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    Home » Beverage » Blackberry Simple Syrup: Cooking 101

    Published: Aug 13, 2014 · Modified: Mar 2, 2021 by Lisa Johnson

    Blackberry Simple Syrup: Cooking 101

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    Blackberry Simple Syrup in a glass bottle with title graphic across the top.

    This homemade Blackberry Simple Syrup recipe is easy to make with only 3-ingredients using fresh or frozen berries. It is packed with delicious blackberry flavor, perfect for fruity cocktails, lemonade, iced tea, and desserts!

    Blackberry syrup in a glass bottle with a swing top lid and fresh berries on a grass napkin.

    Blackberry Simple Syrup ingredients:

    • filtered water
    • fresh or frozen blackberries
    • granulated sugar

    How to make Blackberry Simple Syrup:

    Heat the sugar, water and blackberries in a medium saucepan, over medium-high heat.

    Sugar, water and blackberries in a saucepan.

    Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

    Blackberries, water and sugar simmering in a saucepan.

    This was the fun part for me...no laughing, it was fun to watch! Do you see the pink berries? As they heat up, they turn dark...and then flip over! They would be pink again, then turn dark and flip over again. So watch the berries flip and simmer for 10 minutes, then remove from heat and smash with a potato or avocado masher.

    A green potato masher smashing the berries in a saucepan.

    Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

    Blackberry syrup cooling in a saucepan.

    and pour through a strainer in to a bowl or measuring cup.

    A blue strainer sitting on a large glass measuring cup filled with blackberry syrup.

    Press the berries through the strainer with a large spoon to squeeze as much liquid out as possible.

    A spoon smashing the blackberries in a strainer.

    Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator until ready to use. This syrup should last for a couple of months, assuming you don’t use it all up before then.

    Blackberry syrup in a glass bottle with a swing top lid and fresh berries  scattered below.

    I made this delicious Blackberry Passion Tea Lemonade with my new syrup.

    Two mason jars filled with blackberry lemonade with fresh berries on the surface and bottle of syrup in the background.

    I love making flavored simple syrups! It is the perfect way to add a bit of sweetness and flavor to your favorite drinks, and they are so simple to make!!

    More flavored syrup recipes:

    • Vanilla Simple Syrup
    • Strawberry Simple Syrup
    • Cherry Simple Syrup
    • Peppermint Syrup - perfect for coffee drinks!
    • Classic Simple Syrup

    Tools used to create this recipe:

    • Saucepan
    • Strainer
    • Measuring Cup makes it much easier to pour into the bottle.
    • Swing Top Bottle 

    More delicious blackberry recipes:

    • Blackberry Ginger Chocolate Muffins
    • Lemon Belgian Waffles with Blackberry Syrup
    • Blackberry Bourbon Glazed Salmon
    • Lemon Blackberry Bread
    • Blackberry Moscow Mule
    • Blackberry Muffins with Lemon Glaze

    Enjoy!!

    Blackberry Simple Syrup in a glass bottle.

    Blackberry Simple Syrup

    This homemade Blackberry Simple Syrup recipe is easy to make with only 3-ingredients using fresh or frozen berries.
    4 from 1 vote
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    Course: Condiment, Drinks
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: blackberries, sugar, syrup, easy, recipe, drinks, flavoring
    Prep Time: 2 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 12 minutes
    Servings: 8 Servings
    Calories: 82kcal
    Author: Lisa Johnson

    Ingredients

    • 1.25 cup water
    • .75 cups raw sugar
    • 1 cup fresh blackberries
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    Instructions

    • Heat the sugar, blackberries, and water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
    • Simmer for 10 minutes, reducing heat if mixture starts to boil.
    • Remove from heat and smash blackberries with a potato masher.
    • Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then pour through a mesh strainer into a bowl or cup.
    • Use a large spoon to push as much liquid through the strainer as possible.
    • Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 82kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 34mg | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 3.8mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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    1. Maralyn Woods says

      August 13, 2014 at 11:51 pm

      I love your blog and your recipes but that conversion box that slides in on the bottom right side of the screen that tells me to like what I see on Facebook is making me crazy. I ditched Facebook two years ago and never looked back and the little box that most of my blogs not seem to have are most unwelcome. Is there a way I can make it stop happening. Help!

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      • Lisa Johnson says

        August 14, 2014 at 1:44 pm

        I'm so sorry that you do not like the facebook like box Maralyn. All you have to do is click on the X in the right hand corner and it will go away. 🙂 It is the easiest way for new people to my blog to follow me on facebook. As much as we all hate facebook, it is a necessary evil for bloggers. We rely on facebook for exposure and traffic.

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    2. Julie says

      August 15, 2014 at 10:29 am

      I can just imagine all of the possibilities with this syrup! Pinning and sharing!

      Reply
    3. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says

      August 15, 2014 at 10:33 am

      Mmmmm ... So easy too! I'm (im)patiently waiting for the Blackberry lemonade now!! 😛

      Reply
    4. Billy says

      August 15, 2014 at 1:11 pm

      Thanks for the recipe! Sounds perfect with waffles, and then I could add some actual whole berries, though they might be a little sad for their berry friends who gave their life for the syrup. 🙂

      Reply
    5. Deb@CookingOnTheFrontBurner says

      August 17, 2014 at 8:18 am

      Great recipe Lisa - I need to start making some syrups - they can be used for anything!

      Reply
      • Lisa Johnson says

        September 02, 2014 at 12:50 am

        Thanks Deb, there are several more that I would like to try. I will have a whole fruit stand of syrups by the time I'm done, LOL 🙂

        Reply
    6. Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says

      August 17, 2014 at 10:10 pm

      Simple syrup is the best and blackberry simple syrup sounds amazing! So many possibilities....!

      Reply
    7. Abby says

      September 01, 2014 at 11:18 am

      I just love your site...but I wish you had a save recipe button that was linked to the ZIP LIST.
      if I missed it I do apologize.

      Reply
      • Lisa Johnson says

        September 01, 2014 at 5:21 pm

        Thank you Abby! No you didn't miss a Ziplist button, I do not use that recipe plug-in. Sorry. 🙁

        Reply
    8. Ann says

      August 31, 2016 at 9:41 pm

      Where did you get that great little bottle you show the syrup in? Can't wait to try this - the last pint of Blackberries for this year is in the fridge right now. Bummer.

      Thanks for the bottle source.

      Reply
      • Lisa Johnson says

        September 03, 2016 at 5:55 pm

        I bought that bottle at TJ Maxx several years ago, Ann. The name on the bottom is "Borgonovo" from Italy. They have similar bottles on Amazon, but they are a bit more square. I hope that helps. 🙂

        Reply
      • Maralyn Woods says

        September 04, 2016 at 8:42 am

        I got my bottles similar to this at Cost Plus World Market. Priced very reasonably.

        Reply
    9. Deborah says

      April 13, 2017 at 12:07 pm

      I just made this and added a little to some sparkling water. It was delicious!

      Reply
    10. Jane says

      April 11, 2018 at 11:35 am

      What a fantastic idea! My mother was recently told to start drinking more water - which she hates to do. And I have 4 blackberry bushes in the back yard that seem to almost over produce every year. We love the taste of them but hate eating them because of the big seeds in them. This would fix both issues - mom can add some to her water for some flavor and we can have some over ice cream or pancakes (or in milkshakes too for that matter I think lol). What a great way to use up the fruit without cramming my freezer full with them! I did get a bit overambitious though...I didn't realize just how much fruit I put in each bag so I thawed out two.....turns out that I had to quadruple the batch and ended up with about 9 cups of syrup lol.

      Reply

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