Homemade Simple Syrup
Making simple syrup for cocktails couldn’t be easier! Calling for two ingredients, homemade sugar syrup comes together with very little time and is wonderful to add to your favorite drinks.
Servings 16 (½ oz.) servings
Calories 48kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Mix water and sugar together in a small saucepan.
- Heat over high heat until the sugar has completely dissolved in the water. You don’t want it to reach a boil, and it shouldn't because the sugar will dissolve as the water heats.
- When the sugar has completely dissolved, remove the simple syrup from the heat. Let it cool completely. (If you're going to infuse it with another flavor, now is where you'll add that ingredient!)
- Transfer to a mason jar, and transfer to the refrigerator, where it can stay for up to a month.
Notes
This recipe lasts at least a month when refrigerated. We normally make a large batch and will keep it until we’ve run out for cocktails.
You can make more or less simple syrup than this recipe calls for. Double, triple, half the recipe easily using simple math. :)
Make fun variations on this simple syrup:
- Add a bunch of fresh mint leaves, and let them steep for 30-45 minutes in the syrup before straining and chilling. You can use this in all kinds of lemonades. It could also be a shortcut for a mint julep, especially if you're making a batch instead of an individual one.
- Throw in 2-3 cinnamon sticks, and steep for 1-3 hours to make cinnamon syrup! The cinnamon adds such nice warmth to drinks, and I find myself remarking this makes a drink taste like pie. This pairs well with fall flavors, like apple, pear and pumpkin.
- Peel a piece of fresh ginger, and steep for 30-45 minutes to make a ginger simple syrup.
- Transform it into Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup for a Pumpkin Spice Mule, Molasses Simple Syrup for a Gingerbread Mule or Honey Simple Syrup for Honey Lemonade.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 48kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Sodium: 1mg | Sugar: 12g
