Best Mint Syrup Recipes

MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, and mint leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let syrup steep, about 30 minutes.
• Pour syrup into a sterilized glass jar through a mesh strainer to remove mint leaves; let cool.

FRESH FRUIT SALAD WITH HONEY, MINT AND LIME SYRUP

Steps:

• Whisk lime juice, honey and mint in large bowl to blend. Using melon baller, scoop out cantaloupe. Add all fruit to syrup in bowl; toss to combine. Let stand 15 minutes to allow flavors to blend. (Can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover and chill.) Spoon fruit into goblets.

MINT SIMPLE SYRUP FOR SWEET TEA

Steps:

• Heat sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil. Stir in mint. Remove from heat, and let stand 30 minutes. Pour through a fine sieve into an airtight container; discard mint. Let cool completely. Syrup can be refrigerated up to 1 month. Serve with additional mint sprigs, if desired.

FRUIT SALAD IN VANILLA-MINT SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine the orange and lemon zest, vanilla bean, sugar, 5 sprigs mint and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and let stand at least 2 hours. Strain.
• Stir the fruit into the syrup and refrigerate for 2 hours. Stir in the sliced mint and garnish with a mint sprig.

FRESH MINT SYRUP

Steps:

• Stir together the sugar and 3/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the sugar completely dissolves, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn off the heat. Use your hands to tear the bunch of mint in half and add it to the saucepan. Using a spoon, press down the mint to make sure that it is completely submerged. Allow the syrup to cool to room temperature in the saucepan, about 1 hour. Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer set over a small bowl or liquid measuring cup. Use the back of a spoon to press down on the mint to extract as much flavor as possible. The syrup can be used immediately and will keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

SEKANJABIN (IRANIAN MINT VINEGAR SYRUP)

Steps:

• Stir honey and water together in a pot; bring to a boil and stir constantly until honey dissolves. Add vinegar, reduce heat to low, and simmer until syrup flavors combine, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Submerge mint in hot syrup and cool to room temperature. Remove and discard mint. Chill in the refrigerator.

WATERMELON WITH GINGER-MINT SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, mint stems, ginger, and water over medium high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Bring to simmer for 2 to 3 minutes then remove from heat. Let the mixture steep 20 minutes before straining through a fine sieve. Chill the syrup. To serve, drizzle the chilled syrup over the watermelon cubes and garnish with fresh mint leaves.

FRUIT SALAD WITH HERB, CITRUS, MINT-MAPLE, OR BASIC SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine all the fruit in a large bowl and stir in one of the syrups. Garnish with the mint or rosemary sprigs if you're using Herb Syrup.

MINT TEA SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring all items to boil.
• Stir in sugar.
• Remove from heat.
• Let steep for 30 minutes.
• Strain syrup.
• Transfer to squeeze bottle and chill.

WATERMELON AND CANTALOUPE WEDGES WITH LIME-MINT SYRUP

Steps:

• In small bowl, whisk together sugar and 1/4 cup hot water until sugar is dissolved. Stir in lime juice and zest. Cover and refrigerate until cool, about 1 1/2 hours. (Syrup can be made ahead and chilled, covered, up to 3 days.)
• In 1 very large or 2 medium plastic containers, combine melon wedges. Refrigerate until cold, about 1 1/2 hours. (Melons can be sliced and chilled up to 12 hours ahead.)
• As close to serving time as possible, stir mint into syrup and drizzle over melon wedges. Serve chilled.

ORANGE-SCENTED DUTCH BABY PANCAKE WITH STRAWBERRY-MINT COMPOTE AND BLOOD ORANGE MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• In a blender, blend the eggs and egg white until frothy. Add the milk, flour, 2 tablespoons of the melted butter, sugar, vanilla and salt and blend just until smooth. Using a spatula, scrape down the sides of the blender. Add the orange zest and pulse just to combine.
• In a cast-iron skillet over medium heat, heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Once hot, pour in the pancake mixture and transfer to the oven. Cook until golden brown and puffy, about 20 minutes.
• Top with powdered sugar. Slice and serve with Strawberry-Mint Compote and Blood Orange Maple Syrup.
• Place the strawberries, orange juice, honey and orange peel in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the strawberries are soft, about 8 minutes. Remove the orange peel. Stir in the mint. Serve warm or cold.
• Stir the blood orange juice and maple syrup together in a small bowl. Set aside.

