Simple Strawberry Syrup Recipe
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Simple strawberry syrup recipe uses just 3 ingredients! Ready in minutes, this strawberry syrup is perfect for so many dishes!
Okay, so this strawberry syrup is something that happens fairly often around my house. Especially during the peak of strawberry season!
Once you make it and use it a couple of times, you’ll totally be as obsessed with making and having it in your refrigerator as I am. I feel certain.
Simple as can be to make, a container of this strawberry syrup is made about once a week and disappears fairly quickly. We use it in numerous recipes from homemade strawberry milk to milkshakes, to drizzling over baked meringues, pancakes, waffles, and even biscuits.
It’s pretty addictive.
As a matter of fact, I have a pretty funny story about it.
A few years back, my son’s friend Ethan went on a trip to Florida with our family over spring break. Florida strawberries were just unbelievably delicious and I couldn’t help buying a flat of them from a local farmer’s stand while we were there. With only a tiny RV refrigerator, I knew as much as I loved strawberries, I couldn’t take up the entire thing with them!
So, I did what any Mama would do. I made batches of this strawberry syrup for strawberry milkshakes! Ha!
Well, most Mama’s would probably have frozen the majority of their strawberry haul, but since our freezer storage was even smaller than our refrigerator storage I went the strawberry syrup direction!
Anyway, Ethan loved those strawberry milkshakes nearly as much as I did and for the longest time, every time he’d visit he’d ask if I had any strawberry syrup. I’m happy to say that I usually did! 🙂
To make it, you really only need three ingredients, a saucepan, a cooktop and a blender! In just a jiffy you have this strawberry deliciousness and your kitchen smells like absolute strawberry heaven!
If you are watching your sugar intake, I have used sugar substitutes in place of sugar and had good results. You’ll just want to adjust to your personal taste and based on the substitute that you are using.
My strawberry syrup recipe also freezes well, so that you have it throughout the year! Just make sure that you’ve chilled your syrup well, place it into freezer-safe containers, label and freeze!
Here’s my simple strawberry syrup recipe. Just think of all the possibilities! I hope you love it as much as we do!
Simple Strawberry Syrup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Add strawberries, granulated sugar, and water to a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-low heat. Reduce heat and allow to simmer about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and pour into jar of a blender. Blend on high speed for 10 seconds or until smooth.
- Pour into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until chilled, about 20 minutes or overnight.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
From the Add a Pinch recipe archives. Originally published 2013.
Super simple and delicious.Thank you for sharing!!!
Wonderful,Pamela! xo
This is so simple and so so so delicious. It brings out the strawberry flavour so much that I even use it as flavouring in cakes and buttercream. But The rest of the family have a more simple approach pouring it over their ice-cream. And they can’t get enough of it. Thanks for a great recipe.
So happy you all enjoy it too, Annette! xo
Can I use frozen strawberries? I know fresh would be better but very expensive where we are right now.
Sure. Just make sure they have thawed completely. xo
This syrup is heaven! I’ve used it in your strawberry buttercream recipe and I’m dying for a good milkshake. What did ya’ll put in your strawberry milkshakes? Or rather, what amount?
*cough* I just found the recipe, I feel a little awkward now haha! Thanks anyway! xo
I’m glad you found it! Hope you enjoy the milkshake…it’s oh so good!!! Thanks Cassie! xo
So glad you enjoyed it, Cassie! Isn’t it delicious?! xo
Is this a good recipe for syrup that will go on pancakes?
Tandra,
This syrup is wonderful on pancakes. My family loves this syrup on my Buttermilk Pancakes. xo
I made this syrup but I used raspberries instead of strawberries. It tasted really good! I’m glad to know that I can substitute other fruits for the strawberries this recipe! I’m going to try mangoes next! 🙂
Sounds delicious, Rianne! I love all the fresh fruits we get to enjoy in spring and summer! Thanks!
How long can it be stored for (refrigerated)? Can it be frozen and defrosted successfully?
I made this syrup after discovering I had 2 pints of strawberries in my fridge that I had forgotten about. It’s DELICIOUS!!! Almost every time I open my fridge, I take a sip. At this rate, it will never be poured over, onto, or into anything. Guess I’ll have to make more!!
Hi Robyn, can I use this simple strawberry syrup for dousing inbetween cake layers to make them moist, like I would use coffee or choc syrup?
Simple recipes are the best 🙂 I will have to try this with honey instead of sugar.
I would love to know how that turns out!
Could you please post your results of using honey? Thank you!