Syrups are a great addition to desserts or dairy drinks. However, you should not spend money and buy it in a store, because it is better to make the supplement yourself at home.
Coffee syrup is prepared very simply and even novice cooks can cope with this task. Below you will be able to familiarize yourself with the recipe and find out which dishes and drinks are best to add this incredibly delicious topping.
Coffee Syrup Recipe
This recipe is perhaps the simplest of all that only exists. However, the most important condition for making coffee syrup is that the coffee must be natural. It is best to choose the grains of the strongest roasting. So, for cooking you will need:
- 250 milliliters of strong coffee;
- 800 grams of sugar;
- 2 bags of vanilla sugar.
First of all, you need to mix coffee and sugar in a saucepan, put on a slow fire and bring to a boil. When the bubbles begin to appear, it is necessary to reduce the fire to the minimum and hold the mixture for fifteen minutes. From time to time, you need to stir the liquid so that it does not stick to the walls of the stewpan.
It is worth paying attention that if the liquid in the saucepan is boiling or the foam rises, then the temperature is too high. In this case, remove the syrup from the fire, mix the mixture well, make the fire even smaller and put the stewpan on the stove again.
At the last minute of boiling, add vanilla sugar to the syrup and mix well again. Next, you need to pour the finished syrup into the dishes, which can be tightly closed. Glass bottles with a tight-fitting lid are best suited for this. After cooling, the syrup needs to be moved to the refrigerator for storage. If you plan to use it immediately, then pouring into a bottle is not necessary. In this case, the syrup can be added to ready-made dishes, cocktails or other drinks.
Where can I add syrup?
Coffee taste will go well with vanilla ice cream. Therefore, the dessert can be put in a bowl and pour the syrup on top.
You can add such topping in a milkshake. It is worth noting that preparing this drink is very easy - you need to mix a ball of ice cream, 200-300 milliliters of milk in a blender (you can add half a banana if desired). The drink is poured into glasses and coffee syrup is added to it. A milkshake will appeal to all family members, especially children. Therefore, do not miss the opportunity to please your household.
This syrup can be added to regular milk. For example, on a hot summer day, you can make a fairly simple cocktail - mix a few ice cubes in a glass, add about 40 milliliters of coffee syrup and pour pasteurized milk on everything.
Conclusion
Homemade coffee syrup is a great alternative to shopping toppings. When preparing it at home, you can be sure that there are no harmful impurities or flavor enhancers in it.
However, it is worth remembering that coffee syrup is not stored for long - no more than two weeks, while the container must be closed and in the refrigerator.