Enhance your coffee or cocktail with a touch of flavor using this quick and easy way Earl Gray syrup. This simple syrup uses tea bags and takes less than 10 minutes to make.
Are you a fan of Earl Gray tea? Imagine taking their flavors and transforming them into an easy-to-make syrup that can be added to your favorite beverage.
The syrup you’re about to make has a delicate balance of floral, citrus and slightly sweet notes, making it a stunning addition to both hot and cold drinks.
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Why make this syrup?
- It’s a quick and easy way to add Earl Gray flavor to drinks;
- You can keep it in the fridge for weeks after making it;
- It is the best way to sweeten drinks that call for this flavor.
Simple syrups are best for drinks, but for baking or to flavor recipes like waffles or pancakes, an extract may be the right choice. If you’re looking for the latter, I have a foolproof recipe that will give you tasty Earl Gray extract in 2 weeks.
Ingredients
Simple syrups should be as the name suggests: simple. This recipe only needs 3 ingredients and less than 10 minutes to prepare.
water You can use filtered or tap water for this recipe.
sugar Use granulated or powdered white sugar.
You can replace the brown sugar with regular sugar. It will give this syrup a very subtle caramel flavor. Use the same amount.
Earl Grey. We are using tea bags for this recipe to make things easier. If using leaves, add ½ tablespoon of Earl Gray loose leaves for each tea bag.
how to do it
This simple syrup will take you less than 10 minutes to make.
Heat water on the stove or in the microwave. As soon as it boils, remove from heat.
Add the sugar and mix until it has dissolved in the hot water.
Add the Earl Gray bags to the mixture for 4 minutes.
Squeeze the tea bags lightly when removing the Earl Grey.
Allow to cool before storing in a jar, bottle or container with a lid.
Expert advice
Don’t let Earl Gray steep for more than 6 minutes. Soaking for longer periods makes it taste bitter and astringent. In this recipe, instead of risking a bitter taste, we add more Earl Gray for a stronger flavor.
If you use a stove to boil water, you can boil a little longer than needed and then measure out 1 cup.
Boiling water with a microwave will take between 1.5 and 3 minutes, depending on the power of the microwave you are using. But be careful when using this method: to avoid burns, put a wooden spoon or toothpick in contact with the water.
FAQ
Yes. Earl Gray syrup is made with Earl Grey, which is a mixture of black tea and bergamot oil. Unless you’re making it with a decaffeinated version of Earl Grey, it’s going to be caffeinated.
Yes. Use a strainer to strain the syrup after 5 minutes if using loose tea leaves.
Yes. This recipe keeps refrigerated for up to a month and can be made ahead of time.
Recipes to try using this syrup
This is a simple liquid syrup made for drinks, perfect for sweetening coffees, cocktails, lattes and even lemonades! Here are some suggestions for you:
storage
After cooling, pour the syrup into a bottle, jar or container with a lid. Store refrigerated.
Keeping this syrup refrigerated extends its life for up to a month. If it loses its crystal appearance, appearing cloudy, it has most likely gone bad and should be discarded.
Ready to embark on a journey of elevated flavors? Be creative, experiment and let the delicious flavors of Earl Gray syrup transport you to a world full of flavors.
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📖 Recipe
Earl Gray Syrup
Enhance your coffee or cocktail with a touch of flavor using this quick and easy way Earl Gray syrup. This simple syrup uses tea bags and takes less than 10 minutes to make.
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Ingredients
Instructions
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Heat water on the stove or in the microwave. As soon as it boils, remove from heat.
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add sugar Mix until it has dissolved in the hot water.
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Stir 4 bags of Earl Gray into the sugar mixture for 4 minutes.
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Squeeze the tea bags lightly when removing them.
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Allow the syrup to cool before storing in a jar, bottle or container with a lid.
notes
This is a liquid simple syrup made for drinks.
Advices:
If using loose earl gray tea, replace each bag with ½ tablespoon of loose leaves.
Do not soak Earl Gray for more than 6 minutes, or you may get a bitter, astringent taste in the syrup.
Boiling the amount of water called for in this recipe in a microwave will take 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
nutrition
Service: 1cupCalories: 770kcalCarbohydrates: 199gFat: 1gSodium: 14mgPotassium: 5mgSugar: 200gCalcium: 9mgIron: 0.1mg