Best Ginger Syrup Recipes

POACHED PEARS IN HONEY, GINGER AND CINNAMON SYRUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan large enough to hold all the pears, combine the wine, Simple Syrup, cinnamon stick halves, honey, and ginger. Scrape in the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the bean and seeds to the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the honey has melted. Add the pears and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally, until the pears are tender. Remove the pears from the liquid and allow to cool.
• Continue to simmer the liquid until it thickens and is reduced by half, about 15 to 20 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Remove the cinnamon stick halves and the vanilla bean and discard.
• Place each pear on a small serving plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Drizzle with the honey, ginger and cinnamon syrup. Serve immediately.
• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.

GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Mix together water, sugar, ginger, lemon juice, and peppercorns in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves. Let cool, 15 to 30 minutes.
• Strain syrup through a fine-mesh sieve; discard solids. Chill, covered, for up to 2 weeks.

GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring ginger, sugar, and water to a simmer in a small heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then gently simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes. Strain through a sieve and reserve ginger for another use (see cooks' note, below), then cool to room temperature.

TROPICAL FRUIT SALAD WITH GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, 1/4 cup water, ginger and lime zest in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until the sugar is melted. Remove it from the heat and refrigerate until cold.
• Strain the mixtures into a large bowl and toss in the strawberries, kiwis, mango, oranges, pineapple and papaya to coat. Cover and refrigerate again until cold, at least 1 hour.
• Serve in small bowls and garnish with the chopped mint.

GINGER SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add ginger; bring to a simmer. Remove from heat, and let steep 30 minutes. Pour syrup through a fine sieve into an airtight container; discard ginger. Refrigerate up to 1 month.

GINGER-LIME-INFUSED SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, water, ginger, and lime zest in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear. Turn off the heat and allow the ginger and lime to steep in the syrup for 3 hours. Strain the syrup into an airtight glass jar. Store for up to 1 month in the refrigerator

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH GINGER AND MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Cut and peel butternut squash into 1 inch cubes then cook in a steamer basket in a medium size saucepan until tender. Set aside to cool.
• Puree steamed squash in a blender or food processor until smooth and free of lumps.
• Pour the puree into a larger saucepan and add the 2 Cups of chicken broth and stir until creamy and smooth. Add the minced ginger and maple syrup and bring to a boil for 3 minutes and then simmer until flavors have blended together.
• Pour into serving bowls and have with your favorite snack crackers or a sandwich.

CRYSTALLIZED GINGER , GINGER SYRUP & GINGER SUGAR

Steps:

• Peel and slice ginger into 2 inch lenghts and 1/8th inch thick. Using a Mandoline Slicer will give you uniform slices with ease and quickness.
• Toss sugar and ginger together.
• In a large heavy bottom pan heat water add sugared ginger and bring to a very slow simmer.
• Stir over low heat occasionally for 1 and 1/2 hours.
• The ginger will become translucent and the sugar will crystallize on the edge of the pan.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar on parchment paper or a silicone mat. Lay drained ginger on sugar. Toss the sugar when ginger has cooled enough to handle (about 10 minutes) to coat evenly.
• Place in a air tight container out of heat and light.
• The yummy sugar that is left over can be saved in a jar and used for tea, sugar the rim of glasses drinks or in baking cookies or cakes.
• And for the left over syrup add 1 cup water heat to mix and use as you would corn syrup.

GINGER SIMPLE SYRUP FOR GINGER LIME FIZZ COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring ginger, sugar, and 1 1/2 cups water to a boil over medium heat. Cook 2 minutes. Strain the mixture through a sieve, discarding ginger. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

FRUIT SALAD WITH GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Make syrup:
• Bring water, sugar, and ginger to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, then stir until sugar is dissolved. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, then remove from heat and let steep 15 minutes. Pour ginger syrup through a sieve into a bowl, discarding ginger. Chill, covered, at least 2 hours.
• Make fruit salad:
• Toss fruit and mint with 1/4 cup syrup, or to taste.

GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Place sugar, ginger, and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook about 1 hour, until ginger flavor is quite strong. Let cool; strain before using. Store in an airtight container, refrigerated, up to a week.

GINGER-TURMERIC HONEY SYRUP

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a blender pitcher, cover with the lid and a towel (the towel will stop any escaping steam from burning your hand), and blend on high until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

CANDIED GINGER AND SYRUP

Steps:

• Peel ginger and slice into rounds about 1/8 inch thick.
• Mix sugar and water in a large sauce pan and bring to boil.
• When sugar is disolved, add ginger and boil for 45 minutes.
• Ginger should be sweet and tender.
• Drain ginger and reserve liquid.
• Place ginger on rack to dry for 30 minutes.
• Toss with sugar to coat.
• Let dry on wax paper.
• Store in airtight container.
• Boil reserved liquid until reduced to a syrup with consistency between maple syrup and honey. (mine was that way after the 45 minutes with the ginger in it.
• Sugar will crystallize so just add a little water and boil.
• Store in airtight container in refrigerator.
• Syrup can be used for waffles, icecream, tea, Or whereever you use syrup.

MELON WITH ORANGE-GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with ice and water; set aside. Place the orange juice, sugar, and ginger in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Let simmer, stirring occasionally, until sugar has dissolved and syrup has thickened, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat; strain syrup into a clean bowl; add the Cointreau; stir to combine. Set bowl in ice bath, or chill in refrigerator, until syrup is cold.
• Using different sizes of melon ballers, cut balls from the honeydew and canary melons. Place balls in a medium bowl; add 1/2 cup cold syrup and orange zest. Toss to combine.
• To serve, arrange cantaloupe on a platter. Spoon melon balls on top. Serve extra melon balls on the side. Drizzle melons with syrup; garnish with mint. Serve with Orange Lace Cookies and remaining syrup on the side.

GINGER SIMPLE SYRUP FOR HOT HONEY LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring all ingredients to a boil over medium heat. Cook 2 minutes. Strain the mixture through a sieve, discarding ginger. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week.

FRESH GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Remove the outer peel of the lemon with a vegetable peeler, taking care not to include too much of the bitter white pith. Finely chop the lemon peel and ginger in a food processor.
• Transfer the lemon-ginger mixture to a medium saucepan, add the sugar and water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes. Strain the mixture and cool. Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
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STEM GINGER IN SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil and blanch ginger for 10 seconds.
• Drain and repeat 2 more times.
• In a medium saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil.
• Add blanched ginger and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour into a container and keep in the fridge until ready to use.

GINGER ALE SYRUP FOR SODASTREAM

Steps:

• Put all ingredients into a sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Boil gently for about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• Strain into bottle for storage.
• Mix 1/2 Cup of syrup into 1 Liter carbonated water.

PEACHES IN GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Simmer wine, water, sugar, and ginger, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 15 minutes.
• While syrup is simmering, slice peaches and toss with lemon juice.
• Pour hot syrup through a fine sieve onto peaches, then stir.
• Let stand 20 minutes.

HIBISCUS-GINGER SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine sugar, cloves, ginger, and 4 cups water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high, stirring until sugar is dissolved (if it begins to boil, reduce heat -- boiling will make the syrup cloudy). Remove from heat; let steep 10 minutes. Stir in hibiscus leaves; let steep another 35 minutes.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large liquid-measuring cup; discard solids. Refrigerate until completely cool, 1 hour. Pour into gift bottles. Syrup can be stored in bottles, refrigerated, up to 1 month.