Our homemade lavender syrup is bursting with a sweet, spring-forward floral flavor and vibrant, naturally-colored purple hue.

The secret ingredient in many professional layer cakes and a kind of magic to the home baker is called simple syrup and it’s precisely that: a syrup made simply of equal parts water and sugar.

Use freshly foraged violets gathered on a Northern Michigan spring hike to brighten up your next tea, lemonade or cocktail with this violet simple syrup recipe. One of my favorite parts of hiking ...

Putting your own artisanal touch on summer refreshment is simple. Literally. Simple syrups are an often overlooked, but as the name suggests, incredibly easy way of adding sweet panache to a wide ...

A staple behind every bar, simple syrup is one of those magic ingredients capable of bringing out the best in every drink without the fancy parlor tricks or sacrificing on refinement. This I know from ...

Steeping chiles and fresh ginger slices in basic simple syrup infuses it with a kick ideal for the holidays. You can add more of one or the other if you’d like more warm gingery heat or chile spice.

Sometimes simple is the way to go. Food writer and recipe developer Lindsay Guentzel spoke with KARE 11 about the art of making simple syrup. Simple syrups are one part sugar and one part water. The ...