Cranberry Simple Syrup
Bright, sweet-tart, and perfectly primed for cold-weather holiday celebrations, my easy recipe for Cranberry Simple Syrup is the bar cart addition you’ve been looking for. Made with just 3 ingredients and 5 minutes of active time, this berry-infused simple syrup is an easy way to level up your homemade libations.
Servings: 8
Calories: 97kcal
Instructions
- Pour your measured water and sugar into a saucepan and heat on medium.1 cup Water, 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- Cook, stirring the mixture until your sugar has completely dissolved.
- Add cranberries and continue heating at a simmer for 10 minutes before removing from heat.1 cup Fresh or Frozen Cranberries
- Allow syrup to infuse for half an hour as the simple syrup cools completely
- Strain syrup into an airtight container and store in the fridge
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Optional Variations
One of the great things about making flavored simple syrup at home is you have ALL the latitude you want. Feel free to experiment with adding extra layers of flavor to brew up a whole new coffee and cocktail syrup to play with.
Here are a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing:
- Spices - Making a spiced cranberry syrup by adding a few cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, star anise, and/or cloves is a great way to double down on fall and winter flavors.
- Fruit - Cranberry apple syrup, cranberry orange syrup, cranberry ginger simple syrup, cranberry jalapeño syrup… the options are endless! And since this is just an infusion, you’re welcome to use what might otherwise be considered scrap materials (e.g. apple cores, orange peels, etc.) to keep waste to a minimum.
- Herbs - Cranberry rosemary simple syrup (or cranberry thyme simple syrup?) sounds like the *perfect* Christmas simple syrups. Cranberry also plays nicely with anise-flavored tarragon, herby cilantro, lemony parsley, or piney sage.
Nutrition
Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 25g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
