Description
A basic sweetener for beverages and desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Combine sugar and water in a saucepan.
- Heat over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves completely.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- For a richer syrup, use a 2:1 sugar to water ratio.
- Infuse with herbs or spices for flavored syrups.
- Prep Time: 2 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Category: Baking
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: General
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tbsp
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: simple syrup, sugar syrup, sweetener, cocktail ingredient, baking ingredient