This Lime Syrup is easy to make, tastes great and adds a lovely sweetness and flavour to a variety of recipes including iced tea and cocktails.
Lime Syrup
To make this lime syrup, you will need:
- 1 cup fresh lime juice – about 6 – 8 limes
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 ½ cups water
Sterilise your glass jars and lids.
Combine water, sugar and lime juice in a saucepan.
Heat, over low heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
Bring to the boil.
Turn off the heat and pour into your glass jars. You can can this recipe – water bath for 15 minutes in the correct jars.
Store your lime simple syrup in refrigerator for up to a month.
When you are ready to use it, simply add 2 cups of cold water to each cup of concentrate that you use. It does not make a lot; you can double or triple the mixture if you wish.
This recipe makes around 3 cups of syrup.
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Lime Simple Syrup
This Lime Syrup is easy to make, tastes great and adds a lovely sweetness and flavour to a variety of recipes including iced tea and cocktails.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh lime juice, about 6-8 limes
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
Instructions
- Sterilise your glass jars and lids.
- Combine water, sugar and lime juice in a saucepan.
- Heat, over low heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- Bring to the boil.
- Turn off the heat and pour into your glass jars. You can can this recipe - water bath for 15 minutes in the correct jars.
- Store your lime simple syrup in refrigerator for up to a month.
- When you are ready to use it, simply add 2 cups of cold water to each cup of concentrate that you use. It does not make a lot; you can double or triple the mixture if you wish.
- This recipe makes around 3 cups of syrup.
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