Gingerbread Syrup

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⏱ 10 mins 🍽 Makes 500ml 🌶 american ✅ Easy 🏷 Drink

This simple gingerbread syrup is a wonderful homemade gift idea, perfect for the festive season. It infuses a warm, spiced flavour into a variety of drinks and desserts. You can stir it into hot chocolate or warm apple juice, add a splash to Prosecco, or drizzle it over ice cream. It is quick to prepare and can be stored for a long time.

Gingerbread Syrup

Ingredients

  • 300g golden caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp ground ginger
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • edible gold glitter (optional)
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ribbon

Method

  1. Combine the golden caster sugar, 200ml water and ground ginger in a saucepan. Place the cinnamon stick in the pan and bring the mixture to a gentle boil. Let it simmer for 5 mins until all the sugar has dissolved, then mix in a small amount of edible gold glitter if using. Transfer the syrup into a sterilised 500ml bottle.
  2. For a decorative touch, you can secure a cinnamon stick to the bottle's neck with a ribbon. The syrup will remain good for up to 1 year.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories49 kcal
Carbs12 g
Sugars12 g

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy
CategoryDrink
Cuisineamerican
DietGluten-free