11 Creative Simple Syrup Recipes for Magical Drinks and More

Elevate your drinks and desserts with a touch of homemade magic. This collection of 11 Creative Simple Syrup Recipes will help you transform everyday ingredients into flavorful, versatile syrups. From cocktails and mocktails to coffee, tea, and even desserts, these easy syrups add a burst of flavor that takes your creations from ordinary to unforgettable.

Sweet & Herby Strawberry Basil Simple Syrup

There’s something magical about the combination of sweet strawberries and fragrant basil. It’s fresh, vibrant, and versatile enough to transform your favorite drinks or desserts. This Sweet & Herby Strawberry Basil Simple Syrup is incredibly easy to make and brings a burst of summer flavor to everything from cocktails to lemonade, or even a drizzle over vanilla ice cream. Get the recipe

Homemade Blood Orange Simple Syrup

The gorgeous deep red color of a blood orange makes such a beautiful simple syrup that you can use in all kinds of cocktails, cakes, and desserts. The bright orange flavor in this syrup gives such a boost to whatever you put it in, not to mention the gorgeous color. Use it to make blood orange Italian sodas for a fun non-alcoholic drink. Get the recipe

Homemade Jalapeno Simple Syrup

Jalapeno simple syrup adds a spicy and sweet kick to your recipes. Use this easy homemade simple syrup in cocktails or to give a spicy kick to your margaritas or marinades. We use it to flavor our cocktails, especially Margaritas, when we’re feeling like something a bit different. You might think that it’s going to be super spicy, but it’s not really. If you take out most of the seeds, the sugar ends up balancing the spice, so you get a small kick and a ton of aroma and flavor. Get the recipe

Homemade Rosemary Simple Syrup

This Rosemary Simple Syrup offers an aromatic burst of flavor and subtle sweetness with just 3 ingredients: water, sugar, and fresh rosemary. Rosemary has a strong, distinctive flavor that is often described as piney and slightly bitter. Added to simple syrup it makes an innovative flavor to enhance a wide variety of recipes. Get the recipe

Blackberry Simple Syrup

This Blackberry Simple Syrup can be used to make many different drinks, from cocktails like a Chambord Spritz to delicious Blackberry Iced Tea. This syrup is very versatile. We’ve used it to pump up the flavor of many of our favorite beverages. It’s amazing in lemonade and iced tea. But at our house, the main purpose of this blackberry simple syrup is cocktails. Get the recipe

Homemade Brown Sugar Simple Syrup

Use this Brown Sugar Simple Syrup in cocktails or to give a nice caramelly burst of sweetness to your iced tea, hot tea, or coffee. The addition of brown sugar to the mix gives the syrup a richer, more robust flavor than regular table sugar does, so it changes the flavor profile of the drink you use it in accordingly. Get the recipe

Orange Simple Syrup

Use this Orange Simple Syrup in cocktails or to give a nice orange burst of sweetness to your iced tea, hot tea, or coffee. The real orange flavor in this syrup surpasses any other orange flavoring. It’s worth taking the extra few minutes to make the syrup yourself. Get the recipe

Homemade Cranberry Simple Syrup

During the holiday season, we use this homemade cranberry simple syrup in cocktails or to give a burst of sweetness to tea or coffee. It can also be drizzled on top of holiday desserts or poured over the top of ice cream. Get the recipe

Blueberry Simple Syrup

This Blueberry Simple Syrup can be used to make many different drinks, from cocktails like our favorite Blueberry Old Fashioned, to delicious Blueberry Lemonade or Blueberry Iced Tea. Making blueberry simple syrup, or any type of berry syrup, is quite easy. The outcome is this beautiful deep purple liquid that is like liquid sunshine. The blueberry flavor is so concentrated, and the color is gorgeous. Get the recipe

Homemade Vanilla Simple Syrup

Homemade Vanilla Simple Syrup is a sweet and fragrant syrup made with vanilla beans, sugar, and water and can be added to all kinds of beverages or desserts. Vanilla simple syrup is a versatile and delightful ingredient that adds a touch of sweetness to cocktails, iced tea, or lemonade. Get the recipe

Homemade Pear Simple Syrup

Use this Pear Simple Syrup, made with Bartlett pears, in cocktails or to give a nice burst of sweetness to your iced tea, hot tea, or coffee. Pear simple syrup is more versatile than you might think. It’s not just used for cocktails. You can actually use it for a number of different purposes, like dessert, salad dressings, and glazes. Get the recipe