Vanilla Bean Coffee Syrup Recipe

Flecks of vanilla bean in a bottle of homemade vanilla bean coffee syrup.

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Vanilla Bean Coffee Syrup Recipe

Skip overpriced store-bought options, and make this homemade vanilla bean coffee syrup recipe with three whole food ingredients! Sweeten to taste.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Rest Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: All American

Diet: Low Salt, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: Tablespoons (1 Tablespoon/serving)

Calories: 49kcal

Author: Sammi Ricke

Cost: $5.00

Equipment

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 vanilla bean

Instructions

In a small saucepan, whisk together the sugar and water.
1/2 cup water, 1 cup sugar
On a cutting board, cut the vanilla bean in half lengthwise with a sharp knife and scrape the seeds out. Put both the seeds and pod in the saucepan.
1 vanilla bean
Stir the mixture over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil.
Boil for 1 minute then remove from the heat.
Once the mixture has cooled (about an hour), remove the vanilla bean pod and discard the pod.
Pour the thickened syrup into a glass jar with a lid and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.

Notes

Usage Tips - This syrup is delicious in coffee, hot cocoa, tea, and cocktails. This syrup is a "rich simple syrup" and is sweeter than simple syrup so use less than what a drink recipe states, you can always add more.

Storage Tips - This vanilla syrup is considered a "rich simple syrup" because there are 2 parts sugar to 1 part water. Because of the higher sugar concentration, the syrup can be stored for longer than a standard simple syrup (2 weeks).

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