2,269 syrup recipes

Basbousa bil loz (Egyptian almond basbousa) cooks toasted semolina and almonds with butter, then thickens with lemon-scented sugar syrup. A stovetop Middle Eastern dessert.

Pickled watermelon rind in a spiced cider vinegar syrup with cinnamon, clove, and allspice. Old-Southern preserve that turns kitchen scraps into translucent, sweet-tart jewels.

Iceberg tomato pickles made from green tomatoes soaked in lime water, then preserved in a sweet spiced vinegar syrup with cloves, allspice, and cinnamon. A classic Southern canning recipe.

Layers of buttery shredded kadayif dough sandwich rich cream filling, then get soaked with lemon syrup for this indulgent Middle Eastern dessert.

Candied grapefruit peel slow-simmered in sugar syrup and rolled in granulated sugar. A bittersweet homemade candy that stores for a month.

Sweet zucchini pickles with cinnamon sticks and cloves in a vinegar-sugar syrup. Refrigerator pickles, no canning, perfect for summer's zucchini surplus.

Homemade canned fruit cocktail with fresh peaches, pears, seedless grapes, and maraschino cherries in sugar syrup. A from-scratch preserving recipe that beats store-bought.

Golden saffron cake with rose water and pistachios, soaked in vanilla sugar syrup and cut into diamonds like baklava. A fragrant Middle Eastern-inspired low-fat dessert.

Phyllo fruit nests are an oil-free, low-fat dessert: torn phyllo sheets baked into crisp golden cups, then filled with poached pears or apples and a drizzle of fragrant syrup.

Apple pickles in a sweet-spiced cinnamon vinegar syrup. A simple five-ingredient canning recipe that turns quartered apples into a tart-sweet relish for pork, ham, or holiday cheese boards.

Ruby fruit punch made with rosé wine, fresh-squeezed citrus juices, and frozen strawberries over ice. A fizzy, crowd-pleasing punch bowl recipe with simple sugar syrup.

Grapefruit mint sorbet: a bright, bitter-sweet frozen dessert infused with fresh mint syrup and pure grapefruit juice. A naturally dairy-free palate cleanser.

This Sri Lankan fruit salad tosses ripe mango, papaya, pineapple, oranges, and banana in a vanilla-rum sugar syrup with fresh lime. A tropical no-cook dessert that feeds a crowd.

Sea foam icing is a light, marshmallowy boiled frosting made by whipping hot brown sugar syrup into egg whites. The brown sugar lends a soft caramel flavor to this fluffy, old-fashioned cake frosting.

Tender tube cake with walnuts and orange zest, soaked in amaretto-orange syrup while still hot. Moist, boozy, and bursting with citrus flavor.

Traditional Ojibway fried bread studded with fresh blueberries, sliced and pan-fried golden, served hot with maple syrup for an Indigenous breakfast treat.