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.

Steeping chiles and fresh ginger slices in basic simple syrup infuses it with a kick ideal for the holidays. You can add more of one or the other if you’d like more warm gingery heat or chile spice.

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 ...

Homemade peach simple syrup is one of our favorite ways ...

Our homemade lavender syrup is bursting with a sweet, spring-forward floral flavor and vibrant, naturally-colored purple hue.

Imagine: You can make your own healthy snowball syrups. They add fresh fruit flavor to lots of things besides snowballs, too. (The NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive) I hope you've found at least ...

Yield: 2 to 2 1/2 cups (depending on added ingredients) 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup water Flavoring (see options below) 1. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water. Bring to a boil over medium ...