Looking to sweeten your morning teas/coffees, make brown sugar cold foam, or create a delicious simple syrup for cakes? Try my quick and easy brown sugar simple syrup, which can be stored for 2-3 weeks in the fridge! And if you want to take this recipe even further, I’ve shared extra flavor ideas in the blog post 🤎
Want it sweeter and thicker? I’ve included two sugar-to-water ratio options so you can make it just the way you like.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It only takes a few minutes! Simply add everything to your mason jar, then mix until light, thick, and fluffy. Or, use a frother if you have one on hand.
- It’s super versatile. You can use it to make brown sugar cold foam, which is great on top of matcha lattes, coffees, teas, and more!
Looking for more drink inspo? Try out my blueberry cold foam, strawberry cold foam, or pistachio cold foam!
Ingredients
To make brown sugar simple syrup from scratch, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- All you’ll need is brown sugar and water! For flavor ideas, see below!
- For a deeper molasses flavor, opt for dark brown sugar.
For the full list of ingredients and measurements, see the recipe card below.
💡 Ways to Flavor Brown Sugar Syrup
- Fresh spices: Add fresh spices along with the water and brown sugar. Some simple options include 1-2 inch knobs of fresh ginger, a scraped vanilla bean pod, a cinnamon stick, or a few cardamom seeds! Once the sugar dissolves, remove from heat and let the flavors steep for 30 minutes. Strain the syrup into your storage container.
- Extracts: Once the brown sugar is dissolved, remove from heat, let simple syrup slightly cool, then stir in extract. If you’re going with a basic vanilla flavor, add 1 teaspoon of extract. If using a stronger flavor like almond, maple, butter, coconut, hazelnut, etc., try 1/4 teaspoon first, then work your way up.
How to Make Brown Sugar Simple Syrup
Step 1: In a small pot, add brown sugar and water. Bring to a gentle simmer. Once all of the sugar dissolves, remove from heat and let cool.
Step 2: Transfer syrup into a container. Store in airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Use it to sweeten your teas, lattes, cakes, etc.!
For full instructions, see the recipe card below.
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Brown Sugar Simple Syrup
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Equipment
- medium pot
Ingredients
1:1 Ratio (Standard Syrup)
- 1 cup (200 g) brown sugar light or dark; use dark for a deeper molasses flavor
- 1 cup (236.59 g) water
2:1 (Rich Syrup)
- 2 cups (400 g) brown sugar light or dark; use dark for a deeper molasses flavor
- 1 cup (236.59 g) water
Instructions
- Note: For a lighter sweetness and thinner consistency, opt for the 1:1 Standard Ratio. For a richer sweetness and thicker consistency, opt for the 2:1 Rich Syrup.
- Combine sugar and water in a medium pot over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally, keeping the mixture just below a simmer. Once the sugar has fully dissolved (about 5 minutes), take pot off the heat.
- Transfer brown sugar syrup into a clean bottle and let completely cool. Enjoy!
- See notes for storage information and variations/substitutions.
Notes
- Storage: Store in airtight container in the fridge. If making a 1:1 simple syrup, it will last 2-3 weeks. If making a 2:1 simple syrup, it will last up to 4-6 weeks due to the higher sugar content.
- Variations and substitutions:
- Fresh spices: Add fresh spices along with the water and brown sugar. Some simple options include 1-2 inch knobs of fresh ginger, a scraped vanilla bean pod, a cinnamon stick, or a few cardamom seeds! Once the sugar dissolves, remove from heat and let the flavors steep for 30 minutes. Strain the syrup into your storage container.
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