Blueberry Simple Syrup
This homemade Blueberry Simple Syrup is fruity and full of sweet blueberry flavor. It’s an easy way to elevate your coffee and matcha lattes, mocktails, and desserts. Using four ingredients, this blueberry syrup is super simple to make at home. Use it to make this Blueberry Matcha Latte next!
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Why This Recipe is So Good
This simple syrup recipe is a great way to use up fresh summer berries. My recipe uses 1 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries to yield 1 cup of berry syrup. You can easily double or triple this recipe as needed!
Ways to use up this blueberry simple syrup: in your coffee, mocktails, lemonade, drizzled over french toast, iced tea, Small Batch Buttermilk Pancakes, waffles or French Vanilla Ice Cream.
Recipe Ingredients
Blueberries – Fresh or frozen blueberries will work here. If using fresh, make sure to discard any bad-looking ones and rinse them well before cooking.
Water and sugar – Equal parts water and sugar makes a simple syrup. Use filtered water and white granulated or cane sugar for sweetness.
Lemon juice – This adds freshness and a slight tang to the blueberry syrup. Lemon and blueberries go together so well!
How to Make Blueberry Simple Syrup
All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- If using fresh blueberries, make sure to discard any bad-looking ones and rinse them well before cooking.
- Add all the ingredients into a small sauce pot. Cook on medium-low until it reaches a gentle simmer.
- Remove the pot from the heat and allow the syrup to cool covered for 20 minutes.
- Strain blueberry syrup into a pint-sized mason jar or small bowl.
- Allow it to cool to room temperature, then store syrup in an air-tight container in the fridge until you are ready to use it.
Frequently Asked Questions —
This is an equal amount of sugar and water cooked until it’s a thin syrup. The traditional ratio is 1:1, and if you were adding fruit, the ratio would be 1:1:1, but for this recipe, I added extra blueberries for a stronger blueberry flavor.
Mix it into Greek Yogurt, drizzle over pancakes or biscuits, use it to make matcha lattes, or add it to your coffee or ice cream treats.
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Blueberry Simple Syrup
Equipment
- 1 Small sauce pot
- 1 Pint-sized mason jar regular or wide mouth
- 1 Reusable lids for mason jars
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- ½ cup filtered water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
Instructions
- If using fresh blueberries, make sure to discard any bad-looking ones and rinse them well before cooking.
- Add all the ingredients into a small saucepot. Cook on medium-low for 10 – 15 minutes or until it reaches a gentle simmer.
- Remove the pot from the heat and allow the syrup to cool covered for 20 minutes.
- Strain blueberry syrup into a pint-sized mason jar or small bowl.
- Allow it to cool to room temperature, then store it in an air-tight container in the fridge until you are ready to use it.
- Ways to use up leftover berries: add to smoothies, yogurt, or top vanilla ice cream.
Notes
How To Store/ Make Ahead
Blueberry syrup will last in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.Variations
- Make a blueberry lavender simple syrup by infusing the syrup with 1 tablespoon of lavender buds.
- Fresh basil
- Fresh mint
- Fresh sprigs of thyme
- Grated ginger root
