Gingerbread Syrup Recipe for Coffee and co*cktails (2024)

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Who doesn't love a gingerbread cookie during the holiday season?! Easy to make with whole spices, this homemade Gingerbread Syrup tastes exactly like your favorite holiday cookie.

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Made with simple ingredients that are easy to find, this recipe follows the ingredients in traditional gingerbread cookies. So we're leaving out the orange peel, orange zest, and black pepper found in other gingerbread syrup recipes.

Homemade gingerbread syrup is free from artificial flavor and artificial colors, with a flavor that's far better than anything you can find in the grocery store.

This simple syrup recipe is full of hints of cinnamon and molasses and all the warm spices that make gingerbread cookies a Christmas favorite. It's a great way to add my favorite holiday flavor to homemade lattes or my morning coffee.

Ingredients

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  • Brown sugar - Either light brown sugar or dark brown sugar will work here.
  • Molasses - This is what really makes the syrup taste like gingerbread! Don’t skip the molasses.
  • Vanilla Extract - Use real vanilla extract (not imitation) for best results.
  • Whole cloves, Cinnamon sticks, Fresh ginger - While you can use ground spices, whole cloves, ginger, and cinnamon are much easier to remove and removing them is key to the syrup retaining its gingerbread flavor and not turning into clove or cinnamon syrup from spices that have been left in the syrup for too long.

How to Make Gingerbread Syrup

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil over medium heat.

Add brown sugar and molasses. Give it a good stir until the sugars are dissolved.

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Reduce the heat to low.

Add vanilla, cloves, cinnamon stick, and ginger to the pot. Stir.

Simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove the pot from heat.

Allow the mixture to sit and come to room temperature. (About 1 hour.)

Strain to remove cloves, cinnamon, and ginger.

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Chill completely before using.

Store in a glass, air-tight container in the refrigerator.

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Note: Do NOT leave the spice pieces in the syrup beyond the time in this recipe. The cloves and cinnamon will quickly overpower the syrup and change its flavor. If you choose to use ground spices, remove them by pouring the syrup through a fine mesh strainer before storing.

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How to Store Gingerbread Syrup

Keep your gingerbread simple syrup in a glass, airtight jar in the refrigerator. Glass bottles or mason jars work well. (A glass bottle will keep any of the flavors that linger in plastic containers from getting into your syrup.)

When kept refrigerated, your gingerbread syrup will keep for up to 2 weeks. Discard it immediately if you notice any changes in color, texture, or smell.

More Recipes for Coffee Syrups

Homemade simple syrup is ideal for stirring into hot coffee, tea, or lattes. Try my vanilla simple syrup, cinnamon simple syrup, or the seasonal favorite pumpkin spice simple syrup!

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Uses for Gingerbread Syrup

Homemade syrup is the perfect way to enjoy all things gingerbread - from your morning cup to holiday co*cktails!

  • Add gingerbread syrup to hot drinks like your morning coffee, hot chocolate, or latte.
  • Mix 2 ounces of gingerbread syrup with 2 ounces of whole milk and pour over ice for a virgin Gingerbread White Russian.
  • Pour over vanilla ice cream for homemade gingerbread ice cream.
  • Use gingerbread syrup instead of cinnamon syrup in my Holiday Spice Martini.
  • Make my Gingerbread Martini recipe!

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Homemade gingerbread syrup is easy to make using pantry ingredients. Stir it into your Christmas morning coffee or shake up a gingerbread co*cktail.

  • Author: Katy McAvoy
  • Prep Time: 5 min
  • Cook Time: 5 min
  • Total Time: 10 min
  • Yield: 14 oz 1x
  • Category: Simple Syrup
  • Method: Stove Top
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Units Scale

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 10 whole cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2” piece fresh ginger, peeled

Instructions

In a small pot, bring water to a boil over medium heat. Add brown sugar and molasses. Stir until the sugars are dissolved.

Reduce the heat to low.

Add vanilla, cloves, cinnamon stick, and ginger piece to the pot. Stir.

Bring to a gentle boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove the pot from heat.

Allow the mixture to sit and come to room temperature. (About 1 hour.)

Strain to remove cloves, cinnamon, and ginger.

Chill completely before using.

Store in a glass, air-tight container in the refrigerator.

