Description
This Vanilla Simple Syrup is one of the easiest syrups you can make at home! It's great for coffee, lattes, tea, cocktails, and mocktails, or for drizzling over pancakes, waffles, or ice cream.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 vanilla bean, sliced in half lengthwise or 2 tbsp vanilla extract (see notes)
Instructions
- Add cane sugar, water, and a sliced vanilla bean to a medium saucepan. (If you’re using vanilla extract, only add sugar and water.)
- Bring the mixture to a boil stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves to make sure it doesn’t burn.
- Lower the heat and simmer the syrup for 10 minutes.
- Take the syrup off the heat and stir in vanilla extract if you’re not using a whole vanilla bean.
- Transfer the syrup into a glass jar. You can keep the vanilla in the jar or discard it.
- Wait for it to cool completely before closing it with a lid. Store it in the fridge for 2 weeks.
Notes
If you want clear smooth syrup just like store-bought vanilla syrup, use vanilla extract instead of whole vanilla beans. It’s cheaper and easier to do. Whole vanilla bean will have black specs and little bits of the vanilla bean floating in it. If you want the black specs while still keeping it easier and cheaper, stir in vanilla bean paste after you take the syrup off the heat in the same ratio as vanilla extract.
The syrup makes enough for about 10-12 servings if you use 2 tbsp per serving.