Description
Crafting this honey simple syrup elevates cocktails and desserts with natural sweetness from local honey. Mixologists and home cooks can easily prepare this versatile liquid gold in mere minutes, ensuring delicious results for any culinary adventure.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup water (240 milliliters/8 fl oz)
- 1 cup honey (350 grams/12.35 oz)
Instructions
- Preparation: Gather a medium saucepan and combine equal parts honey and water, ensuring precise measurement for optimal consistency.
- Blending: Gently integrate honey and water using a wooden spoon or silicone spatula, creating a uniform liquid mixture with smooth, even texture.
- Heating: Place saucepan on stovetop over medium-low heat, carefully warming the blend to dissolve honey completely without triggering boiling, stirring intermittently for 3-5 minutes.
- Dissolving: Monitor the liquid as honey melts into water, watching for a translucent and smooth appearance that indicates complete integration.
- Cooling: Remove from heat and let syrup rest at room temperature for 20-30 minutes, allowing natural cooling without temperature shock.
- Storage: Transfer the cooled syrup into a clean glass container with an airtight lid, such as a mason jar or sealed bottle, ensuring no moisture contamination.
- Preservation: Refrigerate the honey simple syrup in the coldest section of your refrigerator, maintaining quality and flavor for up to four weeks.
Notes
- Choose Equal Measurements: Use precise 1:1 ratio of honey to water for consistent sweetness and texture every time.
- Gentle Heat Matters: Warm slowly on medium-low to prevent honey from burning or caramelizing, maintaining its delicate flavor profile.
- Stirring Technique: Gently blend with wooden spoon or silicone spatula to ensure smooth integration without creating foam or air bubbles.
- Storage Smart: Keep in airtight glass container in coldest refrigerator section, lasting up to four weeks for maximum freshness and quality.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 17
- Calories: 82
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg