If you come across cocktail recipes that call for a simple syrup, there’s no need to rush to the store to buy some when you can make it at home with just two ingredients. It’s a customizable sweetener ...

You won’t regret keeping this syrup in your fridge all season long. Cinnamon syrup is a riff on classic simple syrup made by infusing a combination of sugar and water with whole cinnamon sticks. It ...

Bourbon Cocktail Book. The Classics left to right: Whiskey Sour, Manhattan, (in back), Old Fashioned (in foreground) and John Collins, right. Pam Spaulding Simple syrup should be a staple in every ...

The secret ingredient in many professional layer cakes and a kind of magic to the home baker is called simple syrup and it’s precisely that: a syrup made simply of equal parts water and sugar.

Certain beverages, like lemonade or iced tea, are classics for a reason. They’re delicious just the way they are. Of course, sometimes you're in the mood for something extra to make your beverage ...

Cutting a slit in a fresh chile without splitting it open infuses this lemony syrup with a little heat. If you want a really spicy syrup, you can split the whole chile in half or slice it. Scrub the ...