This strawberry simple syrup is a delightful homemade addition to any drink recipe. You can also pour this ruby liquid gold over your favorite breakfast dish, like pancakes or French toast. It takes minutes to make and lasts for weeks in the fridge!
This strawberry simple syrup is one of my favorite ways to use up extra strawberries or make the most of peak strawberry season. Simmering the berries with sugar and water infuses the syrup with bright, fresh strawberry flavor, adding an instant taste of summer to drinks, desserts, and even breakfast dishes.
Simple syrup is just equal parts sugar and water gently boiled together, but it’s also a blank canvas for all kinds of flavors. Strawberries are especially lovely here, giving the syrup a naturally sweet, fruity taste that works beautifully in cocktails, lemonades, iced tea, drizzled over pancakes, or spooned onto yogurt and ice cream.
All you need are three basic ingredients—strawberries, sugar, and water—and just a few minutes on the stove. It’s easy, versatile, and one of those small kitchen staples that makes everything it touches feel a little more special.
Ideas for using strawberry simple syrup
No matter how you choose to use simple syrup with strawberries, you won’t regret it! Here are some excellent options:
- Try these strawberry mojitos or my strawberry margarita where the strawberry simple syrup reigns supreme.
- Simmer the simple syrup until it’s a thicker consistency to make for the perfect pour over your pancakes, waffles, or french toast. Try it on our whole wheat pancakes !
- Drizzle this strawberry simple syrup over yogurt to really up your parfait
- Use it as a topping for baked goods, like cake, tarts, or lemon loaf .
- For tasty mocktails, pour some into ice-filled glasses and then top it with soda water.
- Make strawberry lemonade or strawberry iced tea.
Can I use frozen strawberries?
Yes! Frozen strawberries work great, especially when strawberries are out of season.
Can I use this syrup on pancakes?
Yes, but you’ll want to simmer it a little longer to reduce it until it’s a thicker syrup.
Strawberry Simple Syrup Recipe
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Ingredients
- ▢ 1 cup chopped strawberries
- ▢ 1 cup granulated sugar
- ▢ 1 cup water
Instructions
- Add the strawberries, sugar, and water to a small pot over medium-high heat. Bring the pot to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. 1 cup chopped strawberries, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup water
- Remove the pot from the heat and let it cool. Strain it through a fine-mesh sieve then skim off any foam from the top of the syrup.
- Either use the syrup right away or store it in a clean, glass jar in your fridge for up to a month.
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Strawberry Simple Syrup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped strawberries
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Add the strawberries, sugar, and water to a small pot over medium-high heat. Bring the pot to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. 1 cup chopped strawberries, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup water
- Remove the pot from the heat and let it cool. Strain it through a fine-mesh sieve then skim off any foam from the top of the syrup.
- Either use the syrup right away or store it in a clean, glass jar in your fridge for up to a month.
