Simple Homemade Ginger Syrup

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Made with 3 ingredients, this homemade ginger syrup is a bold and lively sweetener for iced drinks like iced tea and lemonade.

Simple Homemade Ginger Syrup in clear bottle.

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Recipe Highlights

Homemade ginger syrup is so easy to make at home with just 3 ingredients: water, sugar, and fresh ginger.
Fresh ginger gives this simple syrup a warming sweet and spicy flavor.
Syrups work especially well for iced beverages since they can be mixed in easily and won’t settle into the bottom of a glass like sugar.
Ginger syrup adds delicious flavor and sweetness to hot and iced drinks.

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Ingredient Notes

Simple Homemade Ginger Syrup ingredients in measuring cups and labeled.

Fresh ginger
Fresh ginger can be found in the produce section of a supermarket. Slicing fresh ginger root into thin pieces adds the strongest flavor to the syrup.
Sugar
This recipe uses white sugar as the sweetener. Brown sugar can also be used, but it’ll give the syrup a brown color.
Water
To make the best tasting syrup, use filtered water.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Simple Homemade Ginger Syrup first two steps for how to make it.

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Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer, then turn off heat, and steep.
Stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely.
Strain and pour syrup into an airtight container.

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Serving Suggestions

Make homemade ginger soda by combining ginger syrup with sparkling water.
Add ginger syrup to iced tea or lemonade to give it a subtle ginger flavor.
Make ginger tea taste even stronger by adding some ginger syrup.
Ginger syrup can go beyond flavoring drinks. Drizzle on pancakes or waffles as a zingy alternative to maple syrup.

Simple Homemade Ginger Syrup poured into iced tea in clear glass.

Expert Tips

Instead of slicing fresh ginger, it can be grated for an even more potent ginger flavor. However, it goes take more work since a mesh strainer will be needed to filter the small ginger bits.
This recipe makes 1 cup of ginger syrup. That’s enough to sweeten 8 drinks if you use 2 tablespoons for each glass.
Store in an airtight container and this syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks in the fridge.
Ginger syrup can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Simply pour into an ice cube tray and pop them out whenever you need it.

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Questions You May Have

Why is it called simple syrup?

Simple syrup gets its name because it’s made from an easy, basic 1:1 combination of water and sugar.

What are the health benefits of ginger syrup?

Ginger is full of health benefits and is known for aiding with digestion and nausea relief.

Do I need to refrigerate ginger syrup?

Yes! Homemade simple syrups aren’t shelf-stable and need to be refrigerated.

How long does homemade ginger syrup keep?

If stored in an airtight container in the fridge, homemade ginger syrup is good for up to 2 weeks.

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Simple Ginger Syrup

Author: Jee Choe

Made from 3 ingredients, this homemade ginger syrup is a bold and lively sweetener for iced drinks.

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Prep Time 2

Cook Time 6

Total Time 8

Course Drinks

Yield servings

INGREDIENTS

▢ ¾ cup water
▢ ¾ cup sugar
▢ 1 3 inch fresh ginger root (sliced)

INSTRUCTIONS

Peel and slice ginger root.
Put all ingredients in a saucepan and boil on medium-low heat for 6 minutes.
Stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely.
Turn off the heat and let cool.
Strain or remove ginger slices and pour syrup into an airtight container.
Use a funnel to help pour neatly into the bottle. The syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.

EQUIPMENT

Airtight Bottles

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NOTES

Fresh ginger can be found in the produce section of a supermarket. Slicing fresh ginger root into thin pieces adds the strongest flavor to the syrup.
Instead of slicing fresh ginger, it can be grated for an even more potent ginger flavor. However, it goes take more work since a mesh strainer will be needed to filter the small ginger bits.
This recipe makes 1 cup of ginger syrup. That’s enough to sweeten 8 drinks if you use 2 tablespoons for each glass.
Store in an airtight container and this syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks in the fridge.
Ginger syrup can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Simply pour into an ice cube tray and pop them out whenever you need it.

Syrup Uses

Make homemade ginger soda by combining ginger syrup with sparkling water.
Add ginger syrup to iced tea or lemonade to give it a subtle ginger flavor.
Make ginger tea taste even stronger by adding some ginger syrup.
Drizzle ginger syrup on pancakes or waffles as a zingy alternative to maple syrup.

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