Easy Brown Sugar Syrup (for coffee & drinks)
This brown sugar syrup recipe is made in a traditional way by boiling sugar with an optional infusion of spices such as cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Perfect syrup for making iced tea, bubble tea, cocktails, mocktails, used as a delicious sauce for puddings, pancakes or other desserts or sugar syrup for layering sponge cakes.
Equipment
- saucepan medium size
- wooden stirring spoon
- jam jar
Ingredients
- 200 grams brown sugar 1 cup (firmly packed)
- 200 ml water 1 cup
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt about 3 generous pinches of salt
Instructions
- Measure the sugar and ad it to a medium sized saucepan.
- Add water, the cinnamon (if using) and salt and mix well with a wooden spoon.
- Place on a very low heat and let the brown sugar slowly dissolve first.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, increase the heat to medium/high and bring the syrup to boil.
- Keep the syrup boiling for about 5 minutes for a thinner syrup (great for drinks) or up to 8-10 minutes (for thicker syrup for pancakes or puddings). Stir if necessary to prevent the syrup from burning, but try to resist stirring constantly.
- Pour the brown sugar syrup into a jam jar or ther suitable heat proof container and store in the fridge (when cooled down) for 2-3 weeks.