Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Boil 1 cup water in an electric kettle and pour over 1 cup blackberries in a medium saucepan over low-medium heat, bringing to a gentle simmer. The electric kettle helps the blackberries simmer faster.1 cup water
- Stir occasionally. After a few minutes of simmering, use a potato masher or back of a utensil to mash the blackberries for their juice. Stir and allow to simmer for a few more minutes.1 cup blackberries
- Using a fine mesh strainer, separate the blackberry pulp from the liquid and allow the liquid to fall into a liquid measuring cup. Confirm amount of liquid and adjust sugar amounts, if needed. See notes about repurposing pulp. Rinse the saucepan if any bits are stuck to the sides or bottom.
- Return the saucepan and blackberry liquid to low-medium heat.
- Add ¾ cup granulated sugar, stirring for a few minutes until the sugar dissolves.¾ cup granulated sugar
- Stir in ½ teaspoon lemon juice before removing from heat and enjoying or store in an airtight container.½ teaspoon lemon juice
Nutrition
Notes
Yield: This recipe makes approximately 1 cup blackberry syrup.
Blackberry pulp: Instead of throwing away, repurpose the pulp by blending into a smoothie, dehydrating and grinding into a powder, or adding to your home compost.
Frozen blackberries: Can be used in place of fresh without thawing.
Water: Filtered is recommended to prevent any off-flavors.
Why are we adding only ¾ cups of sugar when the recipe calls for a cup of water? After simmering and straining out the blackberries, the liquid will measure ¾ cup. At that point, we add the sugar and the ratio of liquid to sugar is one-to-one.