Fresh Strawberry Simple Syrup

My homemade strawberry simple syrup recipe is a great way to enjoy spring and summer. Made with fresh in season strawberries, strawberry season in perfect time to whip up this sweet fruity recipe is made with 3 simple ingredients ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes.

Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits, and I look forward to strawberry season every year. I add new strawberry recipes to the blog often such as strawberry curd and strawberry sauce.

If you’re a fan of sweet, fruity drinks especially ones that have an all natural flavor, then this strawberry simple syrup is the perfect for you.  It’s a great addition to any cocktail or mocktail, adding fresh strawberry flavor and sweetness. I made homemade strawberry soda with this syrup and it's better than anything you can buy in the store.

Combine it with lemon simple syrup for strawberry lemonade or with rhubarb syrup for a sweet tart drink.

And to ensure you have some of this delicious strawberry syrup on hand when strawberry season is past, make extra and freeze it.  It will keep for up to 3 months.  

Strawberry Syrup Ingredients

Strawberry simple syrup uses fresh strawberries, sugar, and water. I let the berries steep for a few minutes to draw out as much flavor and color as possible.

• Fresh Strawberries: Since this recipe is all about the strawberries use fresh local strawberries.  I prefer fresh in-season strawberries because they have the best flavor. Frozen strawberries, which are usually picked and frozen at the peak of flavor will also work for this recipe if you can't get great tasting fresh strawberries.

Full ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How to Make Strawberry Syrup

Step 1: Clean the container for the strawberry simple syrup by washing it with soap and hot water, and thoroughly rinsing it. Next pour boiling water into the container twice to ensure it is thoroughly clean.  

Step 2: Wash the strawberries, then cut off the green top.  The step of cutting off the green leaves is called hulling. 

Step 3: Cut the strawberries in half if smaller than 1-inch or quarters if larger and place them in saucepan with the sugar and water.  

Step 4: Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat then immediately reduce the heat and let it simmer.

Step 5: Remove the saucepan from the heat, cover it up with a lid and let it steep for 15 minutes to draw out the most flavor from the strawberries.  

Step 6: Strain the strawberry and let the mixture drain for about 10 minutes.

Step 7: Cool the syrup to room temperature and then store in the refrigerator in a clean airtight container.

Can You Make Simple Syrup with Other Fruits

Yes, you can make simple syrup with a variety of fruits.  Lemon and lime are the most common flavors. But try other summer fruits like raspberry and blackberry.

How to Use the Simple Syrup

• Combine it with fresh lemon juice for strawberry lemonade
• Use to flavor and sweeten iced tea or hot tea.
• Use it to brush cake layers to add strawberry flavor to the cake and to help keep the cake layers moist
• Drizzle it over pound cakes.
• Increase the amount of sugar (see recipe notes) and use it as a syrup on french toast and pancakes

Pro Tips for Making This Recipe

• When selecting the strawberries use strawberries that have a bright red color, taste good, and are red all the way through.
• Don’t use strawberries that are moldy or have large brown spots.  The brown spots can leave a bitter after taste.
• Leave the strawberries in large pieces so you are able to extract the color and flavor with out a lot of pulp ending up in the final syrup.

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Fresh Strawberry Simple Syrup

5 from 3 votes

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cooling Time: 1 hour hour

There is nothing like the taste of strawberry simple syrup made with in season strawberries. The final syrup is sweet and fruity and perfect for drinks or for breakfast with your pancakes

Servings: 7

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Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Author: Cheryl Norris

Ingredients

• ▢ 8 ounces (227 grams) fresh strawberries
• ▢ 1 cup (240 ml) distilled or filtered water
• ▢ 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar

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Instructions

• This recipe makes 1-3/4 cups of strawberry simple syrup

Make the Simple Syrup

• Place a 2 or 4-cup measuring cup with a fine mesh strainer next to the stove.
• Wash the strawberries. Cut off the green stem or the top of the strawberries. This step is called hulling. Cut the strawberries in half. If the strawberries are small leave them whole
• Place the strawberries, water, and sugar in a 3 or 4-quart saucepan. Stir together until the sugar starts to dissolve. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and let it simmer for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes remove the saucepan from the heat, and let them steep for 15 minutes. (Simmering and then steeping the strawberries will further break down the strawberries and draw out more color and flavor.)
• Strain the strawberries through a fine mesh strainer into a medium-sized bowl, separating the strawberries from the liquid. Do not press against the strawberries. You do not want the strawberry pulp in the strawberry syrup. Let the strawberries drain for 15 minutes. The syrup should be dark red and look clear

Storing the Simple Syrup

• Let the strawberry cool to room temperature. Pour the syrup into a clean glass jar or a container that has a lid and store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. The syrup can also be frozen in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.

How to Use the Strawberry Simple Syrup

• This syrup is great for drinks and cocktails. For homemade strawberry soda mix 4 ounces of syrup with 4-6 ounces of club soda.

How to Make Strawberry Ice Cubes

• Refrigerate the strawberry syrup overnight. Pour the syrup into an ice cube tray and freeze. Add the strawberry ice cubes to your favorite drinks or cocktails.

Notes

Strawberries: For the best flavor make this syrup with in-season strawberries or frozen strawberries if making this syrup before or after strawberry season.

For Thicker Syrup:  For thick syrup return the strained syrup to the saucepan and simmer over medium-low heat until the syrup is reduced by one-third.

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.004g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.05g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.1mg

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