One of my favourite things in the summer is all of the fresh berries and a great way to enjoy them is in a fresh homemade syrup, like this blueberry syrup! This weekend I was making a blueberry syrup and I could not resist taking some new photos to update this recipe with. Berry syrups could not be easier to make! You simply simmer some berries, in this case blueberries, along with sugar and water before straining away the solids and letting it cool. I like to use this blueberry syrup on pancakes, waffles, french toast, etc in addition to using it as a sweetener in things like blueberry lemonade or blueberry iced green tea! No matter what you use blueberry syrup in or on, it will bring the amazing freshness of summer along with that intense blueberry flavour!
Blueberry Syrup
A quick and easy blueberry simple syrup that is perfect for everything from smothering pancakes to using in drinks like blueberry lemonade!
ingredients
- 2 cups blueberries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)
directions
- Bring everything to a boil, in a large saucepan, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes before removing from heat to cool.
Option: Strain the solids from the syrup.
Sue/the view from great island says
August 9, 2011 at 10:56 amI love this, what a color—any idea how long it would keep?
We've still got berries on the bushes here in New England, and I'm thinking of what else I can do with them before it's all just a delicious memory! This looks like it'd be good on ice cream, too.
Becki's Whole Life says
August 9, 2011 at 11:52 amSo excited to see this recipe! I love blueberries, too and I would always pick the BB syrup at Perkins when I was young. Then my MIL had some real blueberry syrup from a trip to Maine and I was like…oh wow, this is way better. I am definitely going to make this. I do like maple syrup, but it's fun to have some different toppings for pancakes, etc.
Bev Weidner says
August 9, 2011 at 1:17 pmSeriously, on this. MY GOD.
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
August 9, 2011 at 1:33 pmDelightful! I'd love to pour some of that syrup over my ice creams.
Cheers,
Rosa
Leanne says
August 9, 2011 at 2:48 pmIt must be fate! I've been thinking about making blueberry syrup for some time to keep the blueberries around a little longer, but all the recipes I'd found were tedious. This is perfect– thanks!
Barefeet In The Kitchen says
August 9, 2011 at 2:49 pmI love blueberry syrup and I'm almost out of the last batch. It's time to make some more! As always, your picture is lovely enough to make a person drool, Kevin.
Anonymous says
August 9, 2011 at 4:43 pmThis sounds so yummy! Thanks for this. I love trying new syrup recipes 🙂
Leigh says
August 9, 2011 at 7:51 pmHi! I recently found your blog and you are fabulous!! 🙂 I better pace myself or I'll be waddling around in no time. My husband loves to make waffles so I see some blueberry, blackberry and strawberry syrup in my cooking future. Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Kate@katescakesandbakes says
August 9, 2011 at 8:17 pmWhat a versatile syrup to make Kevin- I love the idea of having a jug in the fridge and pouring it over possibly everything I intend to eat today!
Ana MF says
August 10, 2011 at 12:28 amThis sounds really interesting! I'll def be trying this!
becky says
August 10, 2011 at 2:57 amDid you do anything with the set aside solids?
Farida says
August 10, 2011 at 4:22 amThe fresh Syrup from Blueberry
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Kevin says
August 10, 2011 at 10:06 amSue/the view from great island: This should keep for a couple of weeks if not months in the fridge.
becky: Excellent point! The leftover solids are still packed with sweet blueberry flavour and I like to use enjoy them on yogurt or ice cream.
Karen says
August 13, 2011 at 7:52 pmKevin,
I just found your blog today via foodgawker.
Just made a double batch of bb syrup. My syrup isn't thick. Does it thicken as it cools or is it because I put the lemon juice in at the beginning?
Looks & tastes great though.
Thx,
K
Kevin says
August 17, 2011 at 11:49 amKaren: This version will be fairly thin but if you want you can simmer it until it thickens, another 20 minutes usually does the trick.
Mike Reynolds says
August 18, 2011 at 5:23 pmThanks for this! I can't wait to use it for pancakes and ice cream! Looks like it tastes awesome as well as a great mouthfeel.
FanGirl says
June 24, 2012 at 1:07 amI've been making your syrup for a while and typically end up using the berries for oatmeal and such.
Until this past week when I got drafted into making pies for a summer bake sale for my younger siblings. I had just made a batch of fresh syrup and we had the crazy but delish idea of using the berries to make hand pies. We 'cheated' with refrigerator crust but they came out great.
Cindy Pham says
July 20, 2013 at 1:26 amSo yummy, ridiculously yummy!
Jessica Allen says
September 1, 2013 at 3:53 pmCan I use the left overs for blueberry muffins? What to do with them?
kevin says
September 2, 2013 at 11:05 amJessica Allen: This would go great on blueberry muffins! It would also be nice on ice cream or vanilla yogurt or you could use it as a sweetener for iced green tea.
Lynette S says
October 29, 2016 at 9:42 pmI found this recipe because I am trying to replicate the blueberry pineapple syrup that Wendy's uses in their fruit tea chillers. I can tell that their syrup has some fiber, indicating the fruit has probably been pureed, releasing the fiber, mostly from the pineapple, I believe. I believe that your blueberry syrup recipe is a great starting point, but I am unsure if I should be heating the pineapple (using fresh pineapple, the taste of the original syrup). This is my favorite drink, and I would love to be able to make it and then use in with unsweetened tea, since I often mix unsweetened tea in with the original drink, to prolong my enjoyment. If I had a Wendy's next door, I wouldn't be worried. However, the closest Wendy's is a 30 minute drive, no matter which direction I go in. Any help would be appreciated.
kevin says
October 31, 2016 at 4:44 pmLynette S: I have not tried that but the combination of pineapple and blueberry in a syrup sounds pretty good! I would probably start trying with pureed fresh pineapple.
Kristin Saling says
August 24, 2017 at 12:36 amWe LOOOOOOVE blueberry pancakes and this would be the perfect addition! I have got to try this!
Bev says
August 25, 2017 at 4:34 amCan I use artificial sweetener for this? I am diabetic.