Simple Homemade Rosemary Syrup

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Easy to make at home in just minutes, this 3-ingredient rosemary syrup adds a lovely woodsy aroma to teas, cocktails, and more.

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Recipe Highlights

Homemade rosemary syrup only takes 3 ingredients to make at home. Fresh rosemary sprigs, sugar, and water is all you need.
Rosemary is an aromatic herb that gives this simple syrup a woodsy flavor with notes of pine and lemon. It’s especially popular in the fall and winter months and adds a botanical, herbaceous aroma to dishes and drinks.
Rosemary syrup can be used to sweeten and flavor iced drinks. Syrups dissolve completely into the beverage and won’t leave a grainy texture.
This recipe makes 1 cup of syrup, which is enough to sweeten 8 drinks when 2 tablespoons are used in each serving.

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Ingredient Notes

Simple Homemade Rosemary Syrup ingredients in measuring cups and labeled.

Rosemary sprigs
Using fresh rosemary gives this simple syrup the strongest flavor. The herb can be found in the produce section at the supermarket all year round.
Sugar
White sugar is used in this recipe, but brown sugar can be substituted. Just note that the syrup will be a different color.
Water
For the best tasting syrup, use filtered water.

Step-by-Step Instructions

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

For full ingredients and instructions, scroll down to see the recipe.

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

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Serving Suggestions

This syrup is great for adding flavor to beverages like iced teas and lemonades.
Cranberry and rosemary are a classic pairing. Add this syrup to cranberry juice and top with club soda to make a fun, fizzy drink.
Rosemary complements ginger nicely as well. Use it to sweeten ginger tea or combine it with ginger beer.

Expert Tips

Fresh rosemary gives this syrup the best flavor. When selecting the herb at the supermarket, look for sprigs that are dark green in color with no yellowing or spots.
There’s no need to take the leaves off the stem. Steeping the whole rosemary sprig will make it easy to strain and clean up.
When stored in an airtight container, rosemary syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks in the fridge.
Simple syrups can be frozen for future use. Pour into an ice cube tray and pop one out whenever you need it. This rosemary syrup will keep for up to 3 months in the freezer.

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Questions You May Have

Does rosemary syrup need to be refrigerated?

Yes! Like all simple syrups, this rosemary one should be stored in the fridge, which helps make it last longer.

Should you let simple syrup boil?

It’s best to simmer and cook simple syrup as low heat. Boiling will cause the water to evaporate too quickly and change the water to sugar ratio, which is ideally 1:1.

Why is my simple syrup cloudy?

Simple syrup should be clear. If it’s cloudy, then it has most likely gone bad and you should toss it.

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Simple Rosemary Syrup

Author: Jee Choe

Easy to make at home in just minutes, this 3-ingredient rosemary syrup adds a lovely woodsy aroma to teas, cocktails, and more.

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Prep Time 2

Cook Time 6

Total Time 8

Course Drinks

Yield servings

INGREDIENTS

▢ ¾ cup water
▢ ¾ cup sugar
▢ 5 sprigs rosemary

INSTRUCTIONS

Put all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer until the sugar dissolves.
Stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely.
Turn off the heat and let cool.
Strain out the rosemary sprigs 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.

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NOTES

Fresh rosemary gives this syrup the best flavor. When selecting the herb at the supermarket, look for sprigs that are dark green in color with no yellowing or spots.
There’s no need to take the leaves off the stem. Steeping the whole rosemary sprig will make it easy to strain and clean up.
White sugar is used in this recipe, but brown sugar can be substituted. Just note that the syrup will be a different color.
For the best tasting syrup, use filtered water.
This syrup is great for adding flavor to beverages like iced teas and lemonades.
Rosemary complements ginger nicely as well. Use it to sweeten ginger tea or combine it with ginger beer.
Cranberry and rosemary are a classic pairing. Add this syrup to cranberry juice and top with club soda to make a fun, fizzy drink.
When stored in an airtight container, rosemary syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks in the fridge.
Simple syrups can be frozen for future use. Pour into an ice cube tray and pop one out whenever you need it. This rosemary syrup will keep for up to 3 months in the freezer.
This recipe makes one cup (16 tablespoons) of rosemary syrup, which is enough to add 2 tablespoons of the syrup to flavor and sweeten about 8 drinks.

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