Homemade Strawberry Syrup with fresh strawberries! It's great to top pancakes, waffles, yogurt & much more!

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 18 minutes
  • Total time: 28 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cups
  • Category: Recipes
  • Cuisine: Kitchen notes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups strawberries (10 oz)
  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar (100 grams)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (15 ml)
  • 1/2 cup water (120 ml)
  • 2 teaspoon cornstarch (mixed with 1/4 cup water)

Method

  1. Rinse the strawberries and chop off the stem from the top. Dice them into quarters or halves and place them in a pan on medium heat.
  2. Add sugar, lemon juice and 1/2 cup water to the pan.
  3. Let it all come to a boil and then let the syrup simmer on medium heat for 10-12 minutes until strawberries are very soft.
  4. Then mix 2 teaspoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup water, stir and add to the pan. Let the syrup simmer on low-medium for 6-7 minutes.
  5. Once it thickens up a little, remove pan from heat and let the syrup cool down.
  6. Store in an airtight containers and keep it refrigerated. Use this homemade strawberry syrup as a topping on pancakes, yogurt!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.