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Mint Syrup
Turn plenty of mint leaves into a refreshing mint syrup! It's delicious, economical, and
it requires only 4 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
5
minutes
mins
Total Time
10
minutes
mins
Course:
syrup
Keyword:
mint syrup
Author:
Katia
Ingredients
1 cup
(240 ml)
water
¾ cup
(150 grams)
sugar
1
cup
mint
½
lemon,
peel (optional)
Instructions
Remove the mint leaves from the sprigs, measure about 1 cup of packed leaves and rinse them well.
Place water, sugar, lemon peel into a small pot and bring to the boil.
Add mint leaves, reduce the heat, and cook for about 5 minutes.
Turn the heat off and let it rest for about 1 hour or until cool.
Strain through a fine-mesh strainer to remove mint leaves, pour into a glass bottle or a glass jar and keep refrigerated.