Berries In Syrup Recipes

ELDERBERRY SYRUP

Steps:

• Pick the heads of plump elderberries on a sunny day and use a fork to strip the berries from their stalks. Wash the berries if you like, but this isn't necessary as they are going to be strained.
• Tip the berries into a saucepan and cover with about 1cm water. Add any extras like ginger or cloves, if you like. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer gently for 15-20 mins until the berries have softened into a liquid. Leave to cool slightly.
• Strain the mixture through a fine sieve and measure how much liquid you have. For every 500ml of liquid, you'll need 400g of sugar. Tip the sugar and liquid back into the cleaned saucepan with the lemon juice. Bring up to a simmer and gently bubble for about 10 mins until all the sugar has dissolved. Leave the syrup to cool completely and bottle or freeze. Will keep for three months in the fridge or frozen for up to a year. It can be diluted with hot or cold water to drink, used in desserts or drizzled over ice cream.

HOMEMADE BERRY SYRUP RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the berries, sugar and water. Bring the mixture to a boil, then mash and stir with a potato masher while boiling for 2 minutes, or until the berries are soft and plump.
• If you don't like seeds or chunks in your syrup, strain the syrup through cheesecloth to remove the seeds then return to a clean saucepan.
• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and cold water and stir until the cornstarch is completely dissolved, then stir into the berry mixture along with the lemon juice and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, or until the mixture thickens slightly.
• Remove the syrup from the heat and let it cool for a few minutes before serving on pancakes, waffles, French toast, or ice cream. Enjoy!

ELDERBERRY SYRUP

Steps:

• If you are using fresh elderberries, discard as many stems and unripe berries as possible.
• Put six cups of fresh black or blue elderberries (or three cups dried) into a large pot with six cups of water.
• Bring it to a boil over medium heat, then lower the heat and simmer the elderberries uncovered for about one hour, or until reduced by nearly half. If you feel like it is reducing a bit too fast, you can partially cover the pot while it is simmering.
• Remove the pot from the heat and set aside to cool to warm room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
• Strain out the elderberries using a fine mesh sieve, pressing the berries to get any extra liquid out. You can line the sieve or a colander with cheesecloth if you prefer, this also helps to squeeze out all of the liquid from the berries. Discard the berries. You should end up with at least one quart of elderberry and water mixture.
• Add the raw honey while the elderberry and water mixture is still semi-warm and stir until it dissolves.
• Ladle or carefully pour the elderberry syrup into quart jars, placing the lid and ring to finger tip tight. Let it cool completely and refrigerate for up to 6 months.

EASY HOMEMADE BERRY SYRUP

Steps:

• Pour frozen berries and 2 cups water into a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they have thawed but are not hot. Add sugar and bring to a simmer; cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Mix remaining 1/4 cup water and cornstarch together in a bowl. Add to the berry mixture and cook over medium-low heat to thicken slightly, about 3 minutes.

BASIC RECIPE FOR FRESH FRUIT SYRUP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Peel, de-stem, or remove seeds from the fruit, as appropriate.
• Place the fruit, water, and sugar into a pot.
• Cook the fruit with the sugar and water, bringing it to a boil and then lowering the heat to simmer.
• Smash the fruit while it is cooking.
• Simmer until the mixture has thickened to a syrupy consistency. This should take about 10 minutes.
• Once the mixture has thickened, you can press it through a strainer to make a thin syrup.
• If you prefer a thicker syrup, process the cooked syrup in a food processor .
• Serve with your favorite breakfast item. Enjoy!

BERRY SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring berries, sugar, and the water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat; boil 1 minute. Strain through a fine sieve into a small bowl, pressing to extract liquid; discard pulp. Stir in liqueur, if using. Let cool completely.

BERRY MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Heat maple syrup in a saucepan over medium heat until reduced by half. Add berries. Reduce heat, and simmer until berries are softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Let steep for 20 minutes.

HOMEMADE BERRY SYRUP (FOR PANCAKES!)

Steps:

• Wash, stem, and crush fruit in saucepan.
• Heat to boiling and simmer about 10 minutes.
• Pour hot fruit through colander or strainer to remove seeds, then again through cheesecloth or a jelly bag.
• Discard pulp.
• The yield of juice should be about 5 cups.
• Combine juice with sugar and boil in large saucepan for 1 minute.
• Skim off foam.
• it is ready to serve or to can in 1/2 pint jars.

15 MINUTE STRAWBERRY SYRUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Start with three cups of ripe strawberries. Chop off the tops, being very careful not to allow any stems, leaves, or other debris to stick to the fruit.
• Give the berries a very good rinse, and pop them in the small pot with the sugar, water, and lemon juice to start a simple syrup. Sliced strawberries will work well, too.
• Turn on the heat to medium-high and mash the berries as they start to cook.
• Once it reaches a boil, let the syrup boil for five to six minutes.
• While it's boiling, make the slurry of cornstarch and water.
• After the syrup has boiled for five to six minutes and the sugar melts/dissolves, add the cornstarch mix and let it boil another minute.
• The syrup should thicken up by this point. If it has not, let it boil a few more minutes.
• If you think it's still not thick enough, add more slurry and repeat the process. Remember, it doesn't need to be totally thick at this point, it will continue to thicken as it cools.
• You should let it cool to room temperature before serving.

BLUEBERRY SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Mix blueberries, water, and sugar together using a whisk in a small saucepan over low heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium and bring a gentle boil, stirring often, until syrup is thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Whisk lemon juice into syrup; serve immediately or cool.