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
- 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.