Description
This Raspberry Simple Syrup is a versatile and delicious sweetener made by simmering fresh or frozen raspberries with cane sugar and water. Enhanced with an optional touch of vanilla extract, it infuses a vibrant raspberry flavor perfect for cocktails, teas, lemonades, desserts, and more. Easy to prepare and store, this syrup adds a fruity flair to both drinks and dishes.
Ingredients
Scale
Raspberry Simple Syrup Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups raspberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: In a small saucepan, add the raspberries, water, and cane sugar. Stir to combine the ingredients evenly before heating.
- Boil Mixture: Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir constantly to ensure the sugar fully dissolves into the liquid.
- Simmer: Reduce the heat to low and let the mixture simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking and to allow the flavors to meld.
- Cool and Steep: Remove the saucepan from heat and allow the syrup to cool for about 10 minutes. This resting time lets the raspberry flavor intensify as the fruit steeps in the syrup.
- Strain Syrup: Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl or large measuring cup, pressing the raspberries lightly to extract as much syrup as possible.
- Store: Transfer the strained syrup into a glass jar or airtight container. Allow it to cool completely before sealing. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Refrigerator Storage: Keep the syrup in a glass jar or airtight container in the fridge. Use a clean spoon each time and discard if you notice changes in color, texture, flavor, or smell.
- Freezer Storage: Freeze in a freezer-safe container for 3-4 months. The high sugar content keeps it pourable directly from the freezer. Thaw in the fridge for about 30 minutes if preferred.
- Usage Ideas: Ideal for adding fruity sweetness to cocktails, mocktails, iced or hot teas, lemonades, and sodas. Also great drizzled over pancakes, yogurt, oatmeal, ice cream, or brushed on warm cakes to enhance flavor and moisture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons (about 30ml)
- Calories: 60
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
