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Gooseberry Syrup

I do this mostly with Sierra gooseberries, but you can use this method with any other gooseberries, too. This recipe makes about a quart.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 32
Calories: 113 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 8 cups Sierra gooseberries, or 5 cups smaller gooseberries
  • Enough water to cover, about 1 quart
  • 3 cups sugar or honey

Instructions

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  1. Wash your berries well and put the Sierra gooseberries into a large pot. This seems like a lot, but they are large and very spiky, so they take up more space than other gooseberries. If you have regular gooseberries -- wild or domestic -- only use 5 to 6 cups. Barely cover the berries with water, cover the pot and bring to a boil.
  2. Boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and, using a potato masher, crush the berries to a pulp. Do not use a blender, food processor or immersion blender! If you do, you will merely make the nasty spikes smaller and harder to remove later.
  3. Let this steep, covered, until it gets to room temperature, then pour everything through a fine-meshed strainer into a container and let it sit overnight in the fridge. The sediment at the bottom will be tan, the juice varying degrees of red or purple -- if you are using ripe gooseberries.
  4. Strain again through a fine-meshed strainer with a piece of paper towel set inside. This will leave you with clear juice. This juice will store in the fridge for a week or so, as-is. Or you can heat the gooseberry juice with an equal volume of sugar and make gooseberry syrup. The syrup lasts months in the fridge. As for the sediment, taste it. If it is not too gritty, you can mix it with a thickener like tapioca and make it into a pie filling.

Notes

  • Note that prep time does not include steeping time. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 113kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 30g (10%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 2mg (0%) Potassium 91mg (3%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 26g (52%) Vitamin A 109IU (2%) Vitamin C 11mg (12%) Calcium 11mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 32Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 113

% Daily Value*

Calories 113kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 2mg 0%
Potassium 91mg 2%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 26g 52%
Vitamin A 109IU 2%
Vitamin C 11mg 12%
Calcium 11mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.