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Be Your Own Mixologist (01:13)

Total:: 40 min
Active:: 10 min

Yield:: about 1 1/2 cups each

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

Ginger-Tangerine Simple Syrup:

1 cup sugar
1 cup roughly chopped peeled fresh ginger
Peel of 1 tangerine, removed with a vegetable peeler

Gin Simple Syrup:

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
2 tablespoons lightly crushed juniper berries
1 tablespoon lightly crushed coriander seeds

Raspberry-Vanilla Simple Syrup:

1 cup sugar
1 cup smashed raspberries
1 vanilla bean, split

Directions

Watch how to make this recipe.

For the ginger-tangerine simple syrup: Put the sugar, ginger, tangerine peel and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat, lightly muddling the solids and stirring until the sugar dissolves. Let cool completely, discarding the solids.

For the gin simple syrup: Put the sugar, cucumber, juniper berries, coriander seeds and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat, lightly muddling the solids and stirring until the sugar dissolves. Let cool completely, discarding the solids.

For the raspberry-vanilla simple syrup: Put the sugar, raspberries, vanilla bean and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat, lightly muddling the solids and stirring until the sugar dissolves; simmer 3 minutes. Let cool completely, discarding the solids.

Cook's Note

Store the simple syrup in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

My Private Notes

Name: Simple Syrup, 3 Ways
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Yield: about 1 1/2 cups each
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 cup roughly chopped peeled fresh ginger; Peel of 1 tangerine, removed with a vegetable peeler; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup chopped cucumber; 2 tablespoons lightly crushed juniper berries; 1 tablespoon lightly crushed coriander seeds; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup smashed raspberries; 1 vanilla bean, split