Strawberry syrup is the basis for the preparation of sauces for sweet dishes, as well as drinks. You can cook it yourself, it is enough to know several recipes, and you will always have at hand a varied tasty and aromatic addition to various desserts. For example, to cakes, cakes, pancakes.
Strawberry Syrup: Recipe 1
To prepare it, you will need only 2 ingredients: 4 kg of strawberries and 2 kg of granulated sugar.
At the initial stage, it is necessary to sort out the berries, remove the green leaves, stems and rinse. Pour the prepared strawberries with sugar and mix gently. Lay the berries for a while so that they are sugared and produce juice. It will take about one day.
On the next day, strain the juice obtained through a sieve. And berries can be eaten or frozen for the winter.
Strawberry syrup must be boiled over medium heat, brought to a boil and continued to boil for about a quarter of an hour. After this, the resulting composition must be poured into banks, tightly screw on the lids and cover with a blanket. The syrup should be warm for a couple of days. After that, it will be ready for use. As for storage, it is better to keep banks in places where there is no direct sunlight, and best of all in the refrigerator.
Another recipe
How to make strawberry syrup, which later comes in handy as topping? To do this, rinse 1 kg of fresh berries and cut them in half. After mixing the berries in a saucepan with 170 g of sugar and 10 g of vanilla. Put the resulting composition on the stove and, stirring occasionally, cook over medium heat. First, the berry mass will hiss, then the allocation of juice will begin. Further mixing should be continued with a wooden spoon. The sauce will be cooked for 15-20 minutes, during which time it should thicken.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and take a blender. Pour about 1/3 of the syrup into a separate bowl and beat until mashed. Pour the mixture back into the pan and put the berry mass in the refrigerator.
Strawberry topping prepared according to this recipe will be the perfect complement to a classic cheesecake or ice cream. The main thing is to serve it in a chilled state.
For impregnation of biscuit cakes
The taste of biscuit cakes is very delicate, but different impregnations, such as strawberry syrup, help to make them even tastier. To prepare it you will need:
- 300 grams of strawberries;
- 50 grams of granulated sugar;
- 300 ml of pure water;
- 1 tablespoon of brandy.
From the berries you need to squeeze the juice. Next, proceed to the preparation of the syrup. To do this, mix sugar with water, add strawberry cake to them. The resulting mixture should boil over low heat for at least 5 minutes. Then filter the syrup and mix it with pre-prepared strawberry juice. We put it on the stove again and bring the mass to a boil. Cook the composition for about three minutes. After the set time has elapsed, we filter the Strawberry syrup again and let it cool. Cognac should be poured into a chilled mass.