Homemade Apple Cider Syrup

This easy-to-make breakfast or dessert syrup uses unfiltered apple cider and a few other common ingredients to add rustic apple flavor to pancakes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 172 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 cups apple cider
• 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses
• 1 tablespoon apple cider
• 0.25 cinnamon stick

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until it begins to bubble, about 1 minute. Add sugar and molasses; stir until sugar has absorbed molasses and butter, about 3 minutes. The mixture will be very dry. Add 2 cups apple cider. Mix well and bring to a slow boil. Add cinnamon stick and continue to simmer syrup for about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Whisk together 1 tablespoon apple cider, lemon juice, and cornstarch in a small bowl.

Step 3

Pour cornstarch mixture into syrup in the saucepan, whisking continuously until fully incorporated. Simmer until thickened, with a consistency similar to warm maple syrup, about 5 minutes. The syrup will thicken upon cooling.

Step 4

Serve warm. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.