Azarole Jelly

Tatli Za’rour

Preparation info
  • Makes

    7 × 175

    ml jars
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      2 hr 30

Appears in
Classic Palestinian Cuisine: 25th Anniversary Edition

By Christiane Dabdoub Nasser

Published 2026

  • About

Azarole jelly can be used instead of honey or syrup to sweeten tamriyyeh (sweet rolls) or zalabiyeh (fritters with syrup). A spoonful in hot milk is supposed to clear the nastiest sore throat. I love serving it with vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

  • 3 kg (6 lb 8 oz) azaroles
  • 1.2

Method

Wash the fruit under running water. Since they’re small, the biggest the size of a large olive, they are cooked whole. Put in a pan and cover with water. Make sure that the fruit is entirely covered by water and cook, covered, on a high heat until the azaroles are soft and you can mash them with the back of a spoon, which takes about 1 hour. Allow to cool for 1 hour, then pour the contents thro