Simple Strawberry Syrup
on Apr 13, 2025
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Add a sweet strawberry flavor to iced tea and cold foam with this delicious simple syrup that’s easy to make at home using just 3 ingredients.
Recipe Summary
- Strawberry syrup is a fruity simple syrup (liquid sugar) made with sugar, water, and fresh strawberries. It’s quick and easy to make at home.
- Simple syrups are the best way to sweeten and flavor beverages since they mix easily into drinks, especially iced.
- This recipe makes a cup of strawberry syrup, which is 16 tablespoons.
Note from Jee
I use strawberry syrup to sweeten and flavor a ton of drinks. The list includes strawberry bubble tea, strawberry matcha latte bubble tea, strawberry lemonade, and strawberry iced tea.
It’s really easy to make but because it’s totally natural without preservatives, it will only last 2 weeks in the refrigerator. This hasn’t been a problem for me though (and I don’t think it’ll be one for you either) since I usually finish the batch in a week.
I’ve found store-bought strawberry syrups to taste a little chemical-y, but homemade is just pure goodness. It’s berry berry good. (Haha!)
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Ingredient Notes
- Fresh strawberries: Fresh is best when strawberries are in season since they’ll be the most flavorful. You can also use frozen strawberries but they may be more difficult to cut into smaller pieces.
- Sugar: Use white granulated sugar so that the syrup will have a pinkish color.
- Water: When possible, use filtered water for a better tasting syrup.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Heat all ingredients on the stovetop. Mash strawberries and stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely.
Step 2: Strain and pour syrup into an airtight container.
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Puree vs Syrup
There is a difference between strawberry puree and strawberry syrup. They’re both cooked down strawberries in sugar and water but puree doesn’t strain out the strawberries but the syrup does. The puree will have all the fruit so it’ll be chunky but the syrup will be all liquid, without any strawberry solids.
Expert Tips
- Strawberries are sliced or chopped to make it easier to cook down and mash. Use a wooden spoon or potato masher to mash the strawberries.
- Store strawberry syrup in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator in an airtight bottle.
- Homemade syrups are not shelf-stable and it needs to be refrigerated to prevent bacteria from growing.
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Strawberry Syrup
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup water
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¾ cup fresh strawberries, sliced
Instructions
- Put water, sugar, and sliced strawberries in a saucepan. Boil for 6 minutes on medium-high heat.⅔ cup water, ½ cup white sugar, ¾ cup fresh strawberries
- Mash strawberries.While cooking, use a wooden spoon or potato masher and mash the strawberries.
- Strain strawberry solids and pour syrup into an airtight container.Use a mesh strainer to filter out the strawberry solids and discard. The syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Strawberries are sliced or chopped to make it easier to cook down and mash. Use a wooden spoon or potato masher to mash the strawberries.
- Store strawberry syrup in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator in an airtight bottle.
- Homemade syrups are not shelf-stable and it needs to be refrigerated to prevent bacteria from growing.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
