Homemade Apple Cider Syrup
Description
This easy-to-make breakfast or dessert syrup uses unfiltered apple cider and a few other common ingredients to add rustic apple flavor to pancakes.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter
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1 cup white sugar
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1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses
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2 cups apple cider
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1/4 cinnamon stick
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1 tablespoon apple cider
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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2 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions
1
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until it begins to bubble, about 1 minute. Add sugar and molasses; stir until sugar has absorbed molasses and butter, about 3 minutes. The mixture will be very dry. Add 2 cups apple cider. Mix well and bring to a slow boil. Add cinnamon stick and continue to simmer syrup for about 10 minutes.
2
Whisk together 1 tablespoon apple cider, lemon juice, and cornstarch in a small bowl.
3
Pour cornstarch mixture into syrup in the saucepan, whisking continuously until fully incorporated. Simmer until thickened, with a consistency similar to warm maple syrup, about 5 minutes. The syrup will thicken upon cooling.
4
Serve warm. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.