Rhubarb Simple Syrup
Recipe: #9280
April 27, 2013
Categories: Beverages, Non-Alcoholic, Rhubarb, 5 Ingredients Or Less, 5-Minute Prep, One-Pot Meal, Fat Free Gluten-Free, Heart Healthy, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegan, Vegetarian, more
"Use to make flavored tea, lemonade, or mixed drinks. You can also make a float with it mixed with club soda and vanilla ice cream or strawberry sorbet scoops. Posted for the You Want What?! recipe posting game."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (56.8 g)
- Calories 68.8
- Total Fat - 0 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 1.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 17.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.4 g
- Sugars - 16.9 g
- Protein - 0.2 g
- Calcium - 18.2 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine the rhubarb, sugar, and water in a large saucepan.
Step 2
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for about 15 minutes or until the rhubarb is tender and loses it's color. Let cool.
Step 3
Place a fine mesh sieve over a 4-cup container and pour rhubarb mix into it. Let it strain without pressing for about 30 minutes or until it stops dripping. Discard the solids.
Step 4
Chill the syrup until ready to use.
Step 5
It can be stored in the refrigerator about a month and longer in the freezer. You may try freezing it in ice cube trays.
Step 6
Use to make flavored Tea, Lemonade, or mixed drinks.
Step 7
You can also make a float with it mixed with club soda and vanilla ice cream or strawberry sorbet scoops.
Tips
No special items needed.