This brown sugar simple syrup is the perfect amount of sweet and caramel flavor. It is perfect for sweetening mocktails and drinks.
This warm and sweet syrup is one of my favorite sweeteners. It is so versatile and can be used for a variety of things.
I also love adding a splash to our lavender lemonade or blackberry lemonade to take it to another level.
Using it in our non-alcoholic gin and tonic or non-alcoholic mimosa mocktail gives it a warm winter or fall touch that really makes for a fun take on a classic drink.
The whole reason I wanted to create this recipe is because I had the best brown sugar hot chocolate and wanted to find a way to recreate it. Since non-liquid sugar doesn’t work as well in drinks and can come across as gritty, I knew a simple syrup was in order.
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I highly recommend trying it in any of these drinks and mocktails:
- Warm milk steamers
- Gingerbread martini mocktail
- Hot cocoa with brown sugar
- Non-alcoholic White Russian
- Crockpot apple cider
- Brown sugar milk tea
- Thanksgiving mocktails
- Brown sugar lemonade
- Thanksgiving mocktails
- Succulent baby shower cucumber lime mocktail
What sugar is best for simple syrup?
While you can use brown sugar like we do here, you can also use cane sugar, raw sugar or coconut sugar. All of them work great with equal parts water.
What is it made of?
It couldn’t be more SIMPLE. The flavor is warm, sweet and with a subtle taste of molasses and comes from only TWO ingredients…
- Water
- Brown Sugar
Yep, that’s it! It’s really more simple than you think. The water and sugar should always be equal parts.
This recipe also work so well with coconut sugar that also has that caramel flavor and date sugar works too!
How to make it
- Add 1 cup of water and 1 cup of brown sugar to a pan and whisk well
- Bring to a boil whisking occasionally then remove from heat and let steep for 10 minutes
- Pour syrup into a glass bottle and store at room temperature
How long does it last?
You can keep it for 1-2 weeks at room temperature or about 1 month in the refrigerator. Once it starts to get cloudy, discolored or moldy, it is no longer good.
More Simple Syrups
- Raspberry Simple Syrup
- Rose Simple Syrup
- Blueberry Simple Syrup
- Blackberry Simple Syrup
- Strawberry Simple Syrup
- Peach Simple Syrup
- Orange Simple Syrup
- Rosemary Simple Syrup
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Brown Sugar Simple Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 C water
- 1 C brown sugar
Instructions
- Add 1 cup of water and 1 cup of brown sugar to a pan and whisk well
- Bring to a boil whisking occasionally then remove from heat and let steep for 10 minutes
- Pour syrup into a glass bottle and store at room temperature
Joy says
I added this to a warm milk steamer with a pinch of cinnamon! It was so amazing!
Chandice says
What a delicious way to use it!