Homemade Gingerbread Syrup
Full of brown sugar, spice, and everything nice, this homemade gingerbread syrup is a lovely addition to your coffee and cocktails this winter season. #gingerbread #holidays #DIY | FeastInThyme.comMakes about ½ cup of syrup
Servings 0
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger sliced thin
- 1 teaspoon whole allspice berries
- 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
- 5 whole cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan over medium heat, combine all ingredients listed. Bring to a boil, stirring to make sure the ingredients blend together.
- Reduce to medium low and let simmer for about 20 minutes. Once reduced and slightly syrupy, remove from heat and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
- Carefully strain the whole ingredients out of the syrup. Once cool enough to handle, store the gingerbread syrup in a swing top bottle or mason jar and keep in the fridge. Syrup will keep for at least a month.
Notes
Quantity: You can easily double this recipe to make 1 cup of gingerbread syrup by doubling the brown sugar, water, and molasses. There is no need to double the whole spices.
Making Cocktails: This amount of syrup is enough to make 4 Rum Rum Reindeer cocktails (recipe to come).
Making Cocktails: This amount of syrup is enough to make 4 Rum Rum Reindeer cocktails (recipe to come).