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Homemade Vanilla Syrup

Published: Jun 11, 2021 by Bianca · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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Homemade Vanilla Syrup
Homemade Vanilla Syrup

This homemade Vanilla Syrup is the perfect addition to your coffee, iced latte, and cocktails! You will only need 3 ingredients and a few minutes to make it.

Homemade Vanilla Syrup

Lately, I've been dabbling more into making my own syrups (like this Ginger Beer Syrup or this Blueberry Syrup) and I love it.

So this time, I've made my own super easy, homemade Vanilla Syrup.

What I love about this vanilla syrup is that

  • you only need three ingredients
  • you only need 10 minutes
  • and it stores forever in the fridge

I've been adding it to my iced lattes and it's such a good addition! Usually, I just add maple syrup to sweeten the iced lattes, but this vanilla syrup easily brings my iced-latte game to the next level! I add about 1-2 teaspoons of syrup.

It's also a really easy way to wow your friends if you're having them over for a cocktail night ;) My favorite cocktail with this vanilla syrup is this Gin Basil Smash right now. For cocktails, I add about 1 tablespoon of syrup.

Homemade Vanilla Syrup

How to make Vanilla Syrup

The Ingredients & possible substitutes

You'll only need a handful of ingredients:

  • whole vanilla beans - you can also use ground vanilla beans (1 tablespoon) or vanilla extract (1 tablespoon)
  • water
  • sugar - I am using white sugar but can also use dextrose (for a low fructose version) or brown sugar.

The Basic Steps

As always you can find the whole recipe below in the box. I want to show you the basic steps first, though.

vanilla beans
Step 1: Slice open the vanilla beans and scrape out the vanilla seeds.
  • vanilla beans and sugar in pot
  • vanilla beans, sugar, water in pot
Step 2: Add the vanilla beans, scraped out seeds, sugar and water into a pot.
  • boiling vanilla syrup
  • simmering vanilla syrup
Step 3: Bring the water to a boil, then let it simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
  • straining vanilla syrup
  • straining vanilla syrup
Step 4: Pour the mixture through a nut milk bag. Then you can fill it in a bottle and store it in the fridge forever(?).
Use the syrup for cocktails, coffee, tea, iced latte, or other fancy drinks.

More drink recipes

  • Ginger Beer Syrup (no yeast, no alcohol)
  • Gin Basil Smash
  • Blueberry Gin Fizz
  • Pomegranate Gin Fizz

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I hope you enjoy this Vanilla Syrup as much as I do! If you like it, please let me know. It always makes my day to hear good reviews!
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Homemade Vanilla Syrup

Homemade Vanilla Syrup

Bianca Haun | Elephantastic Vegan
This homemade Vanilla Syrup is the perfect addition to your coffee, iced latte, and cocktails! You will only need 3 ingredients and a few minutes to make it.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 2 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine Vegan
Servings 1 cup
Calories 798 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 whole vanilla beans
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Slice open the vanilla beans and scrape out the vanilla seeds.
  • Add the vanilla beans, vanilla seeds, sugar, and water into a pot.
  • Bring the water to a boil, then let it simmer (no lid on) for 5-10 minutes. The sugar should have dissolved by now. The syrup will thicken in the fridge even more.
  • Pour the mixture through a nut milk bag if you want to get rid of the speckles or if you want to keep them you can pour it through a strainer. Then you can fill the syrup into a bottle and store it in the fridge forever.

Nutrition

Calories: 798kcalCarbohydrates: 202gFat: 2gSodium: 14mgPotassium: 4mgSugar: 200gCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Deborah says

    June 13, 2021 at 10:58 pm

    It looks great, but at about 200 ckal for 1/4 cup, I think that comes out kinds high for a serving, which I'm guessing is 2 teaspoons. What do you think?

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  2. Eva says

    December 09, 2023 at 3:25 pm

    Can you substitute a sweetener like Stevia/Monk fruit, or Date Honey for the sugar?

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