Starbucks Liquid Cane Sugar Syrup (3 Ingredients)
on Apr 18, 2024
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Recreate Starbucks liquid cane sugar syrup at home with this copycat version made to sweeten any drink. The recipe uses two types of sugar to get the exact same flavor.
Liquid Cane Sugar Syrup
One of the syrups you can request to sweeten a drink at Starbucks is liquid cane sugar. The liquid cane sugar syrup is a pourable sweetener made with sugar, turbinado sugar, and water. The turbinado cane sugar is what gives the syrup a brown color and a light molasses flavor.
There’s also the classic syrup at Starbucks which is a basic simple syrup that’s just sugar and water and doesn’t contain turbinado sugar.
This copycat recipe yields a full bottle of syrup that can be mixed into any of your favorite drinks. The syrup can go into hot or cold beverages, but is especially good for iced since regular sugar is harder to dissolve and will just sink to the bottom of the cup.
Note from Jee
The best way to sweeten iced drinks is with a simple syrup. It’ll mix so much easier into a cold drink than just sugar.
I like this simple syrup better than regular simple syrup since the flavor is a little more complex due to the turbinado cane sugar.
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Recipe Summary
- Only 3 ingredients are needed to make a copycat version of Starbucks liquid cane sugar: granulated white sugar, turbinado cane sugar, and water.
- This recipe makes 1 cup (8 ounces) of syrup.
- Homemade simple syrup can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 weeks in an airtight bottle.
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Ingredient Notes
- Sugar: White granulated sugar is the main sweetener in simple syrup.
- Turbinado sugar: Turbinado (also known as turbinado cane sugar) is a raw sugar that has a caramel-like flavor.
- Water: For the best tasting syrup, use filtered water if possible.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Put white sugar, turbinado sugar, and water in a saucepan. Simmer on low heat and stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely.
Take off heat and cool.
Step 2: Pour syrup into an airtight container.
Expert Tips
- To sweeten a drink with liquid cane sugar syrup, add 1 to 2 tablespoons into an 8 ounce drink.
- Liquid cane sugar can be used the same way as simple syrup. Add it to iced teas and iced coffees as a sweetener.
- There’s no need to boil the syrup and boiling will make the syrup thicker. Just let it come to a simmer and as soon as the sugar dissolves, you can turn off the heat. The sugar just needs to be fully dissolved in the water.
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Liquid Cane Sugar Syrup
Ingredients
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar
- ½ cup turbinado sugar
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Put white granulated sugar, turbinado sugar, and water in a saucepan and simmer.Stir until sugar completely dissolves.¼ cup white granulated sugar, ½ cup turbinado sugar, ½ cup water
- Take off heat and cool.
- Pour syrup into an airtight container.Syrup will keep for 3 weeks in the refrigerator.
Notes
- To sweeten a drink with liquid cane sugar syrup, add 1-2 tablespoons into an 8 ounce drink.
- Liquid cane sugar can be used the same way as simple syrup. Add it to hot and cold drinks as a sweetener.
- There’s no need to boil the syrup and boiling will make the syrup thicker. Just let it come to a simmer and as soon as the sugar dissolves, you can turn off the heat. The sugar just needs to be fully dissolved in the water.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
