Healthy Simple Syrup

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This Healthy Simple Syrup Recipe is perfect for sweetening beverages, cold and flu tonics, and more! Plus, you can infuse this Simple Syrup with herbs and spices to boost its health-giving properties!

Prep Time5

Steeping Time1

Total Time1 5

Course: Beverages, Natural Remedies

Cuisine: Americana

Servings: cups

Calories: 530kcal

Author: Mary Bryant Shrader

Equipment

A vessel large enough to hold at least two cups of liquid.

Ingredients

Basic Healthy Honey Simple Syrup

1 cup Warm water No warmer than 110°F (43°C).
1 cup Pourable honey, preferably raw See note of caution in "Recipe Notes" below.

Additional Infusions for Healthy Honey Simple Syrup (optional)

1/4 cup Fresh ginger, grated Fresh turmeric, also grated, may be substituted
1/4 cup Fresh mint Other herbs may be substituted.
1 Lemon, zest only Other citrus may be substituted.

Instructions

Add warm water to a bowl or large measuring cup.
Pour honey into the water and stir well until completely dissolved.
Add additional infusions to honey and water. You may use individual amounts such as 1/4 cup of grated ginger (as demonstrated in the video) or any combination of herbs and spices up to 1/4 cup. Stir well.
Cover honey and water mixture and refrigerate for 24 hours.
After 24 hours, strain out the infusions and decant the honey simple syrup into a jar with a lid and refrigerate. When refrigerated, this honey simple syrup will stay fresh for 1 month.

Video

Notes

CAUTION: Never feed honey, of any kind, to babies/infants younger than 1 year old.

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