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Make Homemade Strawberry Syrup for Flavorful Delights

When I think of Valentine’s Day, there are certain foods that pop to mind.  Chocolate is one.  And, strawberries are the other. What better way to celebrate that day (or any other) than with homemade strawberry syrup made in about 10 minutes that can be used on top of a variety of items?

Homemade Strawberry Syrup is easy to do and allows you to control the amount of added sugar

For Valentine’s Day, you could use the homemade strawberry syrup atop of pancakes in the morning.  

Dessert options are plentiful.  It goes wonderfully as a topping for ice cream or on cheesecake.

Making Homemade Strawberry Syrup

The process for making homemade strawberry syrup is easy.

Gather your ingredients (chopping the strawberries if they are fresh from the store.)

Frozen strawberries simmered in a saucepan form the base of homemade strawberry syrup
Frozen strawberries simmered in a saucepan form the base of homemade strawberry syrup

Add them to a saucepan.

Simmer over low heat.

Homemade Strawberry Syrup is done after about 10 minutes or when it becomes a bit frothy
Homemade Strawberry Syrup is done after about 10 minutes or when it becomes a bit frothy

After about 10 minutes, or when it is getting frothy, your syrup is done and ready to be enjoyed.

It doesn’t get much easier than that!

Simple Strawberry Syrup

Simple Strawberry Syrup

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Simple strawberry syrup is easy to make at home.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cut strawberries, fresh or frozen
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 to 1 tsp. lemon juice
  • sugar to taste

Instructions

  1. Put strawberries into a small saucepan. If using fresh strawberries, add about 1/4 cup of water.
  2. Add the vanilla extract and lemon juice, stirring to mix. Simmer over low heat.
  3. After about 8 minutes, check for sweetness.
  4. If needed, add sugar in small amounts at a time.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 12Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 0g

Create Flavorful Strawberry Topped Brownies

Aside from on top of pancakes, I really enjoy having some of the homemade strawberry syrup poured over rich chocolate brownies. Either a scoop of vanilla ice cream or some whipped cream makes it complete.

Have a tantalizing dessert when layering homemade strawberry syrup a top vanilla ice cream and a rich chocolate brownie
Have a tantalizing dessert when layering homemade strawberry syrup a top vanilla ice cream and a rich chocolate brownie

How would you use this homemade strawberry syrup?
What is a favorite dish for Valentine’s Day?

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Homemade Strawberry Syrup for Topping
Make Homemade Strawberry Syrup for Dessert Topper

8 Comments

  1. Oh yum! This Homemade Strawberry Syrup looks so delicious and really makes this dessert pop! So easy to make and I will have to make it for Valentine’s Day. Thanks for sharing.

  2. That looks SO good! I always used to order my ice cream sundaes with strawberry syrup on them when I was a kid. My cousins thought I was weird as they all ate their hot fudge sundaes. I just love strawberry syrup on vanilla ice cream!

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