Borage Simple Syrup is a sweet syrup recipe with flavor notes from the borage plant. It has light blue flowers that are purple when dried and has a mild, sweet flavor like honey, with a crisp freshness. If you’re looking for a way to pep up a classic simple syrup, a borage-infused simple syrup is the way to go!
You can use this flavored syrup in all kinds of ways from mocktails (like this Borage Fizz Mocktail) and cocktails to hot beverages, so get cooking on a batch of this easy borage syrup!
I grow borage in my garden on the west coast and dry it myself. There are some great guides out there to help you get started, and it is known to be an easy plant to grow that comes back each year.
Why this Recipe Works
Infusing flavor into simple syrup is really easy and it a fantastic way to reinvent a classic ingredient with a new and delicious flavor. The taste of borage is wonderfully subtle and sweet, so it works great in liquid sweeteners like honey or simple syrup.
This is a classic simple syrup recipe with the addition of steeping the borage in the simple syrup off the heat so it doesn’t burn the flowers. I use even less heat in this mint simple syrup to help keep it sharp.
This syrup lasts for up to a month so once you’ve made a batch, it will last a long time.
Borage has historically been used in medicines. It is known for having a calming influence. I was taught to drink it as an anti-inflammatory borage tea at the start of my cycle.
Ingredients & Substitutions
Borage – You can find borage at your local Middle Eastern market, or online. Borage grows in most zones, so you can grow your own and dry it, too.
Sugar – I make simple syrups with almost any sugar I have on hand. The classic is granulated or cane, but this recipe also works with turbinado and brown sugars, and even honey.
How to Make this Recipe
Add your sugar and water to a large saucepan. Next, turn the heat to medium, and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved in the water. Let it come to a light simmer, but not a rolling boil.
Once all sugar is dissolved, remove the syrup from the heat. Add in your borage leaves and let the borage steep into the syrup for 1 hour.
Strain and transfer your borage simple syrup to a sealed container in the refrigerator until it’s ready to use.
Note: I like to use a nut milk bag to make sure I get all the petals out. It lasts longer without the petals in it.
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Borage Simple Syrup
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Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar granulated, cane, turbinado, or brown
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup borage flowers, dried
Instructions
- Add your sugar and water to a large saucepan. Turn the heat to medium, and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved in the water. Let it come to a light simmer, but not a rolling boil.
- Once all sugar is dissolved, remove the syrup from the heat. Add in your borage leaves and let the borage steep into the syrup for 1 hour.
- Strain and transfer your borage simple syrup to a sealed container in the refrigerator until it's ready to use.
Can the leaves be used in this recipe?
Yes, but it will do two things: 1. add a different flavor than the flowers, 2. add super-fine sharp hairs that need to be meticulously strained out with a fine-mesh strainer. Add them when the sugar/water mixture is off the heat.