5 from 90 votes
10-Minute Blackberry Simple Syrup
This blackberry simple syrup blends fresh or frozen blackberries with sugar and water, simmered to release the fruit's color and flavor. The syrup offers a vibrant purple hue and a balanced sweetness that can be brightened with lemon juice if desired. It's a practical syrup for sweetening drinks or desserts and can be stored refrigerated for up to two weeks.
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
6 mins
Total Time
8 mins
Servings:
8
servings (2 TBSP)
Calories:
81 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American
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.
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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
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings (2 TBSP)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 81
% 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.