Spiced ginger simple syrup
User Reviews
4.9
213 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
2 cups
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Fusion, American, Ecuadorian
Spiced ginger simple syrup
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Spiced ginger simple syrup infuses fresh ginger with warming spices like cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, combined with sugar and water to create a fragrant, sweet syrup. Simmering extracts the flavors and produces a versatile syrup useful for cocktails, teas, or desserts, offering a spicy-sweet kick with easy preparation.
Description
This syrup starts by simmering crushed fresh ginger alongside cinnamon sticks, cloves, and allspice berries in a mixture of sugar and water. Heating dissolves the sugar and gently extracts the spicy, aromatic qualities from the ginger and whole spices, resulting in a thickened, flavorful syrup. The simmering lasts around 30 minutes to develop depth without caramelizing.
After cooling, the syrup is strained to remove solids, leaving a clear, fragrant liquid that balances warmth and sweetness. Depending on desired thickness, the water amount can be adjusted. This simple syrup can enhance beverages such as cocktails and teas, or be drizzled over desserts for added zest.
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Ingredients
- 2 ounce ginger crushed or grated, fresh chunk
- 2-3 cinnamon stick
- 4 cloves
- 3 allspice berries
- 2 cups sugar could also use panela or piloncillo
- 2 cups of water use less for a thicker syrup
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan and heat over low-medium heat.
- Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.
- Let the syrup cool down and strain to remove the ginger and spices.
- Use as needed.
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4.9
213 reviews
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