Perhaps a chic craft cocktail this year is not in your budget (marriage, also mine), but simple syrup should still be a staple in your kitchen! Regardless of whether you sweeten your morning coffee, make fresh lemonade, give a little thrust or put on a simple old soda water, simple syrups are a great budget-friendly hack to emphasize everything you sip. Not to mention that it is an entertaining way to become creative with all herbs and citrus fruits that you may have on hand. No waste is allowed in my budget -conscious kitchen!
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Simple recipe for simple syrup
Simple syrup is a quick sweetener with two ingredients made of equal parts sugar and water that simmer until the sugar dissolves and the mixture thickens slightly. It is also a funny empty canvas to experiment with different flavors in your kitchen! I shared a few favorite taste ideas below, but it only scratches the surface of what is possible. It stops in the fridge for weeks, can be used for more than just cocktails and is much cheaper at home (after all, it’s just sugar and water!)
Homemade simple syrup recipe
Find out how to make homemade simple syrup with only sugar and water. Also simple taste ideas, memory tips and creative ways to use it beyond cocktails!
- 1 cup Water ($ 0.00)
- 1 cup granulated sugar ($ 0.34)
Optional ingredients
- Orange
- lemon
- lime
- rosemary
- thyme
- lavender
- mint
- sage
- chamomile
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Combine water and sugar in a saucepan.
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Stir in medium to high heat and occasionally until the sugar dissolves. Don’t be careful not to try sweets by chance!
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Take off the stove, add herbs or citrus shells and let it cool on the worktop.
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Cooled once, cool for up to four weeks. It is best to remove herbs or tea after cooling so that your flavors stay beautiful and bright! (Make sure you label your simple syrup when you play with funny flavors. You all see to look the same.)
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Portion: 1whole batchCalories: 770KcalCarbohydrates: 199GFat: 1GSodium: 14mg
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How to make homemade simple syrup step-by-step photos
Collect all of your ingredients: You don’t have to add additional ingredients to your syrup, but experimenting with different flavors is really easy and is fun!
Cook: Put 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar in a saucepan and simmer over medium heat. Stir occasionally until the entire sugar dissolves. Don’t let this mix come to a boil! Otherwise you could accidentally make sweets. A gentle cook is everything you need.
Add additional flavors: When the sugar is dissolved, take the pot out of the heat and add your chosen herbs or citrus fruits (optional).
Cool: Let the mixture cool on the worktop. If you have added additional ingredients, the syrup will be infused with taste when cooling.
Save: Your simple syrup is ready to use as soon as it has cooled. I would remove all added herbs or citrus fruits as soon as the flavors keep it beautiful and bright. Pour them into airtight containers (e.g. Masong glasses) and cool for up to four weeks. Label the glasses when playing with funny flavors because they can all look the same.
- Don’t bring the mixture to cook. You want it to stay on a simmering simmer all the time to dissolve the sugar. Cooking can reduce it too much and turn it into sweets. It can also bubble and make a sticky mess on your stove! Hold on a gentle simmer, and as soon as the sugar is dissolved, it is ready.
- Let it cool at room temperature. I take my pot from the heat and let it hang on the counter until it is completely cool. This helps prevent condensation in the container and also means that I don’t put anything hot directly in the fridge. If you let it cool down, there is also additional flavors to infuse the syrup before storing.
- Make a rich simple syrup. The simple syrup ratio of syrup is 1: 1, which means that you use 1 part of sugar to 1 part of water, as I did in this recipe. But sometimes a recipe can require a recipe rich Simple syrup. This is a more concentrated version with a sugar relationship of 2: 1 to water that is produced with the same process, but is a bit thicker and sweeter.
- Use a different sugar. You can make this recipe from almost any kind of sugar. Try white granulation, brown sugar (light or dark), coconut sugar or turbinado using the ratio of 1: 1. The use of different sugar can change the taste and color of your syrup, but I think it is an entertaining way, with depth and wealth in what you are sweet.
More flavor ideas!
To see that this recipe is So Cheap and easy to make, you can really have fun with the flavors and become a little adventurous. As soon as you have found one or two that you love, I strongly recommend combining you to achieve a new taste – think of lemons + thyme, strawberry + basil or ginger + lime! Here are a few more ideas:
- Grapefruitschale
- Berries (strawberry, raspberry, blueberry)
- Basil (so good when it is mixed with strawberry or lemon)
- Cardamom pods, star anis, cloves or cinnamon sticks
- Fresh ginger disks
- Vanilla
- Earl Gray Tea or Chai
- Jalapeño or black peppercorns (for a spicy or peppery kick!)
As soon as you have a glass with this homemade simple syrup in the fridge, grab it all the time. I love it for:
- Mix oatmeal
- Sweetware coffee or tea
- Make sugar legs
- Stir in homemade lemonade or soda water
- Brush on cakes or cupcakes to keep them wet (try a little over my corn bread cake if you don’t love butter cream!)
- For cocktails and mocktails, gives sweetness, such as my avocado margaritas or cider shrubs
- Drizzle over a fresh fruit salad
Storage instructions
As soon as you are chilled, keep your homemade simple syrup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 weeks. Remove additional ingredients (fruit bowls, herbs, etc.) before keeping the best taste.
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