Salmiakki (salted liquorice)

A black liquorice sweet flavoured with sal ammoniac (ammonium chloride), with a salty, sharp taste very typical of Finland. Very popular, it is eaten as sweets, pastilles and powder.

35 min
4 servings
Medium
Pricier
🇫🇮 Finland

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Ingredients

Sirop

150 g Caster sugar
100 ml Water

Spices & seasoning

Ground star anise

Optional extras

1 tsp Aniseed essence

Nutrition facts

348 kcal per serving

Protein: 0.4 g
Carbohydrates: 78.5 g
of which sugars: 74.9 g
Fat: 3.5 g
of which saturated fat: 0.4 g
Fiber: 0.2 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Melt the liquorice in a little warm water until you have a smooth paste.
In a saucepan, heat the sugar and water over medium heat until 120 °C on a thermometer, or until a drop of syrup hardens in cold water.
Add the liquorice paste and mix well. Keep cooking for 5 minutes over low heat, stirring.
Remove from the heat and whisk in the salmiak salt. The mixture should darken and become smooth.
Pour into an oiled mould dusted with rice flour, or onto a sheet of baking paper, and leave to set for 2 hours.
Cut into small squares, roll them in rice flour and store in an airtight box.