Christmas Spice Syrup

This is a spiced syrup to pour over everything this Christmas. Plus it’s a perfect homemade gift! A sweetener full of spice and Christmas flavours we love, for pouring on top of puddings, ice cream, in your morning coffee, porridge, or pancakes.

Just 6 ingredients are needed for this syrup:

• Golden caster sugar

• Ground ginger

• Ginnamon stick

• Vanilla extract

• Allspice

• Nutmeg

Making your own syrup is as simple as boiling down sugar in water. So add in your sugar to a pan, along with the spices and cinnamon stick. The combination of allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and ginger is what makes this syrup the festive treat you need at this time of year.

Once your Christmas spice syrup is boiling, turn the heat down to simmer for 10 minutes, until the sugar has visibly dissolved.

At this point the liquid won’t resemble syrup just yet, as it is likely to still be runny. Once it cools down, it will start to set into a syrup.

Remove the cinnamon stick, and pour through a seive to create a smooth and delicious syrup. You can do this process a couple of times if needed. After 15 minutes, the syrup should have cooled down to the desired texture.

Pour into a sterilised bottle or jar, and store for up to 1 year. As it is mainly just sugar it will keep for a very long time. If gifting, use a pretty jug, tie a ribbon around the neck, and even add a gift label. It would work really well in a Christmas hamper, or as a gift when visiting someone’s home for a festive party.