Spearmint Flavoured Simple Syrup

July 4, 2023 / By: Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy 30 Comments

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Spearmint Flavoured Simple Syrup is so easy to make. You only need 3 ingredients for this minty homemade infused syrup recipe. Tastes just like spearmint gum, refreshing, clean and sweet.

What a great way to add some flavour to wine spritzers, mint juleps, and tequila cocktails. Perfect for watermelon juice and lemon popsicles too.

Spearmint flavoured simple syrup recipe.

Do you have a garden in the summer? I only grow some herbs. When I was a child my mom had a huge garden, along with all my aunts and baba too.

The cold room was always stocked with canned pickles and jams. The freezer was full of fruits and vegetables. Baba and Mom even made sauerkraut.

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RECIPE and INSTRUCTIONS for this homemade syrup can be found at the bottom of this post.

The gardening, or traditional canning did not rub off on me. However, when friends give me zucchini out of their gardens, I will happily make refrigerator pickles.

I will make a trip to the market late in the summer and grab a basket of tomatoes. My freezer is always stocked with roasted tomatoes.

I will also make some tomato jam and onion jam. Great condiments for burgers, sausages and more. Awesome as a food gift when we go to bbq parties.

My spearmint was really growing this year, so I decided it was time to experiment with a mint syrup recipe. So glad I did. It is so easy to make.

Mint-Infused Simple Syrup Ingredients

You only need 3 ingredients:

fresh spearmint leaves
sugar
water

Spearmint leaves and sugar for making syrup.

Be sure to read the suggestions and recipe tips below.

Making Spearmint Flavoured Simple Syrup

All you have to do is chop, boil and drain. Full instructions are in the recipe card.

Wash and roughly chop the mint leaves.
Boil the sugar and water.
Add the mint to simple syrup water.
Cover and infuse.

Steps in making spearmint infused syrup.

When done, drain through a wire mesh strainer.
Allow to cool, and store in the fridge.

Spearmint leaves in a wire mesh strainer.

This minty fresh sweet syrup is done and really does not require a lot of work at all. Homemade syrups are so much better than anything you can buy in the store.

Suggestions/Recipe Tips

Fresh mint leaves are key to this simple syrup recipe. You can swap out spearmint leaves for peppermint leaves. In fact, a friend of mine is growing some chocolate mint. How delicious would that be?

Chop the leaves and stems, this will allow them to infuse in the hot syrup.

White sugar is best, brown sugar will not work in this recipe.

Store in a clean glass jar, and always keep refrigerated. It will last for about a month. You can also freeze it for longer storage.

Use this sweet mint syrup in drinks. Great added to club soda, cocktails and mocktails for a refreshing minty taste. Perfect for adding to tea. Drizzle over ice cream, fruit salads or even watermelon pizza. It can also be used in baking. Try brushing it on a sponge cake or scones. Add some minty flavour to green tea cupcakes.

Flavoured mint syrup added to a glass of water.

FAQ’s

What is simple syrup?

Simply a syrup made with sugar and water. There are actually 2 types. Regular simple syrup (like this recipe) is made with equal parts sugar and water. Rich simple syrup is made with 2 parts sugar and one part water.

What is the difference between peppermint and spearmint?

Both are varieties of mint. The menthol in peppermint is much higher at around 40 percent, giving it that bold taste. Spearmint has a lighter, sweeter taste. Peppermint has a sharp almost spicy taste.

Infused simple spearmint syrup ready to use.

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