Homemade Pomegranate Molasses

Ever since Pom Wonderful started marketing the health benefits of pomegranate juice, and selling them in those cool pom shaped bottles, more and more recipes calling for pomegranate molasses have been popping up.

Pomegranate molasses is a traditional ingredient in Middle Eastern cooking and can be used in a variety of dishes such as Fesenjan Persian chicken stew or eggplant lentil stew.

You can also mix it with a little orange juice and club soda for a refreshing punch. Pomegranate molasses can be found at Middle Eastern markets, or you can easily make some yourself with some pomegranate juice, sugar, and lemon.

(Find more pomegranate molasses recipes by searching food blogs.)

Homemade Pomegranate Molasses Recipe

To make pomegranate juice, place the arils in a blender and pulse just enough so that the arils are broken up. Then strain through a fine mesh sieve.

Note that pomegranates vary in their acidity level and sweetness. Depending on the juice you are using, you many need to add more or less sugar or lemon juice to get the right balance of sugar and acidity.

Ingredients

• 4 cups pomegranate juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice

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