Name: Strawberry Ginger Simple Syrup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups (450 g) strawberries, hulled and quartered; 1 inch (2-1/2cm) piece of fresh ginger, peeled and minced; 1 cup (200 g) sugar; 1 cup (250 ml) water

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Strawberry ginger simple syrup is a sweet way to make the most of summer strawberries! Try this vibrant red simple syrup in cocktails, as a cake soak, or as a glaze for fresh fruit.

A woman in a blue and white dress holding a bottle of strawberry ginger simple syrup.

Simple syrup forms the basis for most cocktails, and it’s what you’d reach for to soak a cake, or pastries like baklava. Just because simple is in the name doesn’t mean yours needs to be boring, though! Adding strawberries and ginger takes this recipe from plain to excellent.

Use this strawberry ginger simple syrup anywhere you might use a liquid sweetener. Brush it onto a chocolate cake, vegan vanilla cake, or as a replacement for maple syrup on pancakes and waffles.

Our strawberry basil margarita and gin basil smash recipes call for simple syrup, and both would be excellent with this syrup! We love flavoured syrups around here; Check out this hibiscus simple syrup for another vivid pink treat.

A bowl of quartered strawberries, a bowl of sugar, a jar of water, and a small bowl of minced ginger shot from overhead on a stone surface.

Ingredients To Make Strawberry Ginger Simple Syrup:

Fresh strawberries (use frozen when out of season)
Fresh ginger
Sugar
Water

A hand pouring water from a jar into a pot of quartered strawberries.

Make This Recipe Step-By-Step:

The process is the same as plain simple syrup, really. The only extra step is hulling and slicing the strawberries, and mincing the ginger. Add all of the ingredients to a pot, boil, simmer, strain, and store.

A pot of quartered strawberries, water, sugar, and minced fresh ginger.

After about 15 minutes of simmering, the strawberries will be cooked very soft and the syrup will be infused with flavour. We recommend cooling your cooked syrup on a rack for at least one hour before straining out the solids for safety, and to maximize flavour.

A pot of cooked strawberry syrup cooling on a rack.

Use a spoon to skim patches of foam from your cooled syrup if you like, however, as it will be passing through a fine mesh strainer it’s not necessary.

A hand holding a spoon skimming foam from the top of a pot of cooked strawberry syrup.

To strain, simply pour the cooled syrup into a large heatproof vessel topped with a fine mesh sieve. Allow gravity to takeover and let the strawberries drain for at least 10 minutes, to capture as much liquid as possible from the cooked berries.

Overhead shot of a spoon scooping cooked strawberries from a pot into a Pyrex measuring cup with a sieve on top.

After you’ve strained the strawberry and ginger solids from your strawberry ginger syrup, find a glass jar or bottle with a tight fitting lid to funnel the syrup into for storage.

A woman in a blue and white dress funnelling strawberry ginger simple syrup into a glass bottle with a flip top lid.

Recipe Tips and Notes:

Strawberry ginger simple syrup will keep for up to one month in the refrigerator.
Simple syrup can be frozen! Try freezing it in ice cube trays for lightly sweetened cold drinks and cocktails this summer.
Instead of tossing the cooked strawberries from the syrup use them to top ice cream, waffles, or stir them into your morning yogurt. You could also include some in the strawberry mixture of these strawberry hand pies since ginger and lime are great together.

A bottle of strawberry ginger simple syrup sitting on a stone counter in front of a window with a white curtain.

More Strawberry Recipes We Love:

Strawberry Slush With Lime

Strawberry Baked Oatmeal

Spelt Shortcakes With Kombucha-Macerated Strawberries

Vegan Strawberry Streusel Loaf

Yield: Approximately 1-⅔ cup

Strawberry Ginger Simple Syrup

A strawberry simple syrup with a kick of ginger, this is a sweet way to make the most of summer strawberries! Try this simple syrup in cocktails, cakes, or as a glaze.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

1-½ cups (450 g) strawberries, hulled and quartered
1 inch (2-½cm) piece of fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1 cup (200 g) sugar
1 cup (250 ml) water

Instructions

Place the strawberries, ginger, sugar, and water in a medium-large pot. Bring to a rolling boil on high heat (which takes about 12-14 minutes) then reduce the heat to medium. As the mixture simmers it should be frothy with lively bubbles but not boiling over. Continue to simmer for 8-10 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and set aside on a rack to cool for at least one hour. Strain out the solids with a fine mesh sieve.
Funnel the syrup into a bottle, or pour it into a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Strawberry syrup will keep in the refrigerator for up to one month.

Notes

Strawberry ginger simple syrup keeps for up to one month in the refrigerator.

Simple syrup can be frozen! Try freezing it in ice cube trays for lightly sweetened cold drinks and cocktails this summer.

You'll end up with soft cooked strawberries in the sieve when you strain the syrup - instead of tossing, use them to top ice cream or waffles. Or use it as part of the strawberry mixture in these strawberry hand pies (ginger and lime are great together).

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 50Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgCarbohydrates: 0gFiber: 0gSugar: 6gProtein: 0g

This is an approximation of the nutrition offered in this recipe, and is created using a nutrition calculator.

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