Strawberry Syrup

How to make a delicious Strawberry Syrup, easy, step by step instructions, from start to finish.

Ingredients

Safety warning, all sugar recipes of this nature, cooks at a very high temperature, so please be careful when replicating this recipe, and keep children and pets well away from the stove.

Start by adding the water to a pan, on a medium heat.
Now pour in the sugar, and let it heat up for a moment.
Time to add your chopped strawberries, give them a good stir, and bring to a boil.
To prevent sugar crystals forming later, put the pan lid on and let it boil for 2 minutes, the steam will wash any sugar crystals down the insides of the pan and into the liquid.
Take the lid off the pan, and let it reduce for 2 to 3 minutes.
An optional step here is to add a few drops of red food colouring, I find the Gel types work very well with this recipe.
Once your syrup has reduced for the 2 to 3 minutes, it’s ready to bottle, if you do find it’s thickened a bit too much, add a few drops of water to thin it down a little, but if you stick to times I’ve given, it should be fine.
Now carefully sieve the mixture into a jug, by pushing it through the sieve with a spatula.
Once you can’t get another drop through, pour the syrup into a squeezy bottle, and that’s it, you can keep this in the fridge for 3 to 4 weeks.
This strawberry syrup recipe, it’s very quick n easy to make, and is great for drizzling on cakes, doughnuts, ice cream, etc.
Enjoy.