Food Recipes Simple Syrup 3.2 (12) Add your rating & review Once you realize how easy making simple syrup is, you’re likely to keep a batch in your fridge at all times. The syrup is just equal parts sugar and water, boiled until the sugar is dissolved and suspended in a liquid. This means that you can sweeten any drink and get an even dispersal of sweetness throughout. Sugar syrup easily takes on other flavors, so once you’ve got the hang of the method, try infusing it with ingredients like cinnamon or lemon peel. Add your pick after the syrup comes to a boil and let the syrup take on the flavor as it cools. Remove before bottling for a subtle flavor, or leave in for something more intense. By Grace Elkus Grace Elkus Grace Elkus is a food writer and editor with over a decade of experience in culinary media. Highlights: * Associate food editor at Real Simple, where she developed recipes, wrote food stories, and assisted with styling * Deputy food director at Kitchn, where she and her team were responsible for 100 recipes a month * Currently the content lead for JOKR Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 19, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Greg DuPree Hands On Time: 10 mins Total Time: 40 mins Yield: 4 cups Ingredients 3 cups sugar 3 cups water Directions Stir together sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high and cook, stirring often, until sugar dissolves, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Store syrup in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. Use to sweeten iced coffee or tea, cocktails, or our Easy Fresh Fruit Sodas. Rate it Print