Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Homemade Strawberry Syrup is a recipe made with strawberries, granulated white sugar, and lemon juice in about 28 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
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
- 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.
- Add sugar, lemon juice and 1/2 cup water to the pan.
- 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.
- 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.
- Once it thickens up a little, remove pan from heat and let the syrup cool down.
- 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.
