But I am 100% serious when I say I have never bought simple syrup from the store.
Because all it is is water and sugar.
You don’t even boil the mixture! Just equal portions of sugar and water cooked until no more sugar granular remain. Allow to come to room temperature and store in your refrigerator.
Since I have been making simple syrup for years, I have really had the chance to play around with infusion. Today’s apple-infused simple syrup utilizes leftover apple scraps I had from revisiting my homemade apple butter in the slow cooker recipe.
Waste is something we all deal with in our lives. It is a sad situation and while many of us try and do something about it, there just seems to be new and arising issues. As kids I remember my brother and sister would not eat apple skins. That left my mother peeling their apples and giving the skins to me to eat! Now they are older and have no issues with the skin, but what about families who deal with the same issues?
I took those apple skins and had them simmer in water for a couple of hours to really concentrate the apple flavour. From there I took that apple-water and used it to make this apple-infused simple syrup!
Keep an eye out for a future recipe that utilizes this syrup! And remember that simple syrup isn’t just for drinks. People will brush this mixture over cakes to keep them moist, help attach fondant pieces, and even take it as far as using it in candy making!
Simple syrup is a concoction best used in drinks and to seal in cake moisture!
Allow to come to room temperature, bottle, and store in your refrigerator.
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