Make your own fresh pineapple syrup to use in your cocktails.
Course Drinks
Total Time 4 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Servings 1cup
Ingredients
200gFresh Pineapple1 1/2 cup
150gGranulated Sugar2/3 cup
150gWater2/3 cup
tiny pinchSalt
1/2ozEverclear or high proof vodkaoptional
Instructions
Cut the rind off of the pineapple, remove the core, and cut into about 1/2 inch pieces.
Add 200g of the pineapple to a small saucepan.
Pour the sugar onto the pineapple and stir to coat the pineapple.
Let the sugar and pineapple rest for at least 3 hours (or up to overnight) until the sugar draws out liquid from the fruit and looks syrupy.
Add the water and heat gently on the stove just until all the sugar is finished dissolving.
Pour through a strainer into a bottle for storage. Add the Everclear to help it store a little longer.
Notes
The Everclear/Vodka is just to give a bit longer storage in the fridge.Store in a clean container for up to several weeks in the fridge.This recipe yields about