This recipe for All-Natural Hibiscus Simple Syrup adds a delightful subtle floral, lemony and slightly tangy flavor to craft cocktails, Italian sodas, iced-teas, buttercream and ice cream.
I’ve been waiting ALL summer for my beautiful hibiscus plant to bloom, it brings a little bit of the tropics to Colorado, I love it!
All you need for this beautiful simple syrup are dried hibiscus flowers, now I haven’t tried drying my own, I bought these wonderful All-Natural Dried Flowers. I love making passion tea concentrate with them as well, SO GOOD FOR YOU! High in antioxidants, these flowers are amazing, in fact it’s the primary ingredient in Tazo’s Passion Tea. And so very flavorful.
How to Make Any Simple Syrup
Truly it is so “simple“! Just takes a bit of time and most of that time you can walk away from it. Here are the lovely 3 ingredients below, if you call water an ingredient!
Start by placing organic cane sugar (honey or agave), water and dried flowers into a medium pot and bring it to a boil, slowly, over medium heat. Stirring occasionally to help the sugar dissolve.
As it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cook on low for 15 minutes, until slightly reduced and thicker.
Remove from heat and cool completely on the stove. It took about 45 minutes to an hour in the middle of summer for me. Once cooled, place a large glass bowl in the sink, fit with a strainer and strain the flowers from the liquid into the bowl.
NON-SPLATTER TIP
Placing the bowl in the sink will reduce your chances of staining your counters or splattering/spilling all over you. Don’t ask me why I know this, I just do! (wink-wink)
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Using a jar or other lidded container (a mason jar would work great too), placing a funnel on top of the jar, slowly pour your cooled hibiscus syrup into the jar. If desired, label the jar, I love cute labels and these chalkboard labels work perfectly. I love jars, I’ve had this jar for 9 years, I picked it up at a little dairy store while on vacation in Maine!
THE BEST WAY TO STORE SIMPLE SYRUPS
Can simple syrups go bad? Sure, they can get moldy, so it’s best to store your simple syrup in the fridge. I’ve had them last for up to 6 months.
SIMPLE SYRUP FLAVOR RECIPES
- Mint (fresh, 1 cup)
- Lavender (dried, 1 tablespoon)
- Lemon (about 4 lemons, squeezed for 1/2 cup juice, zest from 1 lemon reduce to 1/2 sugar, omit water)
How Can I Use My Hibiscus (or any other) Simple Syrup
I’m glad you asked! Because that is the real reason I made this syrup, you can use this syrup in many different ways, such as:
- A replacement for grenadine syrup in a Shirley Temple or other drinks, iced teas, punch and craft cocktails
- Pour over ice cream, sorbet or sherbet (perhaps over vanilla, or a raspberry sorbet, or rose pistachio??)
- Freeze it into small ice cubes for iced tea’s and other drinks
- Flavor Italian Sodas, it’s the prettiest pink color!
- Bottle some for hostess, teacher, Christmas and food gift baskets.
- Drizzle a little into your buttercream for both flavor and pink coloring, naturally!
- But probably my favorite is in craft cocktails, such as this amazing Hibiscus Mojito
- Try creating a new cocktail by adding a splash to your Moscow Mules, Gin & Tonics, Hibiscus Margarita.
Have you made some unusual simple syrups, if so I’d love to hear what they are?
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Hibiscus Simple Syrup
This Hibiscus Simple Syrup adds a subtle floral, lemony and slightly tangy flavor to craft cocktails, Italian sodas, iced-teas, buttercream and ice cream.
Ingredients
- 2 cups filtered, cold water
- 1 cup all-natural cane sugar (honey or agave syrup may be substituted)
- 3/4 cup dried hibiscus flowers
Instructions
- Add water, sugar (honey or agave) and dried flowers to a medium pot. Slowly bring to a boil while stirring occasionally, over medium heat. Once it reaches a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer on low for 15 minutes until slightly reduced and syrup like (it won't be very thick).
- Cool completely in pan, about 45-60 minutes. Placing pourable measuring bowl in sink, fitted with a mesh strainer, slowly pour liquid into bowl. Fit a small jar with a funnel and slowly pour the hibiscus syrup into the jar.
- Secure with lid, store in refrigerator 3-6 months.
HOW TO USE SIMPLE SYRUP:
- Replacing it for grenadine syrup in a Shirley Temple.
- Pour over ice cream, sorbet or sherbet (perhaps over vanilla, or a raspberry sorbet??)
- Freeze it into small ice cubes for iced tea's and other drinks
- Flavor Italian Sodas, it's the pretties pink color!
- Bottle for hostess, teacher, Christmas and gift baskets
- Drizzle a little into your buttercream for both flavor and pink coloring, naturally!
- But probably my favorite is in craft cocktails, such as Mojitos, Mules and Gin & Tonics, or Margaritas.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1 ozAmount Per Serving: Calories: 65Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 2mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 0gSugar: 17gProtein: 0g
The nutritional information is estimated and may not be entirely accurate.
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OK, I”m making this! But I’m going to encourage you to can it, this would be a great product to can!!
You are right, it really would be great for canning, will you come out and show me! 🙂