Strawberry Syrup Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is strawberry syrup made of? ›

Combine strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower heat to a gentle simmer until the strawberries are soft and the syrup is thickened and reduced by ⅓ to ½ in volume, approximately 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Homemade strawberry syrup, stored in a glass jar, will last up to 1 month in the refrigerator. If you want to keep it longer, you can process it in canning jars in a water bath; the process time is 15 minutes. Kept in a cool, dark place, canned syrup will last up to a year.

If you refrigerate it after each use, you can expect the syrup to stay fresh for about six months. In case you're a DIY enthusiast and have created a homemade version of strawberry syrup, it will last around two weeks if properly stored in the fridge.

Unfortunately, this product has been discontinued, but here are some other options that might work for you.

INGREDIENTS: CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, CELLULOSE GUM, CARAMEL COLOR, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM BENZOATE AND SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVES), SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE.

A traditional syrup has a 1-to-1 ratio and will last for about a month with basic refrigeration. However, if you make a rich syrup by increasing the sugar to water ratio to 2-to-1, you can increase this time frame significantly. It can be expected to last for about six months in the fridge.

So does syrup ever go bad? The short answer is technically no, syrup does not expire and you can keep an unopened container of the stuff on your shelf indefinitely. That's due to the high sugar content of pure maple syrup, according to the experts at Ben's Sugar Shack, which produces syrup in New Hampshire.

If you are wondering if it can (and should) be done, the answer is yes. You can (and should) freeze maple syrup. In fact, we encourage it! Freezing maple syrup will increase its shelf life and help preserve the natural flavour.

Jam is made from mashed fruit. Jelly is made from just the juice of the fruit. Sauce is made from mashed fruit but uses less pectin than jam and is less jelled. Syrup is made from either mashed fruit or just the juice of the fruit, but uses even less pectin than sauce so it is slightly jelled and pourable.

Maple syrup unopened will last indefinitely. All of our syrup is heat packed and sealed so until it is cracked open it will have an indefinite shelf life. Once the jug is opened it should be kept in the refrigerator and should last up to 2 years.

Can you eat 10 year old maple syrup? ›

Maple syrup can last near forever if it is stored properly. If the maple container is sealed and unopened, keep it stored in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight. A pantry or cabinet is a good option.

If you see signs of crystallization, a cloudy appearance, or it has an off smell, it's best to toss out that simple syrup and make another batch. After all, it's just sugar water.

Don't worry, we still have all your favorite syrup flavors.

Under a section marked “inventory updates,” the memo details that “raspberry syrup will be discontinued by the end of March to make room for new innovations, like developing new syrup flavors.” We reached out to Starbucks for comment on the menu change and a spokesperson confirmed the news.

Where's the Boysenberry Syrup? We have a bit of bad news: Smucker's^® Boysenberry Syrup has been discontinued.

What is fake strawberry flavor made from? Ethyl Methylphenylglycidate. It's an organic ester prepared by the condensation of acetophenone and monochlorocetic acid. It has a pleasant, fruity aroma and flavor and is used as the basis for many artificial fruit flavors.

Flavored syrups typically consist of a simple syrup, that is sugar (fully mixed with water while heated), with naturally occurring or artificial (synthesized) flavorings also dissolved in them. A sugar substitute may also be used.

Combine 1¼ cups prepared berry juice (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry), 1½ cups sugar, ¼ cup corn syrup, and 1 Tablespoon lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring liquid to a rolling boil and let boil for one minute. Remove from heat and skim off foam. Fill the half-pint jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace.

Ingredients. Sugar, Invert Sugar, Water, Strawberry Juice from Concentrate, Apple Juice Concentrate, Pear Juice Concentrate, Clarified Lemon Concentrate, Elderberry Juice Concentrate, Grape Skin Extract, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavor.