Blackberry Simple Syrup

Blackberry simple syrup is an EASY dessert sauce used in recipes, as a topping and for cocktails. It can even be bottled and given as a gift!

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Course: Sauce

Cuisine: American

Keyword: blackberry simple syrup

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Servings: cup

Calories: 863kcal

Ingredients

2 cups fresh blackberries
1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1/2 lemon juiced and zested
pinch of coarse kosher salt

Instructions

In a small saucepan, combine the blackberries, water, sugar, lemon juice and zest and salt over medium heat.
Stir until sugar dissolves and then reduce heat and simmer on low for an additional 5-10 minutes. Using a potato masher, squeeze all of the juice out of the fruit.
Remove from the heat and allow to sit. The mixture might feel thin, it will thicken. Do not cook it until it is thick and syrup-like- it will be gelatinous when cooled.
Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve. You may be to stir or press it through because of the fruit fibers. Discard the solids.
Allow the syrup to cool and then use in a recipe or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
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Notes

My syrup is too thick or like jelly- You've allowed too much of the water to evaporate. Place it in a saucepan with another 1/2 cup of water over low heat. Stir until it melts then immediately remove from the burner to cool.

My syrup is too liquidy- The syrup hasn't cooked long enough and hasn't evaporated enough water. Cook for a few minutes longer.

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