Strawberry Syrup - How to Make Fresh Strawberry Syrup and Strawberry Soda

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness with fewer calories.

fresh strawberries

🥗Healthier: frozen strawberries

💰Cheaper: canned strawberries

Frozen strawberries are often more affordable and retain flavor.

Take 2 pounds of ripe strawberries and hull them by removing the green part.

Cut the strawberries into quarters, sixths, or eighths depending on their size.

Place the cut strawberries into a heavy bottom saucepan.

Pour in some fresh cold water into the saucepan with the strawberries.

Bring the saucepan to high heat and wait for it to come to a boil.

Once boiling, stir the mixture and reduce the heat to low, maintaining a gentle simmer for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, turn off the heat and prepare another saucepan with a fine strainer.

Ladle the strawberry mixture into the strainer to separate the liquid from the pulp, discarding the pulp.

Add 2 cups of sugar to the strained liquid and stir.

Return the saucepan to high heat and bring the mixture to a boil again.

Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for exactly 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar and skim any foam if necessary.

After 5 minutes, turn off the heat and let the syrup cool completely.

Transfer the cooled strawberry syrup into a container for storage.

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