If you want a thick sugar syrup you can cook it for more time or simply reduce the amount of water into half.
Homemade Sugar Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar to be used for the caramel
- 2 cups water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 lemon wedges
Instructions
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Pour 1 and 3/4 cups sugar in a saucepan.
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Add water, lemon juice and lemon wedges.
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Mix everything with a spoon.
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Place the saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stir occasionally.
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In meanwhile, prepare the caramel.
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Put the 1/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan over low heat.
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Stir with a spoon until the sugar is all dissolved and the caramel is formed.
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Gently pour the caramel over the sugar water mixture in the first saucepan.
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Mix well with a spoon until the sugar lumps are dissolved.
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Let cook for about 15 to 20 minutes on medium low temperature or until it coats the back of a spoon. If you prefer your sugar syrup to be thick, then let it cook for more time.
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Remove from the heat.
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Take out the lemon wedges and strain the syrup.
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The syrup will thicken more as it cools.
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Store in an airtight glass jar in the fridge.
Recipe Notes
- If you want the syrup with a lighter color, then cook the caramel for less time.
- If you want less lemon flavor in your sugar syrup, you don’t have to add lemon wedges.
- If you want a thick sugar syrup you can cook it for more time or simply reduce the amount of water into half.