Snacks & baking
Dropjes (Dutch liquorice)
Small black liquorice sweets very popular in the Netherlands, with an intense, woody flavour. They are eaten as a treat, often after a meal to help digestion.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Optional extras
Instructions
- Cut the liquorice extract into pieces and melt it gently with the water in a small saucepan.
- Add the sugar and heat over low heat, stirring, until fully dissolved.
- Dissolve the gum arabic in the cold water, then whisk it into the syrup.
- Keep cooking for 5 minutes over low heat until you have a thick paste that pulls away from the pan.
- Pour the paste onto an oiled baking sheet and let it cool for 10 minutes.
- Spread it thinly, let it cool completely, then cut into small squares or roll into sticks.
Variations and tips
Salted dropjes. Add 1 teaspoon of food-grade ammonium chloride to the paste for salty liquorice.
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Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Original Ecomely recipe.