Peppermint Syrup

Our Starbucks peppermint syrup recipe is simple to make with just three ingredients! Add to your coffee or hot chocolate for a festive drink this winter or use in cocktails!

Course Condiment

Cuisine American

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 10

Total Time 12

Servings tablespoons

Calories 33kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon peppermint extract more or less to taste

Instructions

Add the water and sugar to a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
Boil for 1 minute and stir to be sure all the sugar has dissolved.
Remove from the heat and stir in the peppermint extract. See notes.
Cool completely and store in a sealed container in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.

Notes

Peppermint Extract: Some brands are stronger than others. If you like less mint, use a 1/2 teaspoon. If you'd like more, we recommend starting with 1 teaspoon, tasting, and adding more as you'd like.

Sugar Free Peppermint Syrup: To make this sugar free, you'll want to replace the sugar with a sweetener that melts nicely without crystallizing upon cooling. We prefer allulose for this. Allulose is 70% as sweet as sugar, so you'll want to use 1 1/3 cups of allulose for this recipe.

Flavoring: This recipe is a great base for simple syrup. Add any flavoring extracts you like to make a variety of coffee syrups.

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