Bonbon Sirop

By Haitian Recipes

Ingredients

2 cups of butter
3 eggs
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 tbsp of grated ginger
1/2 tbsp of ground cinnamon
1 tsp of nutmeg
1/2 cup of molasses
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
1 tsp of baking soda
4 cups of all-purpose flour

Glaze (optional)
1/3 cup of water

1 cup of sugar
1 cup of butter
1 tbsp of rum
1 tsp of orange zest
1 tsp of lemon zest

Description

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Whisk butter, eggs, and brown sugar together.
Combine all of the ingredients in a mixer and beat into a thick dough-like paste.
Spread the paste onto a pre-greased baking dish and bake for approximately 45 minutes.
Set aside and prepare the glaze (optional).

Glaze:

In a saucepan, pour water, sugar, butter, lemon zest, and orange zest over high heat.
Stir constantly for 10 mins until caramelized into a semi-thick syrup.
Remove from heat. Add rum.
Drizzle the glaze over the bonbon sirop dessert.