Basics

Sugar water

Name: Sugar water
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 500 g sugar; 500 g water

By Jo Huys 15 November 2024

A simple solution of sugar and water, perfect as a base for syrups or drinks

Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 2
Steps: 5

Mise en place

Ingredients

500 g sugar
500 g water

Method

Get cooking

Pour the water and sugar into a saucepan.
Place the pan over medium-high heat and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
The mixture does not need to boil; it is enough to heat until all the sugar is dissolved.
Let the sugar water cool to room temperature before using it further.
After cooling, you can pour this into a bottle and store it.

Background

Tips Depending on the application, you can make this more/less sweet by adjusting the amount of sugar. Sugar water can be enriched with aromatics such as vanilla sugar, orange zest, rose water, mint, ...

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