Homemade Gingerbread Coffee Syrup
Enhance the flavor of coffee with this homemade holiday gingerbread syrup.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 3 small pieces crystallized ginger (or 1" fresh ginger, sliced)
- 1 cinnamon stick (broken in half)
- ½ tsp. whole peppercorns
- ½ tsp. ground allspice
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Mix together water, sugar, and honey in a medium saucepan on medium-high heat.
- Stir in the ginger, broken cinnamon stick, and other spices (peppercorns, allspice and nutmeg).
- Bring mixture to a rolling boil, then reduce heat to low.
- Cover saucepan and simmer for 25-30 minutes.
- Take saucepan off heat and allow mixture to cool for 30 minutes.
- Strain syrup through two layers of cheesecloth or a mesh sieve strainer.
- Pour into a clean container and cover with airtight lid.
- Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.