MINT SYRUP FOR TEA

Steps:

• In small saucepan, combine sugar and water.
• Over medium-low heat, bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• While syrup is heating, rinse mint leaves under water to eliminate dirt.
• Once sugar has dissolved, remove from heat and add mint leaves, making sure they are submerged.
• Cool 1 hour.
• Strain.
• Store in an airtight container and refrigerate; will keep for 3-4 weeks.

MINT SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan; cook until sugar dissolves. Let cool. Meanwhile, prepare an ice-water bath. Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add mint; cook until vibrant green, about 30 seconds. Remove from water, and transfer to ice-water bath. Drain; squeeze out excess water. Puree mint and sugar syrup in a blender until smooth. Let stand for 15 minutes. Strain; discard solids. Refrigerate until cool.

MINT LEMON SYRUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over moderate heat, bring the sugar, 1/4 cup water, lemon juice and zest to a boil and cook until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has reduced by half. Chill in the fridge at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours. Right before serving, stir in the mint and pour over the mangos and berries. Garnish with whole mint leaves.
• BYOC: You will love this syrup so much you will be pouring it over fruit all year long. For something a little different, try using fresh basil instead of the mint. This also makes a fantastic base for a drink. Try a mojito by adding a bit of rum and club soda. Or try adding fresh ginger for a kick of warm spice.

MINT BASIL CUCUMBER SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in sauce pan.
• Bring to simmer and stir until sugar has dissolved.
• Turn heat off and add cucumber, basil and mint.
• Remove from heat, place lid on pan and leave overnight, (longer the mixture sits, the better it tastes).
• Strain and store in fridge.
• Add 2 tbsp of syrup to 8 oz. of good cold water.

REFRESHING TROPICAL FRUIT SALAD WITH VANILLA MINT SYRUP

Steps:

• Make flavored fruit syrup by combining water, sugar, vanilla, mint and zest in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. When cooled to room temperature, strain syrup and stir in lime juice. At this point syrup can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
• Toss mango or papaya, melon and pineapple in a large bowl. Pour syrup over fruit. Toss mixture well. Cover and chill for at least 1/2 hour before serving.

PINEAPPLE, KIWIFRUIT, AND ORANGE IN MINT SYRUP

Steps:

• Bring sugar, water, and 1 cup mint to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let steep, covered, 10 minutes.
• Pour syrup through a sieve into a large serving bowl, pressing on and discarding mint, and cool syrup.
• Cut peel and white pith from oranges with a sharp knife. Holding oranges over bowl of syrup to catch any juices, cut sections free from membranes, letting them fall into syrup, and squeeze membranes to extract as much juice as possible. Stir in pineapple, kiwis, and small mint leaves.

PINEAPPLE LAVENDER MINT SPRITZER (WITH LAVENDER AGAVE SIMPLE SYRUP)

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat to low; whisk in agave nectar until dissolved. Remove from heat.
• Stir lavender blossoms into the saucepan. Let syrup steep, about 15 minutes. Strain into a bowl through a strainer lined with cheesecloth.
• Refrigerate syrup until chilled, at least 2 hours.
• Pour 1 1/2 cup syrup into a glass measuring cup. Add mint leaves; mash gently with a cocktail muddler. Mix in pineapple juice.
• Fill a pitcher with ice. Pour in pineapple juice mixture. Top off with club soda and stir. Serve garnished with a slice of lime and sprig of mint.

MINT-INFUSED SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup water, and mint stems. Place over medium heat, and cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; let cool. Strain through a sieve. Syrup can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks.

MANGO IN GINGER-MINT SYRUP

Steps:

• Thinly slice gingerroot and in a saucepan bring to a boil with water and sugar. Simmer mixture 5 minutes and remove pan from heat. Stir in mint and let steep 5 minutes. Pour syrup through a sieve into a bowl and cool completely.
• Peel mango and thinly slice. Stir mango into syrup. Chill mixture 30 minutes.
• Garnish mango with mint.