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Grape Spoon Sweet

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Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine Greek
Servings 1 L

Equipment

  • Jar (1L)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg grapes preferably seedless
  • 1 kg sugar
  • 5 dl water
  • 4 tbsp fresly squeezed lemon juice about 1 lemon
  • 3 cinnamonsticks
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Wash the grapes and remove the stem
  • Bring the water and the sugar to a boil in a pot and let it boil while stirring till the sugar has dissolved
  • Add the grapes and let it boil for another 10 min
  • Turn off the heat and cover the pot with a dishtowel and let the mixture rest for about 24 hours till the grapes have become wrinkly like raisins
  • Add the lemon juice, cinnamon, and vanilla
  • Turn the heat back on and let the mixture simmer/lightly boil till it starts to thicken (about 1 hour). Take a sample using a spoon once in a while. Let the sample cool in order to determined how thick it has become. The mixture is ready when it becomes a viscous syrup
  • Remove the cinnamon sticks and transfer at once the syrup to the jar and close it. Turn opside down for a few minuts

Notes

Store in a cool area