MYO Flavored Syrups
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A simple sugar syrup flavored with lemon, orange blossom, rosewater or a flavoring oil. Keep it in a bottle in the fridge to sweeten drinks or give as a gift.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups sugar Splenda, or NutraSweet
- 1 1/4 cups water
- One flavoring: 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or 1 to 2 tablespoons orange blossom water, or rosewater to taste, or 5 drops flavoring oil (such as peppermint, spearmint, orange, lemon, crème de menthe, vanilla, anise, or chocolate)
Equipment
- saucepan
- glass bottle
Directions
- Put the sweetener and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat and stir until completely dissolved.
- Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer until the syrup is about as thick as maple syrup.
- Take the pan off the heat and stir in the flavoring.
- Let it cool all the way.
- Pour into a clean bottle or jar, close it tightly, and keep in the refrigerator.
Notes
Sugar syrup: refrigerate up to 30 days. Keto version with citric acid or lemon juice: 2 to 4 weeks; without added acid: 7 to 10 days. Discard if cloudy, moldy, fermenting, or off-smelling.
Nutrition
Serving: 12g | Calories: 48kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0.1mg | Potassium: 0.2mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0.1mg | Iron: 0mg
Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for 40 tablespoons; sugar (the first choice counted). Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.
