Brown Sugar Vanilla Syrup
This 3-ingredient Brown Sugar Vanilla Syrup is rich and sweet, full of vanilla bean and molasses-y flavor. It truly makes every drink taste like it came from the coffee shop. Use it to make this Iced Brown Sugar Matcha Latte with Vanilla Cold Foam next.
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Why This Recipe is So Good
- Brown sugar vanilla syrup is the boojue upgrade from regular vanilla syrup. Brown sugar truly makes everything better because of its extra richness from the molasses. The rich vanilla bean paste mixed with the brown sugar makes your whole house smell amazing as it cooks and turns every drink into a coffee shop-worthy one!
- Simple syrups are made from a 1:1 ratio of sweetener(sugar or honey) and water. This neutral-tasting liquid sweetener makes sweetening your drinks so much easier since you don’t have to worry about sugar crystals at the bottom of your cup. You can flavor them with pretty much whatever you like – fruit, herbs, spices, or vanilla!
- Ways to use up this brown sugar syrup: in your iced coffee, oat milk matcha lattes, or tea. Swap out the sugar in this Iced Matcha Chai Latte or this Iced Vanilla Matcha Latte for this brown sugar syrup – it will be chef’s kiss. Or even add a bit to your morning oatmeal or this Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal.
Recipe Ingredients
Brown sugar – The rich molasses-y flavor of brown sugar pairs so well with the vanilla. White granulated sugar or cane sugar can be used instead.
Vanilla – Vanilla bean paste with the vanilla specks has a much stronger and bolder vanilla flavor and will make this syrup the best. Pure vanilla extract or a whole vanilla bean split in half can be used as well.
Filtered water – Combined with the sugar to make a simple syrup.
How to Make Brown Sugar Vanilla Simple Syrup
All ingredients, measurements, and instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
To a medium pot, add brown sugar, water, and vanilla bean paste. Stir then heat on medium-low until the syrup comes to a gentle simmer. Allow it to cook for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat to cool to room temperature.
Transfer brown sugar vanilla syrup to an airtight container. Use immediately or store in the fridge until you’re ready to use it.
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Brown Sugar Vanilla Syrup
Equipment
- Medium saucepot
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- To a medium pot, add brown sugar, water, and vanilla bean paste. Stir, then heat on medium-low until the syrup comes to a gentle simmer, about 10 minuntes. Stirring occasionally. Allow it to cook for another 5 minutes, then remove from the heat to cool to room temperature.
- Transfer brown sugar vanilla syrup to an airtight container. Use immediately or store in the fridge until you’re ready to use it.
Notes
How To Store/ Make Ahead
Store in an air-tight jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. If there is anything growing on the surface of the syrup, or if it starts to smell bad or taste weird, throw it out.Tips and Tricks
- Depending on how long you simmered the syrup, it will thicken as it cools. It’s still completely fine to use.
- Don’t boil. Try not to allow the syrup to come to boil, otherwise the sugars can caramelize and make the syrup way too thick.
- If you don’t have brown sugar, use ½ – 1 teaspoon of molasses and regular white granulated sugar or cane sugar. Or simply use white or cane sugar.
- Add cinnamon. ¼ – ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon or simmer the syrup with 1 – 2 cinnamon sticks(steep for 10 – 15 minutes to infuse the flavor better).
