Servings: 1 cup
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!
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.
- If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was.
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 863kcal, Carbohydrates: 205g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 0.04g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Sodium: 9183mg, Potassium: 467mg, Fiber: 15g, Sugar: 14g, Vitamin A: 616IU, Vitamin C: 60mg, Calcium: 91mg, Iron: 2mg