Notes

Note: Do NOT leave the spice pieces in the syrup beyond the time in this recipe. The cloves and cinnamon will quickly overpower the syrup and change its flavor. If you choose to use ground spices, remove them by pouring the syrup through a fine mesh strainer before storing.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 oz
  • Calories: 74
  • Sugar: 18.4 g
  • Sodium: 7.4 mg
  • Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 18.8 g
  • Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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About Katy McAvoy

Katy is the author, photographer, home cook, mixologist, and Michigander behind MittenGirl.com. Since 2017, she's been crafting easy-to-make co*cktails and delicious meals, along with sharing her love of all things Michigan (a.k.a. The Mitten)!

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Gingerbread Syrup Recipe for Coffee and co*cktails (2024)

FAQs

What are the ingredients in Starbucks gingerbread syrup? ›

Sugar, Water, Natural Flavour, Preservative: Sodium Benzoate, (E211), Citric Acid (E330).

How much syrup should I put in my coffee? ›

As we have said above, for a standard (or small if you speak the coffee shop lingo) cup of coffee, you want to add 30ml of syrup. To measure this out, you'll just need to use the humble tablespoon. A tablespoon measures out just under 15ml, so two tablespoons of flavoured syrup will start you off.

How do you use Torani gingerbread syrup? ›

For the gingerbread flavoring, just add about two teaspoons of Torani Gingerbread Syrup. It doesn't get easier than this, and it gives your latte a subtle but flavorful gingerbread taste. Slowly add your milk to your gingerbread espresso.

How to make long lasting simple syrup? ›

According to Camper English of Alcademics, the shelf life of simple syrup can be lengthened two ways: upping the ratio of sugar to water, or adding neutral spirit. The difference is surprising. Simple syrup (1:1 ratio of sugar to water) will only stay good for about a month.

What is gingerbread syrup made of? ›

1Peel the ginger and slice it into ⅛-inch thick coins. 2To a small saucepan, add the molasses, brown sugar, 1 cup of water, ginger, cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, and pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 5 minutes, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved.

What make syrups do Starbucks use? ›

Fontana makes Starbucks syrups and sauces. The differences between the Fontana branded and the Starbucks branded syrups and sauces are very minimal, but they are different. It is branded as Starbucks, but it is Fontana.

Do you add syrup before or after coffee? ›

Since this summer is all about that ice-cold coffee kick, it's important to add the syrup at the right stage, or it won't dissolve properly. We'd recommend mixing the syrup into the hot/warm coffee and stirring it, before cooling it down with ice or milk.

How much syrup for 8oz coffee? ›

Two tablespoons (30ml or one ounce) of syrup is a good go-to if you're wondering how much coffee syrup to put in coffee. This is for a regular coffee cup. Use one of those soup bowl-sized vessels, and you'll need a bit more.

Can you use coffee syrup in co*cktails? ›

Never fear, designing co*cktails is actually not as scary as it seems. In fact, if you start using carefully selected simple coffee syrups, you can soon have a menu full of unique, fun and delicious drinks.

Does adding vodka to simple syrup make it last longer? ›

Alcohol can help preserve the mixture and extend its shelf life. Add a neutral spirit, like vodka, to bring your syrup's alcohol-by-volume (abv) up to about 15% to create a syrup that will last at least a few months.

How to make shelf stable co*cktail syrups? ›

Sugar is a natural chemical stabilizer that in this case acts as a preservative for the simple syrup. This just means that you won't have to refrigerate it if you decide to go the shelf stable route. The rule of thumb is a Shelf Stable syrup is 2 Parts Sugar : 1 Part Water.

How do you make syrup that doesn't harden? ›

Adding a little corn syrup or an acid such as citrus juice will help to prevent this. Selecting a syrup recipe that includes a little brown sugar gives pancake syrup a warm color and the acid in brown sugar helps to prevent crystallization.

How much sugar is in one pump of Starbucks gingerbread syrup? ›

Starbucks Syrups and Sauces With 20 Calories Per Pump

Calories: 20. Total fat: 0 grams. Total carbohydrates: 5 grams. Total sugar: 5 grams.

Is the gingerbread syrup at Starbucks vegan? ›

Along with the three flavors the company names in its fact sheet, the other syrups without any animal ingredients are brown sugar, caramel sugar, chestnut praline, cinnamon caramel, cinnamon dolce, gingerbread, hazelnut, peppermint, sugar cookie, sugar-free vanilla, and toffeenut.

Who makes Starbucks gingerbread syrup? ›

Starbucks formulates and manufactures their own syrups.

What are the ingredients in Monin gingerbread syrup? ›

Ingredients. Sugar, water, natural flavouring, acid: citric acid, natural cinnamon flavouring with other natural flavourings, colour: E150a, preservative: E202.

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