Homemade Mandarin Orange Simple Syrup
This homemade mandarin orange simple syrup recipe is perfect in all your favorite drink and dessert recipes!
Ingredients
- 1 cup freshly squeezed mandarin orange juice (see Recipe Notes)
- 1 handful of mandarin orange peels
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Start by juicing the mandarin oranges with a citrus juicer until you have 1 cup of juice. You can squeeze the oranges by hand if you don't have a citrus juicer.
- In a small saucepan, combine the mandarin orange juice, sugar, and water. Toss in a handful of mandarin orange peels.
- Heat the mixture over medium-high heat until boiling, stirring occasionally.
- Continue simmering until the mixture starts to thicken, about 10 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature. Once cooled, strain through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the orange peels.
- Pour the syrup into a glass bottle or jar, and store in the refrigerator. The syrup will keep for about 2 weeks.
Notes
- The number of mandarin oranges needed for 1 cup of juice can vary. We started with a 3 pound bag of mandarins and had a few left over.
- If you end up with less than 1 cup of mandarin orange juice, you can simply use an equal amount of water and sugar.
- For example, if you have 1/2 cup of mandarin orange juice, use 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of sugar in this recipe.