Easy Homemade Three Berry Syrup Food

THREE-BERRY SYRUP

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan simmer cranberries and raspberries including their syrup, covered, until cranberries have burst, about 10 minutes. Force mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on solids, and return liquid to pan. Stir in sugar, water, strawberry syrup, and lemon juice and simmer, uncovered, until sugar is dissolved and mixture has thickened slightly, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in strawberries and simmer until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Serve syrup warm or at room temperature. The syrup keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.

HOMEMADE BERRY SYRUP (FOR PANCAKES!)

Steps:

• Wash, stem, and crush fruit in saucepan.
• Heat to boiling and simmer about 10 minutes.
• Pour hot fruit through colander or strainer to remove seeds, then again through cheesecloth or a jelly bag.
• Discard pulp.
• The yield of juice should be about 5 cups.
• Combine juice with sugar and boil in large saucepan for 1 minute.
• Skim off foam.
• it is ready to serve or to can in 1/2 pint jars.

BERRY SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Gently rinse the berries, pat them dry, and put them in a medium heatproof bowl. Using a fork or potato masher, crush the berries into a relatively even consistency. Add the lemon juice and zest.
• Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and put it over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until all the sugar has dissolved. Pour the syrup over the berries and stir to combine.
• Set aside and let cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate overnight. The next day, strain the mixture into a jar or bottle. (Enjoy the leftover fruit with ice cream or plain yogurt; otherwise, just discard it.)
• Refrigerated, the syrup will keep for at least a month.

BLUEBERRY SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Mix blueberries, water, and sugar together using a whisk in a small saucepan over low heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium and bring a gentle boil, stirring often, until syrup is thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Whisk lemon juice into syrup; serve immediately or cool.