Cherry Syrup and how to make it at home
Are you craving for a homemade Cherry syrup to use on your ice cream, cocktail, or drink? My friend, you came to the right place! Check out my recipe for homemade Cherry syrup without using any special tools ready in 30min.
How to make homemade Cherry syrup
This recipe for homemade Cherry Syrup is very easy and fast! Also in the video below, I’m going to show you how to remove the core from the Cherries with a skewer, without using any special tools. If you do not have a skewer you can replace it with the back of a spoon or chopsticks or any other similar object you may have in your kitchen.
Wash and drain the cherries.
Remove their core and set it aside.
Add 2 Tbsp water to the bowl where you store the Cherry cores and strain them keeping their juice.
Add the sugar, cherry juice and lemon juice in a saucepot over high heat
When they are starting to boil add the cherries, with their core removed, and 2 Tbsp of glucose.
Bring to a boil and lower the heat.
Let it simmer for 30min.
Remove the white foam that they will produce on the surface.
Add it in two sterilized jars 330ml each.
Enjoy your homemade Cherry syrup!
Important tips you should know about syrup making
- Stir gently only with a wooden spoon because a wooden spoon doesn’t conduct the heat. A metal spoon can induce crystallization as it conducts heat in local areas it touches. After the syrup is cooked then you can use any type of utensil to extract it from the pot.
- The glucose and the lemon juice in the Cherry syrup help to prevent crystallization and also help with the preservation of the syrup.
- If you preserve the syrup in an air-tight sterilized jar it can last for more than a year at room temperature.
Where and how to use your cherry syrup
- You can add 3 Tbsp Cherry syrup to a glass of water and have a delicious Cherry drink!
- 1 or 2 tsp are enough for a bowl of ice cream.
- For cocktails ratio, it depends on your creations but you can start with 2 Tbsp. Try it on vodka and cherry!
Cherry Syrup and how to make it at home
Ingredients:
- 500g Fresh cherries, with their core removed
- 400g Plain sugar (1 and 1/3 cups)
- Lemon Juice from ½ a lemon
- 2 Tbsp Glucose
- 2 Tbsp Water
Instructions:
- Wash and drain the cherries.
- Remove their core and set it aside.
- Add 2 Tbsp water to the bowl where you store the Cherry cores and strain them keeping their juice.
- Add the sugar, cherry juice, and lemon juice in a saucepot over high heat.
- When they are starting to boil add the cherries, with their core removed, and 2 Tbsp of glucose.
- Bring to a boil and lower the heat.
- Let it simmer for 30min.
- Remove the white foam that they will produce on the surface.
- Add it in two sterilized jars 330ml each.
- Enjoy your homemade Cherry syrup!
- Recipes, How to
- cherries, glucose, homemade syrup, how to, lemon juice, sugar
- COURSE: Dessert
- CUISINE: International
- Recipe by: Christina Karagianni
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