Borage Simple Syrup
A simple syrup recipe with flavor notes from the borage plant flowers. Think a mild sweet flavor like honey, with a crisp freshness.
Servings: 20
Calories: 39kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar granulated, cane, turbinado, or brown
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup borage flowers, dried
Instructions
- Add your sugar and water to a large saucepan. Turn the heat to medium, and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved in the water. Let it come to a light simmer, but not a rolling boil.
- Once all sugar is dissolved, remove the syrup from the heat. Add in your borage leaves and let the borage steep into the syrup for 1 hour.
- Strain and transfer your borage simple syrup to a sealed container in the refrigerator until it's ready to use.
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Notes
I use a nut milk bag to make sure I get all the petals out. It lasts longer without the petals in it.
You can dry your own borage flowers fairly easily, but it takes a few harvests over a few days on one plant to yield the 1/2 cup for this recipe.
Steep the borage in the simple syrup off the heat so it doesn't burn the flowers.
Nutrition
Calories: 39kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg
