This Coconut Sugar Simple Syrup is the easiest coffee syrup ever and a great alternative to regular simple syrup. My favorite way is to use it in iced coffee, but you could also use it in matcha, hot chocolate, cocktails, or drizzle it over pancakes or waffles!
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Why You'll Love This Coconut Sugar Syrup
Just 2 ingredients - This syrup takes just 15 minutes to make, and it has only coconut sugar and water! It's just as easy as a classic simple syrup, but with coconut palm sugar instead of white sugar.
Rich flavor - Coconut sugar gives the syrup a very molasses-rich flavor without any extra ingredients. It's great on its own, but it's also a great base for other flavors. You can make it your own with add-ins like vanilla extract, cinnamon, sea salt, or other spices.
Perfect for coffee - It's a great coffee syrup, but it has a variety of other uses! Regular simple syrup has a very neutral flavor, and this one doesn't, so you should only use it in anything where you don't mind its rich flavor. Add it to matcha lattes, tea, hot chocolate, or drizzle it over pancakes, waffles, ice cream, or desserts. You could even use it to sweeten sauces or dressings!
Ingredients
- Coconut palm sugar - You should be able to find granulated coconut sugar in most grocery stores or health food stores near regular sugar or online. It's extracted from coconut blossoms. The coconut palm sap is heated to evaporate water and create granules similar to brown sugar. It has a molasses flavor, and it's less processed than white sugar and cane sugar and retains more minerals.
- Water - Use filtered water where possible for the best flavor.
Variations and Substitutions
Since this recipe is so simple, there's nothing you can change and still call it coconut sugar syrup. That being said, you can use this recipe as a base to create other flavors, either with coconut or a different sugar. My favorite add-in for this syrup is vanilla extract for a coconut sugar version of this Vanilla Simple Syrup!
I have lots of syrup recipes made with cane sugar and brown sugar. Below are a few that would also work with coconut sugar. Just follow the recipe using equal parts of sugar and water, but replace the sugar with coconut sugar in a 1:1 ratio!
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Add coconut sugar and water to a small saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring constantly, just until the sugar dissolves to prevent it from burning.
- Lower the heat and simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Take the syrup off the heat and stir in fine sea salt and vanilla extract (if using).
- Pour the syrup into a glass jar or an airtight container.
- Wait for the syrup to cool before closing with a lid. Store it in the fridge or use right away.
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Serving Suggestions
- Hot drinks - You can use it to sweeten hot coffee, lattes, hot chocolate, or even tea. If you use it for tea, I recommend only flavors like apple, pear, cinnamon, and other winter spices because coconut sugar has a very molasses flavor.
- Cold drinks - My favorite way to use it is in iced coffee lattes! Try it in this Iced Vanilla Latte (add vanilla to the syrup), or in this Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte (add cinnamon to the syrup). You could even use it in an Iced Matcha Latte!
- Cocktails and mocktails - You can also use it to sweeten a variety of cocktails and mocktails, like this Rum Espresso Martini or this Espresso Martini Mocktail!
- Breakfast - Use it instead of maple syrup as a drizzle for waffles, pancakes, or French toast. Try it on these Apple Cinnamon Waffles!
- Desserts - You can even drizzle it over ice cream, desserts, or brush it on cake slices on a layered cake.
Storing
Refrigerator: Store the syrup in an airtight container or a jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. Always use a clean spoon and discard the syrup if it changes color, taste, or smell. I don't recommend storing it at room temperature.
Freezer: Store the syrup in a freezer-safe container for up to 3-4 months if stored properly. If your freezer isn't at least -18°C (0°F), it may not last as long. I don't recommend storing it in an ice cube tray because, due to its high sugar content, the syrup never freezes completely solid.
FAQs
No, coconut sugar has a very rich flavor, similar to molasses, but if you're looking for coconut syrup with a strong coconut flavor, this isn't it!
No, I recommend always keeping it in the fridge because for it to be room temperature stable, you would have to use sugar and water in a 1:1 ratio by weight, not by volume. This syrup doesn't have enough sugar and would grow moldy.
More Coffee Syrups
If you want to try other syrups you can use in your coffee, check out the three recipes below! You can use coconut sugar instead of regular cane sugar or brown sugar in them as well! To see all the latest ones, head over to Simple Syrups.
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Coconut Sugar Simple Syrup
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 ½ cup 1x
- Category: Syrup
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This Coconut Sugar Simple Syrup is the easiest coffee syrup ever and a great alternative to regular simple syrup with white sugar. Perfect syrup for coffee, matcha lattes, cocktails, pancakes, and more!
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 1 cup water
- ⅛ tsp fine sea salt (optional)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Add coconut sugar and water to a small saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring constantly, just until the sugar dissolves to prevent it from burning.
- Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Take the syrup off the heat and stir in fine sea salt and vanilla extract (if using).
- Pour the syrup into a glass jar or an airtight container. Wait for the syrup to cool before closing with a lid. Store in the fridge or use right away.
Notes
The syrup yields 24 servings if you're using 1 tablespoon per serving.
Storing: You can store the syrup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. You can also freeze it in a freezer-safe container for up to 3-5 months. I don’t recommend storing it in an ice cube tray because the syrup never freezes completely solid, so you wouldn’t be able to get actual cubes.
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