Simple Fruit Syrups (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Main Ingredients
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2 cups fresh fruit (raspberries and blueberries can be done whole, strawberries should be halved or quartered)
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3/4 cup sugar (can adjust to taste depending on the sweetness of the fruit)
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1 cup water
# Instructions:
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Add sugar, fruit and water to a small sauce pan and stir over medium heat until it is just starting to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for approximately 10-12 minutes until the fruit is soft and starting to fall apart. Strain out the fruit, keeping the liquid.
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Add sugar and water to a small saucepan and stir over medium-low heat until sugar melts. Remove from heat and combine the fruit and sugar/water mixture in a food processor or strong blender until smooth. If you do not like seeds or prefer it really smooth, you can strain these out but they didn't bother me.
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If you're making up multiple fruit syrups using this method, just do one large batch of the sugar and water and then divide when mixing up the individual fruits.
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If you're using these fruit syrups for lemonade, add approximately 2 tablespoons of the syrup to about 1 1/2 cups fresh lemonade. It's definitely a bit of a personal preference so add more syrup if it's too tart and add more lemonade if it's too sweet.