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Strawberry syrup

Flavor packed homemade berry syrup
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 1685kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb (or less) Strawberry Over ripe ones are fine
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 cups Water

Instructions

  • Wash the strawberries well, core it discard the green, roughly chop the berries.
  • Boil 2 cups of water along with strawberry slices bring it to a full boil and reduce flame and allow it to simmer for 15 minutes in low flame. (High heat will distroy the sweet berry aromas)
  • Then strain the mixture add sugar stir until dissolved then simmer for 10-15 minutes until the syrup thickens slightly.
    (Note: Do not boil the syrup on high heat as the taste of sugar changes and will give a slight bitter taste.)
  • When it cools down pour it into clean dry bottle and refrigerate until use.
  • SERVING SUGGESTION : Pour 2 tbsps of strawberry syrup into a glass filled with ice. Pour soda or sparkling water till the brim of the glass and serve immediately.

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Notes

Reduce the amount of water (and sugar if u like) poured while cooking to 1 cup and you will be left with a really thick consistency syrup so you can drizzle on top of pancake or ice cream.