Homemade Coffee Syrup Recipe

These homemade coffee syrups only require a few easy ingredients, are easy to make, and make your coffee taste amazing. You'll never buy flavored syrups or creamers for your coffee again.

Recipe by Janel Hutton on September 24, 2023

Prep time: PT5M

Cook time: PT20M

Rating

4.58 stars (14 reviews)

Keywords

coffee

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Caramel variation: 1/2 cup caramel sauce
Peppermint variation: 20 peppermint candies
Warm Spice variation: 2 tsp cinnamon (1 tsp nutmeg, 2 tsp cloves)
Maple Vanilla variation: 3 tablespoons vanilla (1/4 cup maple syrup)

Cuisine

American

Steps

Put ingredients into a heavy saucepan (this will help it not boil over as easily!).
Bring to gentle boil, stirring often. (watch carefully that it doesn't boil over!)If it starts to boil over simply pull it off the heat until it calms down.
Simmer on low for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Cool before putting into a container.
Flavor variations:
- Caramel variation: add caramel sauce after water comes to a boil.
- Peppermint variation: add peppermints with water and sugar, stir often.
- Warm spice variation: add spices after water has come to boil.
- Maple Vanilla variation: add syrup with sugar and water, add vanilla after water comes to a boil.

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 48 kcal
Carbohydrates: 12 g
Sodium: 1 mg
Sugar: 12 g

Reviews

Katlyn on 2017-09-11 (5 stars):
I officially can't have my coffee without this stuff now! I use a tsp of peppermint extract and have that flavor year round. I occasionally break it up with the cinnamon spice but always go back to the peppermint. Thank you for this recipe!