Coffee or tea simple syrup 

A glass bottle filled with tea flavored syrup

Simple syrup is genius, and as the name implies, it’s really simple to make. Boil your liquid of choice, add sugar. Done.

Also known as “bar sugar” simple syrup is commonly used by bartenders to sweeten cocktails without having to dissolve sugar crystals. So you get all the sweet without the grainy bits. 

While most simple syrup is made with water and sugar, you can make flavored syrups by replacing the water with another liquid. In this case, coffee or your favorite tea.

Then use your fancy flavored syrup in everything—desserts, waffles, ice cream, sparkling water, cocktails...you get the idea.

Coffee or tea simple syrup

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of sugar

  • 1 cup of strong coffee or black tea

Method

  • You want strong brewed coffee or tea, so choose your favorite blend (Earl Grey syrup anyone?) and double the usual amount of tea or coffee you’d use for one cup of brew. For coffee, you can also use cold brew concentrate.

  • Bring the liquid to a boil and add the sugar, stirring to combine and dissolve the grains.

  • Reduce the heat and simmer until sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture has reduced slightly.

  • Remove from heat and cool completely.

  • Bottle it up and enjoy.

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