10-Minute Blackberry Simple Syrup
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10-Minute Blackberry Simple Syrup
Description
The 10-Minute Blackberry Simple Syrup combines blackberries, granulated sugar, and water heated until the berries soften and break down, creating a fragrant, richly colored syrup. Simmering allows the blackberry flavors to infuse thoroughly into the sugary liquid. Straining ensures a smooth syrup free from seeds or fruit bits, resulting in a clear, bright purple syrup. Adding a small amount of fresh lemon juice can enhance the depth of blackberry flavor without imparting a strong lemon taste.
This syrup's texture is smooth and pourable, perfect for sweetening cocktails, iced tea, or drizzling over desserts. Used immediately or chilled and stored, it keeps up to two weeks when refrigerated. Frozen blackberries can substitute fresh, though the syrup may require longer simmering and tasting adjusts sweetness due to their lower natural sugar.
To adjust the syrup’s intensity, increasing sugar and water equally can extend the yield with a milder blackberry flavor. This syrup is flexible for various kitchen uses and provides a concentrated berry sweetness with a simple preparation process.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces blackberry or frozen, fresh
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup water
- lemon juice optional, fresh
Instructions
- Clean the blackberries well (if using fresh) in a bath of salt water or vinegar. Rinse well.
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar, water, and blackberries. Heat over medium-high heat until simmering, stirring occasionally. Once softened, gently smash the softened berries with the back of a spoon or masher. Simmer for 6-8 minutes until the berries have disintegrated into seeds and the syrup is bright purple.
- Remove from heat and strain out the berries and seeds through a fine-mesh sieve. Use a spoon to stir the mixture to release the syrup as needed, being careful to not let any seeds or fruit bits into the syrup. Discard the seeds.
- Optional: stir in a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to bring out the berry flavor if it's tasting flat; it's not about adding lemon flavor but rather enhancing the blackberry notes.
- Let cool as needed and use immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- The recipe yields just over 1 cup of syrup, suitable for multiple uses.
- Frozen blackberries can be used directly without thawing; simmer longer if needed.
- Adjust sugar to taste, especially with less sweet frozen berries.
- Use a 3/4 sugar to water ratio for a more intense blackberry flavor or increase both equally to make more syrup with milder taste.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8servings (2 TBSP)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 81 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2TBSP | |
| Calories | 81kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 0.3g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 35mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 46IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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