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Homemade strawberry syrup for drinks is so versatile, delicious, and easy to make. It’s only 3 ingredients and can be used in cocktails, mocktails, and even homemade strawberry milk!
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Strawberry season in Michigan is short-lived, but glorious. There’s nothing like the amazing flavor of berries that have been allowed to ripen in the field and picked fresh from the plant.
Kiddo and I head to a local farm every June to pick at least 15 pounds of strawberries. Some of those berries are turned into freezer jam, some get frozen, some get added to vodka for homemade strawberry infused vodka, and several cups get turned into a big batch of homemade syrup.
Strawberry syrup can be mixed with club soda for delicious mocktails or added to spirits for cocktails. Kiddo loves it stirred into milk for homemade strawberry milk aka “pink milk.”
What's in Strawberry Syrup
- Sugar - For the best flavor, choose regular white sugar (beet sugar or cane sugar) for this recipe. Sweeteners like honey, maple syrup, or agave syrup will change the flavor of the strawberry syrup and pull the focus away from the strawberries.
- Water - Use cold or room temperature filtered water
- Strawberries - Fresh or frozen strawberries both work here. No need to thaw the berries if you choose frozen!
How to Make Strawberry Syrup
Combine the strawberries, sugar, and water in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Bring the mixture to a bubble, reduce the heat to low, and allow the mixture to cook until the berries are soft. About 10 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature. (About an hour.)
Using a potato masher, crush the berries in the pot.
Pour strawberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve placed over a bowl.
Discard the berry remnants in the strainer.
Cool the syrup completely. Store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
What Can I Make with Strawberry Simple Syrup?
This syrup can be used to make endless delicious drinks! Both cocktails and mocktail benefit from the addition of strawberry syrup. Make your home syrup, then shake or stir up one of the recipes below:
- Strawberry Milk - Stir 2-3 tablespoons of syrup into 8 oz of milk. Stir, sip and enjoy!
- Strawberry Italian Soda - Mix 2 ounces of syrup into 6 ounces club soda. Add ice, sip and enjoy!
- Strawberry Lemonade (both cocktail and mocktail options)
- Strawberry Rosé Cocktail
- Strawberry Basil Mocktail
- Strawberry Moscow Mules
- Strawberry Limeade Mocktails
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Fresh (or frozen!) fruit can be used to make all kind of delicious simple syrups. Try rhubarb simple syrup, mixed berry syrup with 4 kinds of berries, summery blueberry simple syrup or raspberry syrup. Or grab some cranberries for a festive cranberry orange syrup.
FAQs and Recipe Tips
Honey is a delicious substitution for sugar in this recipe. I use that swap in my Strawberry Elderflower Cocktail, which is made with a strawberry honey syrup.
Not at all! There’s no pectin or gelatin in syrup to thicken it up. This is a thin syrup designed to be mixed into drinks, not used on pancakes or toast.
When kept in the refrigerator, this simple syrup will last for at least 2 weeks.
Can I use homemade strawberry syrup to make Strawberry Milk?
Yes! Mix 2-3 tablespoons of strawberry syrup into 8 oz of milk. Sip and enjoy!
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Strawberry Simple Syrup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sliced strawberries fresh or frozen
Instructions
- Combine the strawberries, sugar, and water in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Bring the mixture to a bubble, reduce the heat to low, and allow the mixture to cook until the berries are soft. About 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Using a potato masher, crush the berries in the pot.
- Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature. (About an hour.)
- Pour strawberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve placed over a bowl.
- Discard the berry remnants in the strainer.
- Cool the syrup completely. Store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
AutismMama says
Super simple! Couldn't ask for an easier recipe for sweet, delicious strawberry syrup. Perfect for spring! We also use it to mix into coconut milk yogurt.
Katy McAvoy says
Yay! I'm so glad you liked it. Great to hear that it's also good in yogurt!