Homemade Grenadine Syrup
Oh the lovely bottles of grenadine we made that day! Jewel toned bottles of pink yummiliciousness! We've got them packed away in the fridge for now. All we need to do to have a wowzer of a refreshing drink is to pour some fizzy water in a glass and add a splash of grenadine. Take a sip...aaah...so refreshing!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 28 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 large pomegranates, makes approx. 2.5 cups of juice
- 2 1/2 cups sugar, 500g
- 1 tsp orange blossom water
Instructions
- 1
Remove arils (pomegranate seeds) from the pomegranate skin.
- 2
In batches, blitz the arils in blender for a few secs until the membranes holding the pink juices is ruptured.
- 3
Use hands to squeeze all the juice into a bowl. Discard seeds.
- 4
Add juice and sugar to a pot. Once boiling, lower the heat and simmer for 20 mins. Use a fine mesh strainer every once in a while to scoop off scum from surface. Remove from heat and let cool.
- 5
Once the syrup is completely cooled add the orange blossom water.
- 6
Pour into sterilized jars, cork, and store in fridge until ready to use to make soda (see recipe below).