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Best Homemade Coffee Syrup Recipes
We've prepared a list of flavored syrup recipes for your coffee that you can make at home!
Published September 24, 2021
Joachim Estal
Coffee experts@The Coffee Lab
Do you like your coffee sweet? Do you add pumps of sugar to your coffee order? Find out how to make your own coffee syrup to create a delicious vanilla latte or caramel macchiato at the convenience of your home. Here is a list of six recipes you can try.
Simple Sugar Syrup
This is literally the simplest flavored syrup one can make, since it only requires two ingredients–sugar and water. This is for those who prefer a little sweetness in their cup but don’t want to overpower the taste of coffee. Preparation time is only about a few minutes.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup filtered water
Recipe:
- Put water and sugar in low heat and simmer.
- Stir the sugar until it dissolves completely.
- Once the mixture reaches a stickier consistency, remove the pan from heat.
- Allow to cool down.
- Transfer the syrup into an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator.
Vanilla Bean Syrup
Vanilla-flavored beverages are popular among coffee drinkers. However, the vanilla bean option is not always available in coffeehouses. It’s a more exotic version with the black vanilla bean seeds.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup filtered water
- 1 pod vanilla bean
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Recipe:
- Put water, sugar, and vanilla extract in a saucepan.
- Scrape the vanilla beans and place them into the mix. Toss in the pod as well.
- Set the pan over medium heat.
- Whisk until sugar dissolves and becomes stickier.
- When the mixture starts bubbling, adjust heat to low.
- Cook for another 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let the syrup cool down completely.
- Use a tong to remove the pod–but you can leave it there to get more flavor if you wish.
- Store it in an airtight jar and place it in the refrigerator.
Chocolate Syrup
If you’re a fan of mocha, you know that it’s a combination of coffee and chocolate sauce. Commercially produced chocolate syrups are pricey and usually full of preservatives and chemicals, which are very unhealthy. Fortunately, making a homemade version is pretty easy!
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup of white sugar
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup of filtered water
Recipe:
- Combine all ingredients except the vanilla extract into a pan.
- Simmer the mixture in low heat.
- Whisk until the cocoa powder and sugar are completely dissolved.
- Remove the pan from the heat once you have the ideal stickiness.
- Let the syrup cool down for a few minutes
- Add the vanilla extract.
- Transfer into an airtight container and store in the refrigerator.
Pumpkin Spice Syrup
We’ve all heard about the pumpkin spice latte and perhaps got curious about what makes the beverage sweet and delicious. You can actually enjoy all the pumpkin goodness at home since it’s very easy to recreate this holiday treat.
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (ground ginger, ground cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg)
- 1/2 cup filtered water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Recipe:
- Combine water and sugar in a pot and put over medium heat.
- Whisk the mixture until sugar is dissolved completely.
- Once the syrup boils, adjust the heat to low.
- Mix the condensed milk, pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, and salt into the mixture.
- Stir the contents for about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and let the pumpkin syrup cool down.
- Transfer in an airtight jar and store inside the refrigerator.
Mint Syrup
Peppermint mocha is a popular drink among those who love that sweet minty flavor. Mint syrup is composed of fresh leaves like peppermint, spearmint, and apple mint. Making it at home is a lot easier, though, as you will only be needing a peppermint tea bag to recreate the syrup.
Ingredients:
- 1 peppermint tea bag
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup filtered water
Recipe:
- Mix the water and sugar into a saucepan.
- Cut the tea bag open and add the loose leaves into the mixture.
- Put the pan in medium heat and let simmer.
- Stir the contents until sugar is dissolved completely.
- After about 2 minutes, remove from heat
- Let the syrup cool down.
- Strain the syrup to remove the loose tea leaves from the mixture.
- Transfer in an airtight jar and store inside the refrigerator.
Blackberry Syrup
If you’re a fan of iced coffee and love incorporating fruity flavors into your beverage, then you should try some blackberry syrup. Adding this ingredient into your drink will offer a juicy acidity and berry taste–overall sweet and refreshing!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of fresh blackberries
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup filtered water
Recipe:
- Toss fresh blackberries into a blender.
- Add the water and blend until it becomes a smooth puree.
- Strain the mixture over a fine mesh and discard the residues.
- Combine the blackberry juice and sugar into a saucepan.
- Put the pan in medium heat and let simmer.
- Stir the contents until sugar is dissolved completely.
- When the syrup begins bubbling, adjust the heat to low.
- After 1 to 2 minutes, remove the pan from the heat.
- Let the syrup cool down.
- Transfer in an airtight jar and store inside the refrigerator.
Final Words
Making your own coffee syrup is a fun way to upgrade the sugar you usually add to your home cup. In addition, here are some final tips for you to enjoy these flavors more.
- The syrups above can all last up to three weeks as long as you keep them inside the fridge after using them.
- For the best flavor and experience, add at least 2 tablespoons of syrup into your coffee.
- These syrups can also be used for different food and drinks, such as ice cream, pancakes, teas, and alcohol.
Now it’s time to make your own coffee syrup and tell us which among the list is your personal favorite!
About the author
Joachim Estal
8-year barista for a world-class coffee chain from the Philippines. Passionate writer and coffee champion. "Coffee has always been one of my biggest love interests in life. And I am here to share it with all of you through this platform."
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