Brown Sugar Coffee Syrup
This brown sugar coffee syrup is simple and easy to make! It uses 4 simple ingredients: brown sugar, water, salt, and vanilla extract. It's perfect for hot or iced coffee, homemade lattes, and specialty drinks at home!
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, combine water, brown sugar, and a generous pinch of salt* over low-medium heat. Don't leave the stove and whisk ingredients together as they melt. *Don't add the vanilla extract until the end.
- Whisk gently over low-medium heat for at least 2 minutes. You don't want the mixture to boil but you do want it hot enough to dissolve the brown sugar and salt. Keep mixing gently so the sugar doesn't burn on the bottom.
- Once all ingredients are dissolved together, remove saucepan from heat. Allow the syrup to mostly cool in the pan. Add the vanilla extract and stir.
- Once mostly cool, pour the syrup into a glass jar or bottle for storage. Allow to completely finish cooling on the counter top before storing in the fridge.
- When ready to use, shake the bottle or jar of syrup, pour into your beverage, and enjoy!
Notes
- Stir, stir, stir - Do not leave this brown sugar coffee syrup while it's on the stove. The sugar can burn if the heat is too high and it needs to be continually gently stirred while the ingredients dissolve. So watch it carefully!
- Add the vanilla extract at the end - Dissolve the brown sugar and salt in the water first. Don't add the vanilla extract until the end. Since vanilla extract is alcohol-based it will evaporate if heated and result in a weaker vanilla flavor. Add it at the end after removing the pan from the heat.
- Store in the fridge - Once you make this coffee syrup you can use some right away and store the rest in the fridge for up to a month.
- Consider your container - I'd recommend storing brown sugar coffee syrup in a glass container that's easy to pour. It keeps drips and messes to a minimum. I use a repurposed maple syrup bottle and it works perfectly.