Make homemade Blackberry Simple Syrup in less than 10 minutes with fresh (or frozen) blackberries, sugar, and water - so easy! Use it in your favorite cocktails, sodas, tea, and more!
Clean the blackberries well (if using fresh) in a bath of salt water or vinegar. Rinse well.
6 ounces fresh blackberries
In a small saucepan, combine sugar, water, and blackberries. Heat over medium-high heat until simmering, stirring occasionally. Once softened, gently smash the softened berries with the back of a spoon or masher. Simmer for 6-8 minutes until the berries have disintegrated into seeds and the syrup is bright purple.
¾ cup granulated sugar, ¾ cup water
Remove from heat and strain out the berries and seeds through a fine-mesh sieve. Use a spoon to stir the mixture to release the syrup as needed, being careful to not let any seeds or fruit bits into the syrup. Discard the seeds.
Optional: stir in a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to bring out the berry flavor if it's tasting flat; it's not about adding lemon flavor but rather enhancing the blackberry notes.
Fresh lemon juice
Let cool as needed and use immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
Serving Size: this recipe makes just over 1 cup of syrup.
Frozen Berries: No need to thaw before using, you just may need to simmer a few extra minutes. They tend to be less sweet so be sure to taste test and add more sugar if you need to.
Sugar: using a 3/4 sugar:water ratio yields an intense blackberry flavored syrup; to make more and extend the blackberry's value, use 1 cup of each instead.