Easy Gingerbread Syrup

This simple, flavorful recipe is great as a sweetener in your favorite hot beverages and smoothies or as a topping on oatmeal, pancakes, pork, or fruit salad (apples, pears, peaches). It has a very heartwarming flavor, perfect for a cold day. Inspired by Billy's Favorite Gingerbread Spiced Coffee Syrup. I found this preparation method to be a lot easier.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
• Calories: 118 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup honey
• 6 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
• 1 ½ teaspoons whole cloves
• 1 cup thinly sliced ginger
• 24 (1 inch) pieces cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons whole allspice berries
• 2 whole nutmegs, coarsely chopped
• 3 quarts water, plus more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place ginger, cinnamon sticks, allspice, peppercorns, nutmeg, and cloves together in a cheesecloth pouch or a large tea bag infuser.

Step 2

Combine water and spice bag in a large pot; bring to a boil. Boil, adding more water as necessary as water evaporates, until flavors are blended and 6 to 8 cups of liquid remain, about 45 minutes. Remove spice bag; when cool enough to handle, squeeze any excess liquid back into the pot.

Step 3

Stir sugar and honey into spiced water; continue boiling until desired syrup consistency is reached, 1 to 2 hours. Transfer to clean bottles or jars to store.