Abra Berens

Brandy Syrup

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit
Pulp

By Abra Berens

Published 2023

  • About

I like a boozier brandy syrup and so use the following ratio and method. If you want it to be less strong, use less booze. If you want to cook out the heat of the brandy, add it with the water at the beginning of cooking. Sometimes I add slices of lemon or orange or warming spices, but that’s really on a case-by-case basis.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup [200 g] sugar
  • ½ cup [120 ml

Method

In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring 1 cup [240 ml] of water and the sugar to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and cook until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and