Cranberry Orange Simple Syrup Recipe for co*cktails and Mocktails (2024)

FAQs

What effect does simple syrup have in co*cktails? ›

Simple syrup is a liquid sweetener made by dissolving sugar in water. That's literally it. Simple syrup disperses sweetness evenly throughout beverages of any temperature, making it a key component of many iced drinks and co*cktails (like sparkling beet lemonade or a whiskey sour).

If you're looking for a simple syrup substitute, there are three favorites you probably have right in your home: honey, maple syrup and agave. For honey or agave, add warm water to them, to help turn the mix to syrup. You can also use a sweet, juicy fruit, like an orange.

Ingredients. Contains Pure Filtered Water, Cranberry Juice, Cane Sugar, Natural Flavors.

This flavorful syrup is made with plum, cranberry, and mulling spices, and is the perfect addition to any hot or cold drink. The inspiration for this flavor came from wanting something that reminded us of crisp fall mornings and the approach of the holiday season.

Refrigerating simple syrup extends its shelf life and slows the future growth of bacteria. You can keep it at room temperature, but it will go bad much faster. If you plan use up it up within a few days, it can be stored at room temperature. Otherwise I highly recommend storing it in the fridge or freezer.

The Golden Ratio is just this simple recipe: 2 parts spirit (rum, tequila, vodka, whiskey, gin, cognac etc.) 1 part sweet (honey, simple syrup, agave syrup, triple sec, liqueur, fruit syrups etc.)

Not only is making simple syrup ridiculously easy - you just combine equal parts white sugar and hot water and stir until dissolved - but store-bought simple syrup can't be used in most co*cktail recipes because the sugar/water ratios are off. All co*cktail recipes are written assuming scratch-made syrup is being used.

One teaspoon of granulated white sugar equals about 1.5 teaspoons of simple syrup. If your recipe calls for a teaspoon of simple syrup, you might want to drop in only about two-thirds of a teaspoon of the granulated variety. You can always add more sugar, but you can't take it back out.

No, triple sec is not the same as simple syrup. Triple sec is a type of clear, colorless liqueur made from orange peels and used to add a sweet and citrusy flavor to co*cktails. On the other hand, simple syrup is a basic co*cktail sweetener made by dissolving equal parts sugar and water.

Cranberry juice is usually labeled "100% juice." Other fruits are sometimes added to balance the tart cranberry taste, but that label indicates that the product is made with 100% fruit juices. Cranberry juice co*cktail, meanwhile, has added sugars or high-fructose corn syrup for extra sweetness.

Why is cranberry juice always a co*cktail? ›

The term "cranberry juice co*cktail" or "cranberry juice blend" refers to products that contain about 28% cranberry juice, with the remainder either from other fruit juice concentrates (typically grape, apple or pear), water, and added sugar to improve palatability.

FILTERED WATER, CRANBERRY JUICE (WATER, CRANBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE), SUGAR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), VEGETABLE CONCENTRATE FOR COLOR.

Cranberries may reduce insulin resistance

Eating them with a meal, even if they're sweetened as in cranberry sauce, causes a smaller increase in blood sugar levels than eating the same meal without cranberries.

Cranberry sauce can be served either as a gooey liquid or as a solid jelly. The jellied version is solid enough to retain the shape of the container in which it's placed whereas the sauce version is much more fluid. The difference between the fluid sauce and the jelly versions comes down to pectin.

I love the texture, shape, ridges, and dependability of the cranberry sauce that comes from a can. Each year, no matter what happens or may go wrong, I know the cranberry sauce will taste exactly as it has for as long as I can remember.

Simple syrup is liquified sugar made with equal parts water and sugar. It's primarily used as a key ingredient in co*cktails, but can also be used as a sweetener for teas, coffees, and even baked goods.

Inverted sugar syrup, also called invert syrup, invert sugar, simple syrup, sugar syrup, sugar water, bar syrup, syrup USP, or sucrose inversion, is a syrup mixture of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose, that is made by hydrolytic saccharification of the disaccharide sucrose.

Also referred to as "sugar syrup," simple syrup is a liquefied form of sugar that is commonly used to sweeten co*cktails, iced tea, iced coffee, lemonade, and other cold drinks. Because it is a liquid sweetener, it is much easier to blend into cold beverages than regular sugar.

Some older co*cktails recipes you'll see will call for a couple teaspoons or so of raw sugar as the sweetener. But today the majority of bartenders use simple syrup as a basic sweetener because it is be easier to measure and will integrate into the co*cktail much more consistently.