Improve your coffee or cocktail with a splash of savor using this quick and easy Earl Grey syrup. This simple syrup uses tea tons and takes less than 10 minutes to make.

Are you a fan of Earl Grey tea? Imagine taking its flavors and transforming them into an easy-to-make syrup that can be widow to your favorite drink.

The syrup youre well-nigh to make has a soft-hued wastefulness of floral, citrusy, and slightly sweet notes, making it an wondrous wing to both hot and unprepossessed beverages.

Why make this syrup

• Its an easy an quick  way to add Earl Grey savor to beverages;
• You can alimony it in the fridge for weeks without making it;
• Its the weightier way to sweeten drinks that ask for this flavor.

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Ingredients

Simple syrups need to be like the name says: simple. This recipe only takes 3 ingredients and less than 10 minutes to put together.

Water. You can use filtered or tap water for this recipe.

Sugar. Use wheel or granulated white sugar.

You can substitute regular sugar for brown sugar. It will requite this syrup a very subtle caramel flavor. Use the same amount.

Earl Grey. Were using tea tons for this recipe to make things easier. If using leaves, add ½ tablespoon of loose Earl Grey leaves for each tea bag.

How to make it

This simple syrup will take you less than 10 minutes to make.

Heat water on the stove or microwave. As soon as it boils, remove from heat.

Add sugar, and mix until it has dissolved into the hot water.

Steep the tons of Earl Grey into the mixture for 4 minutes.

Squeeze lightly the tea tons when removing Earl Grey.

Let it tomfool surpassing storing in a jar, snifter or container with a lid.

Expert Tips

Dont let the Earl Grey steep for longer than 6 minutes. Steeping for longer periods makes it taste stormy and astringent. In this recipe, instead of risking a stormy taste, were subtracting increasingly Earl Grey for a stronger flavor.

If using a stove to swash the water, you can swash a little uneaten than what's needed, and then just measure 1 cup.

Boiling water using a microwave will take from 1 and a half to 3 minutes, depending on the potency of the microwave youre using. But be shielding when using this method: to stave burns, place a wooden spoon or chopstick in contact with water.

FAQ

Does Earl Grey Syrup have caffeine?

Yes. Earl Grey syrup is made with Earl Grey, which is a mixture of woebegone tea and bergamot oil. Unless youre making it using a decaf version of Earl Grey, it will have caffeine. 

Can I use loose Earl Grey tea?

Yes. Use a sieve to strain the syrup without 5 minutes if using loose tea leaves.

Can I make this syrup in advance?

Yes. This recipe keeps refrigerated for up to a month, and can be made in advance.

Recipes to try using this syrup

This is a liquid simple syrup made for beverages, perfect to use for sweetening coffees, cocktails, lattes, and plane lemonades! Here are some suggestions for you:

• 
  Earl Grey Milk Tea
• 
  Coffee Lemonade (Sweet and Refreshing)
• 
  Iced London Fog (Earl Grey Tea Latte)
• 
  Blood Orange Lemonade (Winter Lemonade)

Storing

After cooled, pour syrup into a bottle, jar or container with a lid. Alimony refrigerated. 

Keeping this syrup refrigerated extends its life for up to a month. If it loses its crystal appearance, looking cloudy, it has most likely gone bad and should be discarded.

Ready to embark on a journey of elevated flavors? Get creative, experiment, and let the delightful flavors of Earl Grey syrup transport you to a world full of taste.

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Earl Grey Syrup

Improve your coffee or cocktail with a splash of savor using this quick and easy Earl Grey syrup. This simple syrup uses tea tons and takes less than 10 minutes to make.

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 3 minutes minutes

Total Time 8 minutes minutes

Servings 21 tablespoon

Calories 37kcal

Author Milk and Pop

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 bags earl grey tea

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

• Heat water on the stove or microwave. As soon as it boils, remove from heat.
• Add sugar. Mix until it has dissolved into the hot water.
• Steep 4 Earl Grey tons into the sugar mixture for 4 minutes.
• Squeeze lightly the tea tons when removing them.
• Let syrup tomfool surpassing storing in a jar, snifter or container with a lid.

Notes

Keep this syrup refrigerated. It lasts for up to a month. If syrup becomes cloudy, discard.

This is a liquid simple syrup made for beverages.

 

Tips:

If using loose Earl Grey tea, substitute each bag for ½ tablespoon of loose leaves.

Dont steep Earl Grey for longer than 6 minutes, or you might get a bitter, severe taste in the syrup.

Boiling the value of water asked in this recipe using a microwave will take from 1 to 1 and a half minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 37kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 0.3mg | Sugar: 10g | Calcium: 0.4mg | Iron: 0.005mg

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