Earl Grey Syrup - Simple tea infused sugar syrup
This simple Earl Grey syrup recipe is made in a traditional way by boiling sugar and infusing the sugar with earl grey tea with a hint of lemon. Perfect syrup for making iced tea, bubble tea, cocktails, mocktails or used as a flavour sauce for puddings, pancakes or other desserts.
Equipment
- fine sieve
- saucepan medium size
- jam jar
- wooden stirring spoon
Ingredients
- 125 grams white granulated sugar
- 125 grams water
- 1 tablespoon Earl Grey Tea loose or 2-3 Earl Grey teabags
- 1-2 tablespoon lemon juice from fresh lemon
- large pinch salt
Instructions
- Measure the sugar and it to a medium sized saucepan.
- Add water, the Earl Grey tea leaves (or tea bags), lemon juice and a large pinch of salt and mix well with a wooden spoon.
- Place on a very low heat and let the sugar slowly dissolve first.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, increase the heat to medium/high and bring the syrup to boil.
- Keep the syrup boiling for about 3 minutes. Stir if necessary to prevent the syrup from burning, but try to resist to stir constantly. Don't let the sugar to start turning brown or to caramelise.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and leave it somewhere safe to cool down for about 20 minutes. This will further help to infuse the sugar syrup with the earl grey flavour.
- Pour the syrup through a fine mesh sieve into another bowl.
- Add more lemon or other flavourings of your choice and taste to check the flavour. If needed you can add more salt, but dissolve it completely in a tiny bit of water first before adding in.
- Pour the earl grey syrup into a bottle, jar or a squeeze bottle and store in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 485kcalCarbohydrates: 126gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 125gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.1mg
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