Flavored Coffee Syrup Recipe

I LOVE delicious coffee drinks, especially when they have fun flavors!  Coffee houses always have tons of options to spice up your drinks like peppermint, cinnamon, raspberry, etc.  So here is a recipe to help you bring  coffee house flavor into your home!

Ingredients:

1 c. water

1 c. sugar

1 tsp. your favorite flavor extract

McCormick has tons of different types of extract so don't feel like you have to just stick to coconut or vanilla.  When I went to Walmart, I noticed that they had hazelnut, caramel, peppermint, cinnamon, raspberry, and tons more!  Also, don't be afraid to get creative!  You can most definitely do a combination of extracts to make your own flavor.

Directions:

1. Start off by combining the water and sugar in a pot and bringing it to a boil so that the sugar dissolves completely.

2.  Remove your simple syrup from heat and add in the extract.  You can add more or less than a teaspoon...it's whatever you like!

3.  Add a few tablespoons of your flavored syrup to take your cup of coffee to the next level!

and that's it!..so so super easy!

enjoy!

-amy gat

Summer Drink Recipes

Peach Tea

Ingredients:

3 cups water

2 bags black tea

1/4 cup sugar

5 ounces Goya peach nectar

1. In a large sauce pan, bring water to a boil.  Once it reaches a boil, remove from heat.

2. Steep the tea in the hot water for 3-5 minutes

3.  Remove tea bags and add sugar to the tea

4. Add peach nectar to the sweetened tea

5. Chill the tea for a few hours until it is ready to drink

Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients:
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 cups water
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup strawberry syrup**

Strawberry Syrup Ingredients:
1 cup diced strawberries
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water

1. Prepare the strawberry syrup by combining strawberries, sugar, and water and boiling for 15 minutes.  Strain the solids from the syrup.  Let cool.
2.  In a separate container, mix lemon juice, water, and sugar
3. Add the cooled strawberry syrup.  You can use as much or as little as you want.  I like to use all of it, but that might be too much for some people)
4.  Let the strawberry lemonade chill in the fridge for at least a couple hours.


Watermelon Freeze

Ingredients:

2 cups frozen cubed watermelon

1 cup water (or enough water to blend)

1/4 of a medium frozen banana

1 tablespoon turbanado (or to taste)

1. Blend all of the ingredients together until the desired consistency is reached