made wheat free? (I presume it is a cake)

And if so, have you got a recipe please

kittykat500

I use it to make molasses ice cream. Put one big tablespoon in 500ml of double cream and churn up in ice cream maker. You can add raisins as well if you wish.

CLARABEL

Hi

I have purchased a jar of molasses in error where black treacle was called for thinking they were the same thing. apparently not. So, what do I do with said jar of molasses please?

I know you lot will be able to help me out! All ideas very gratefully received!

Clara.:A

Pink.

Hi clara,

There's an earlier thread with some ideas that should help so I've added your post to it to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

newlywed

Use it in flapjack - makes a lovely dark flapjack. Dad used to use this with raisins in too.

Or else make a dark sticky gingercake.