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    Home » Recipes » Condiments & Dips

    Fresh Ginger Spiced Simple Syrup

    June 12, 2014 • Updated: September 15, 2022 • by Renée B. • This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Collage: Fresh, raw ginger on top, and Ginger syrup in a mason jar, with fresh ginger in the background on the bottom. Pin text reads: Fresh Ginger Spiced Simple Syrup.

    Spice up your beverages and desserts! This delicious ginger-spiced simple syrup is perfect for infusing beverages and sweet treats with intense, natural ginger flavor.

    Three old-time stopper bottles filled and labeled "Ginger Syrup" written on paper tags, and tied on with red-striped bakers twine.

    Mr. B and I love fresh ginger. When we discovered how easy it is to make homemade ginger syrup, and this delicious condiment immediately became a new favorite among our kitchen staples.

    How to Make Simple Syrup with Fresh Ginger

    Put 3 cups of water and all the sliced ginger in a blender and blend until ginger is chunky smooth.

    Pour the blended mixture into a large saucepan. Stir in the remaining 3 cups of water and the sugar, and bring to a boil over medium heat.

    Reduce to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the syrup to cool in the pan.

    Collage showing ginger being blitzed in blender.

    Line a sieve with two to three layers of cheesecloth and strain syrup. Squeeze the cheesecloth bag tightly to get out all the gingery goodness.

    Ginger syrup draining through cheesecloth and a wire sieve.

    Pour syrup into containers and refrigerate or freeze.

    Mason jar filled with ginger syrup. Ginger root and more syrup in the background.

    How to Use Ginger Spiced Simple Syrup

    1. Ginger ale: add 1 tablespoon of Ginger syrup to a glass of club soda or seltzer water and make your own ginger ale.
    2. Ginger Lemonade
    3. Ginger Iced Tea
    4. Ginger Apple Juice
    5. Ginger Ice Cream - just drizzle a couple of tablespoons into the ice cream mix before you freeze it.
    6. Raspberry-Ginger Butterscotch Sundae
    7. Ginger Peaches
    8. Ginger Yogurt - add a teaspoon or two to a cup of yogurt. Vanilla, peach, and raspberry all taste great this way!

    Finally, one of Mr B's favorite ways to use ginger syrup is in a whiskey ginger!

    Whiskey ginger in a small mason jar, garnished with a lime slice and fresh mint.

    FAQs & Expert Tips

    Ginger Syrup makes a unique, wonderful hostess or party gift during the holiday season! Attach a tag labeling what's inside, along with a few recipes or ideas for using it.

    How long does ginger syrup last?

    Ginger syrup should be refrigerated in an air-tight container. Properly stored, ginger syrup will last about a month.

    You can also freeze ginger syrup. Frozen, it will stay good for 6 months or more.

    More Ginger Recipes

    • Classic Whiskey Ginger with Lime
    • Honey Ginger Glazed Salmon
    • Spiced Banana Bread with Crystallized Ginger
    • Carrot Ginger Dressing (Japanese Restaurant-style Salad Dressing)

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    Three old-time stopper bottles filled and labeled "Ginger Syrup" written on paper tags, and tied on with red-striped bakers twine.

    Ginger Spiced Simple Syrup

    Spice up your beverages and desserts! This delicious ginger syrup is perfect for infusing beverages and sweet treats with intense, natural ginger flavor.
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    Course: Beverages, Condiment
    Cuisine: American
    Diet: Gluten Free, Low Lactose, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Prep Time:10 minutes
    Cook Time:40 minutes
    Total Time:50 minutes
    Servings: 64 servings
    Calories: 96kcal
    Author: Renee
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    Equipment

    • 1 Medium Stockpot

    Ingredients

    • 6 cups water
    • 6 cups white sugar
    • 1 pound ground ginger sliced

    Instructions

    • Put 3 cups of water and all the sliced ginger in a blender and blend until ginger is chunky smooth.
    • Pour the blended mixture into a large saucepan. Stir in the remaining 3 cups of water and the sugar, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
    • Allow the syrup to cool in the pan.
    • Line a sieve with two to three layers of cheesecloth and strain syrup. Squeeze the cheesecloth bag tightly to get out all the gingery goodness.
    • Pour syrup into containers and refrigerate or freeze.

    Notes

    Makes about 8 cups of very strong ginger syrup. 

    Ginger syrup should be refrigerated in an air-tight container. Properly stored, ginger syrup will last about a month.
    You can also freeze ginger syrup. Frozen, it will stay good for 6 months or more.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.05mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Renée is writer, music maker, artist, and storyteller. In her spare time, you can find her writing love songs about cowboys, exploring the moss-covered nooks and crannies of the Pacific Northwest, and making music with her talented singer-husband.

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    1. Tim Seabrook says

      January 18, 2019 at 3:47 am

      4 stars
      Always good to come across new recipe ideas and blending the ginger before cooking it is certainly a first and something I will try.
      The sugar content is a little high for my tastes though as an alternative, a 2:1 ratio of water to honey is just as effective, gives it a naturally sweet flavour and improves the consistancy of the syrup.

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    2. Alexandria Williams says

      May 20, 2016 at 9:19 am

      I've never been the biggest fan of ginger, however, I think this would be great to make for our homemade moscow mules!

      Reply
      • Renée ♥ says

        May 20, 2016 at 9:56 am

        It's great for mules. You can balance the ginger to your tastes instead of relying on finding the right ginger beer.

        Reply
    3. candy says

      May 19, 2016 at 10:37 am

      I find little bite of ginger syrup goes a long way. Has a great taste and so useful.

      Reply
    4. Sloan Johnson says

      June 16, 2014 at 7:10 am

      Looks amazing! I'm going to try making a batch this weekend!

      Reply
    5. Melinda says

      June 13, 2014 at 8:42 am

      Oh, I'm definitely going to do this. My husband LOVES ginger and would go wild for this treat!

      Reply
    6. Sarah says

      June 12, 2014 at 8:13 pm

      I wanted to make something like for my birthday last year. I ended up only making a pomegranate syrup. It was really yummy. I will have to try both this year.

      Reply
    7. Marlynn @UrbanBlissLife says

      June 12, 2014 at 6:20 pm

      Renee, I love this! I, too, am a huge fan of ginger and use it in so many dishes and smoothies, but never thought to make my own ginger syrup. Adding this to my "gotta make" list!

      Reply
    8. Kristi says

      June 12, 2014 at 11:34 am

      This is exactly what I need right now! Thank you! I'm going to try to make some this weekend!

      Reply

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