Billy's Favorite Gingerbread Spiced Coffee Syrup

Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This is a delightful spicy syrup that you can use to spice up coffee, tea, apple cider, you name it, it's all good!

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger root, sliced
1 cinnamon stick, broken into large pieces
8 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon whole allspice berries
1/2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

1 In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine water, sugar, and honey. Stir in ginger, cinnamon stick, cloves, allspice, peppercorns, and nutmeg; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool for 20 minutes, then strain through a fine mesh sieve, or double layer cheesecloth.