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    Home ยป Recipes ยป Infusions & Liqueurs ยป How to make Strawberry Simple Syrup

    PUBLISHED: June 3, 2021 โ€ข By Toni Dash 13 Comments

    How to make Strawberry Simple Syrup

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    Homemade Strawberry Simple Syrup is an easy, delicious syrup perfect for strawberry season. It’s great to use for cocktails, iced tea, in sparkling water and more!

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    Making simple syrup is fun and easy. The flavors are endless.

    This strawberry syrup recipe is a perfect example. Just like homemade strawberry jam, it tastes like summer in a bottle.

    What is simple syrup?

    It is a sugar syrup that’s used to sweeten cocktails and other drinks.

    Simple syrup is a perfect sweetener for drinks because it’s a liquid. There is no granulated sugar to dissolve.

    It’s made with equal amounts of water and sugar that is heated to dissolve the sugar.

    It’s an easy mixture to infuse with different flavors. In this case we used fresh strawberries to make a strawberry flavored sweetener.

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    Recipe Ingredients + Notes

    Strawberries. Use fresh, fully ripe strawberries for the best flavor. Use berries without bruises or blemished.

    Using a strawberry huller makes quick work of removing the stems without taking extra fruit.

    Granulated sugar. This will provide the sweetening for the simple syrup.

    Water.

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    How to make it – Step-by-Step

    STEP 1. Prepare the strawberries

    Rinse them, remove the stems and slice.

    STEP 2. Make the syrup

    In a medium saucepan combine the sugar, water and strawberries in a medium saucepan over medium high heat (photo 1).

    Bring to a boil, immediately lower the heat and simmer stirring occasionally for 20-30 minutes until the strawberries are completely soft (photo 2).

    strawberry simple syrup recipes steps

    STEP 3. Strain

    Strain the strawberries through a fine mesh strainer or sieve. Add the syrup to a sealed glass container and refrigerate (photo 3).

    The strawberries can be discarded or used on other things like pancakes, yogurt, ice cream etc. They will be sweetened from cooking in the sugar mixture.

    Pro Tips

    Freeze in an ice cube tray. To save extra syrup for a longer time in smaller quantities pour into ice cube molds and freeze. Take out the cubes to thaw as needed.

    Add a squeeze of lemon. It brightens up the flavor!

    How to use Strawberry Simple Syrup

    The strawberry syrup is more watery (intentionally) than a pancake syrup. It still can be drizzled over different foods for a delicious flavor!

    • To sweeten cocktail recipes
    • Iced tea
    • Mixed with sparkling water for a non-alcoholic spritzer
    • Pour over ice cream, yogurt, pancakes, French Toast

    How to store it

    Refrigerator: store to up to a week in a sealed airtight container.

    Freezer: freeze in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator.

    strawberry simple syrup in bottle from above

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    Recipe

    strawberry simple syrup in a bottle

    Strawberry Simple Syrup

    This summery flavored simple syrup is easy to make with fresh strawberries. Perfect mixed into cocktails, iced tea, poured on ice cream and more!
    5 from 12 votes
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    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 2-tablespoon servings (total yield 1 1/4 cups)
    Calories: 108kcal
    Author: Toni Dash
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    Equipment

    Fine mesh strainer/sieve

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups strawberries hulled and sliced
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 1 cup water

    Instructions

    • Combine the ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer.
    • Cook stirring occasionally for 20-30 minutes or until the strawberries are completely soft.
    • Remove from heat and strain through a fine mesh sieve (strainer). Allow the syrup to cool.
    • The strawberries can be discarded or used for another purpose (on pancakes, ice cream, etc).

    Notes

    Store the syrup in a sealed glass container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
    It can also be frozen for up to 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator. Freeze in ice cube trays for smaller portions.
    Add a squeeze of lemon juice to brighten the flavor!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Erin says

      June 04, 2021 at 7:49 am

      5 stars
      This strawberry simple syrup is really amazing!! Love the natural strawberry flavor.

      Reply
    2. Catalina says

      June 04, 2021 at 7:42 am

      5 stars
      Sounds so easy to make this syrup with your step by step tips. I have some ideas where to use it!

      Reply
    3. Claire says

      June 03, 2021 at 10:26 pm

      5 stars
      Woah. I can’t believe that I just tried it yesterday and it is so fun to make! Highly recommended, super yummy!

      Reply
    4. Erin Jacobs says

      June 03, 2021 at 11:31 am

      5 stars
      I am going to use this for so many cocktails all summer long! Thank you!

      Reply
    5. Erik says

      June 03, 2021 at 11:09 am

      5 stars
      Totally had no idea it was this easy to make strawberry simple syrup!

      Reply
    6. Kara says

      June 03, 2021 at 9:37 am

      5 stars
      We added it with a few of the berries to some store bought lemonade. Perfect strawberry lemonade! The idea of freezing it into ice cube trays is genius! I’ll have to keep it on hand all summer, my daughter is obsessed with it. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    7. Lisalia says

      June 03, 2021 at 9:07 am

      5 stars
      I’ve had simple syrup before, but not FLAVORED simple syrup. Thanks for showing me how easy it is to make. It tastes delicious and adds yummy flavor to my strawberry lemonade (what I use my syrup for…). Thanks!

      Reply
    8. wilhelmina says

      June 03, 2021 at 8:59 am

      5 stars
      This was so easy and it made such a pretty and delicious syrup! I have been finding all sorts of things to add it to!

      Reply
    9. Julia says

      June 03, 2021 at 8:22 am

      5 stars
      Loved using this syrup in cocktails So delicious and summery!!

      Reply
    10. Jess says

      June 03, 2021 at 8:13 am

      5 stars
      Yes! I love this and there are so many cocktails that I am thinking about making with this simple syrup!

      Reply
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