Coffee is one of the many gifts God has given us. You won’t convince me otherwise. Also Dr. Pepper is a gift straight from God Himself. I obviously value my caffeine.
I love coffee, but I do not enjoy black coffee. I like some sweet to it. For whatever reason it’s hard to find coffee syrups in Waldron; so I took to Pinterest to find some simple syrups to flavor my iced coffee and I was not disappointed.
To start making syrup heat equal parts sugar and water on the stove, simmer for about 10 minutes. I did 1 cup sugar in 1 cup water. Adjust according to how much syrup you will need in about 2 weeks time. Store in airtight container in the fridge.
Vanilla
Add 1 tablespoon to the syrup once removed from heat.
Cinnamon
For cinnamon syrup add 3 cinnamon sticks to the sugar and water, simmer for the 10 minutes then strain.
Caramel
Caramel was the most complicated of the syrups I tried, but it is delicious and worth it if caramel is your thing. If you are drinking your coffee hot then caramel sauce works just fine, but since I prefer my coffee iced making into a syrup was the way to go. Start by heating 1 cup of sugar in a pan. Stir constantly, it burns very quickly. I used 1 cup of sugar. There was several ways to do this when I was looking for recipes but easy is always my favorite. I added 1 cup of HOT water. As soon as most of the sugar was melted I turned off the burner, I wish I would have sat it off faster but it turned out okay. When adding the hot water it sputters, just be mindful of that. It didn’t pop much, but I’m sharing because its pretty essential it’s in a pot with high sides.
Cinnamon has been what I’ve put in my coffee recently with just a splash of whole milk. Absolutely delicious! The glass bottles designed for oil make great containers for your syrup, or just an old fashioned mason jar like I have.
These would make a great gift idea if you need a gift for a coffee lover!
