Add a festive twist to your drinks and desserts with this peppermint simple syrup! 🎄🍬 This easy-to-make recipe combines sugar, water, and peppermint extract to create a refreshing and versatile syrup that’s perfect for coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cocktails, or holiday baking. Whether you’re looking to sweeten your seasonal beverages or add a burst of minty flavor to desserts, this syrup is a must-have for your kitchen this season.
Peppermint Simple Syrup
This peppermint simple syrup is made using just 3 ingredients, and is amazing in everything from cocktails to coffee!
Ingredients
- 1 cup water 240ml
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200g
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
Instructions
- Pour 1 cup of water into a small saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until the water just starts to boil. Add in 1 cup of granulated sugar at this point and stir continuously until the sugar is fully dissolved. This should only take about 15 seconds! The mixture should look clear.
- Remove from heat and stir in 1 tsp of peppermint extract. Waiting to add the extract until you've removed that pan from heat will prevent it from evaporating and losing some of its flavor. I find 1 tsp of peppermint extract is the perfect amount for my palette, but if you like a less strong peppermint flavor I recommend adding 1/2 tsp.
- Pour into a separate container and cool to room temperature. I like to keep my simple syrup in glass containers or mason jars for easy storage.
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Notes
This recipe makes about 10 oz. or 1 1/4 cups of peppermint simple syrup. This recipe can be halved, quartered, or doubled if need.
Peppermint Exact – Any peppermint extract will work, but I recommend using good quality extract because it has a huge impact of the flavor of this syrup. Make sure you don’t use peppermint oil or peppermint “flavor.”
