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.

In the world of cocktails, desserts, and beverages, simple syrup is the unsung hero — so familiar that it often fades into the background. But sometimes, the most ordinary-seeming ingredients harbor ...

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 ...

The bar cart’s hardest working bottle, simple syrup might be the most-used ingredient when it comes to making cocktails. It rounds out the sharp acid in citrus-based drinks like a Whiskey Sour, adds ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Yield: 2 to 2 1/2 cups (depending on added ingredients ...