Make The Most of Your Summer Strawberries With Coffee and Strawberry Syrup

I have a goal for my garden this year of growing only things that I can preserve into jam or freeze with strawberries being my number one plant. I plan on another good crop of raspberries this year, but the big change is how large an area I am going to give to strawberry plants. I don’t plan on having leftover strawberries, or so many that I don’t know what to do with them, but if I did have an overabundance of them, I would make syrup.

Also, it’s no secret that I love my coffee. A funny fact about me; I used to hate coffee, or at least coffee without sugar. That was over ten years ago. Now I refer to it as ‘the elixir of life’. I am a straight up americano girl. No sugar, no cream. I do love the occasional late of multiple flavors, but americano it is. My husband, however, loves his mochas and other flavored coffee drinks. So, I have become creative in my barista skills, and with my new espresso machine, I am coming up with new concoctions for him. This new one utilizes what I hope to be abundant in my garden this year:  Strawberries.

Artisan flavored coffee drinks are built out of simple syrup and milk or cream. You can buy syrups from the store (I have a whole half-crate full of them.), but nothing tastes better as fresh. To make a simple syrup all you need is sugar and water, with it not mattering much where the ‘sugar’ part comes from. Simple syrup is, in rough terms, a sugar water reduction. You take a sugary liquid and boil away some of the water while making sure that the sugar is dissolved in the liquid.

Here is my recipe for Summer-Strawberries Strawberry simple syrup:

Make The Most of Your Strawberries with Strawberry Syrup

2016-04-22 21:56:45

Using fresh vine-ripe strawberries from your garden creates a rich and intense strawberry flavor in this syrup.

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2632 calories

649 g

11 g

11 g

13 g

5 g

2861 g

241 g

574 g

0 g

5 g

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size

2861g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 2632

Calories from Fat 100

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 11g

18%

Saturated Fat 5g

23%

Trans Fat 0g

Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Monounsaturated Fat 3g

Cholesterol 11mg

4%

Sodium 241mg

10%

Total Carbohydrates 649g

216%

Dietary Fiber 24g

95%

Sugars 574g

Protein 13g

Vitamin A

7%

Vitamin C

1112%

Calcium

37%

Iron

33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Ingredients

1. 2-3 lbs Strawberries
2. 4 cups water
3. 2 1/2 cups white sugar

For the Chocolate Covered Strawberry Late

1. 4oz espresso
2. 1/3 cup 1% milk
3. 2 tbs strawberry syrup
4. 1-2 tbs chocolate sauce
5. whipped cream (optional)
6. chocolate shavings or mini chips (optional)

Instructions

1. Hull and slice the strawberries.
2. Add the berries to the 4 cups water in a large saucepan.
3. Boil until the strawberries look brown and the liquid is very red.
4. Without removing the spent strawberries, strain the liquid through cheesecloth, making sure not to push strawberries into the cloth.
5. Return the liquid to the saucepan and add the 2 1/2 cups sugar.
6. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium low and simmer for around 5 minutes making sure that all the sugar has dissolved.
7. Let cool and pour into a bottle of your choice. Stored in the refrigerator, the syrup will remain good for 2-3 weeks.

For The Chocolate Covered Strawberry Late

1. Combine 2 tbs strawberry syrup and 1-2 tbs chocolate sauce (I use Torani.) with 4 oz of espresso.
2. Steam 1/3 cup milk to at least 140 degrees F.
3. Gently pour milk into espresso, saving the top froth for the top of the drink.
4. Optional are whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

Notes

1. For thicker syrup boil a bit longer to evaporate more water from the liquid.
2. 2 lbs of strawberries will make an average intensity of flavor. 3 lbs will make it very rich.

By Sarah @ The Stay at Home Soprano

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calories

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fat

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protein

13g

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