Description
Fresh basil leaves are steeped in sugar and water to create a sweet herbal syrup to flavor summer’s most refreshing cocktails, mocktails, lemonades, and frozen treats. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Combine water
- sugar
- and basil leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil
- stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let syrup steep
- about 30 minutes.
- Pour syrup into a sterilized glass jar through a mesh strainer to remove basil leaves; let cool.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 6 mins
Total Time: 41 mins
Servings: 8