Honey Syrup
Sweet, liquidy, and perfect for use in cocktails and drinks recipes—this Honey Syrup recipe is made in a few minutes with just 2 ingredients.
The Simplest & Tastiest Honey Syrup Recipe
Allow me to introduce to you one of the easiest recipes of all time—on Beaming Baker, and in the universe! Yep, the universe. Welcome to the Honey Syrup Recipe.
Honey Syrup is made with just 2 ingredients, and with less than 5 minutes of work.
Once you’re done, you’ll be able to use this honey syrup in countless recipes!
Ready? Let’s (easily) make this!
Honey Syrup Ingredients
Honey syrup is made with just 2 ingredients—that’s right, only two ingredients!
The result? A honey sweet syrup that can be used in numerous cocktails and drinks.
- Honey
- Water
What is Honey Simple Syrup?
To understand what honey simple syrup is, we need to start with…
What is Simple Syrup?
Simple syrup is a liquid sweetener that is used in cocktail recipes and various drinks to enhance or add sweetness to the drink.
Simple syrup is made on the stovetop by gently heating sugar and water until the sugar dissolves and combines with the water.
Simple syrup is great because it allows for even sweetness throughout a drink whether it’s hot or cold. [1]
So, then what is honey simple syrup?
Honey simple syrup is a honeyed twist on simple syrup. Instead of heating sugar and water together, honey simple syrup calls for heating honey and water together.
Put simply, honey simple syrup is a liquid sweetener used in drink recipes that’s made by heating and combining honey and water into one cohesive liquid.
How to Make Honey Syrup
AKA: how to make syrup from honey. Today, we’re going to learn how to make honey syrup for cocktails and so much more.
Follow along with these step by step photos and feel free to leave me a question in the comments at the end of the post! 🙂
First, add water to a small or medium saucepan.
Second, add honey. Set the heat to low.
Third, begin whisking slowly to encourage the honey to dissolve and combine with the water.
The honey syrup will be done once the mixture has lightened up a bit and all the honey has dissolved. This takes about 2-3 minutes.
Fourth, remove the saucepan from heat and cool to room temperature.
Storing Instructions
If you store your honey syrup properly, it can last up to 1 month.
First, make sure to cool the it completely. Then, once cooled, store in an airtight container for about 1 month.
How to make Ginger Honey Syrup
At times, you’ll come across a drink recipe, such as the Penicillin Cocktail, which requires ginger honey syrup.
For ginger honey syrup, simply add ½ cup sliced ginger to ¾ cup honey and ¾ cup water in a pan.
Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
Allow to simmer for about 30 minutes, then strain into a heatproof container. Cool completely and store.
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Tools You Need
- Medium saucepan
- Small whisk
- Measuring Cups
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Honey Syrup
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: about 1 1/2 cups 1x
Description
Sweet, liquidy, and perfect for use in cocktails and drinks recipes—this Honey Syrup recipe is made with just 2 ingredients in a few minutes.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup honey
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- Add honey and water to a small or medium saucepan set over low heat—you just want to heat up the water and honey, not boil it.
- Whisking slowly, cook until honey completely dissolves and the mixture lightens up a bit—about 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
Notes
Storing Instructions: Store honey syrup in an airtight container for about 1 month.
Note: honey syrup is meant to be liquidy, not thick.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Condiments, Cocktails
- Method: Stovetop
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A great syrup to use for my gin and honey cocktail! Thank you for sharing this!
Ooh sounds delish. You’re absolutely welcome!
This honey syrup is very simple to make and is perfect for many of the cocktails and teas I make.
I am all for adding the to tea! ☕️
I love this! It’s like simple syrup, but better. Was perfect in my morning tea!
Totally! Perfect addition to a hot cup of tea.
This is such a great recipe. I love the simplicity, and I really love how versatile this honey syrup is.
Exactly! Easy is the way to go, imo. 😊
Love this simple and easy honey syrup recipe. Thanks for sharing.
You’re very welcome!