Chokeberry syrup

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 35 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make syrup for the winter? Prepare all the ingredients for the syrup. You can use both fresh and frozen chokeberry (scientifically chokeberry). Cherry leaves must be rinsed in advance under running water. They are needed in order to give the future syrup a characteristic taste and aroma.

2. STEP 2

   

   Place cherry leaves in a saucepan and add water. Place the pan over medium heat and bring to a boil.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add citric acid and stir the mixture. Citric acid can be replaced with a teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice.

4. STEP 4

   

   Then transfer the chokeberry fruits into the pan. Stir. Fire is medium. Be careful with chokeberry juice! It has an extremely durable blue-violet pigment. If juice gets on the work surface, immediately wipe it with a damp cloth.

5. STEP 5

   

   After boiling, boil the syrup for another 5 minutes. After this moment, we no longer need leaves and berries: they gave everything we need into syrup. Using a slotted spoon, remove leaves and berries. The berries can be used later for jam, for example.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add granulated sugar to pure syrup and stir. Cook the syrup over medium heat until the sugar grains dissolve. It took me 10 minutes.

7. STEP 7

   

   During this time, you need to wash and sterilize the bottles (or jars) in any convenient way. I do this. I pour a centimeter of regular tap water into each and heat it in the microwave for 3 minutes at 800 watts. The water should boil. I was counting on two bottles, but I only got enough ready-made syrup for one. Just pour boiling water over the lid.

8. STEP 8

   

   Pour the hot syrup into a bottle with a ladle. It is convenient to do this using a funnel.

9. STEP 9

   

   Wrap the bottle in a thick blanket and leave to cool at room temperature. The syrup can be stored all winter at room temperature.

10. STEP 10

    

    I make compote from this syrup. For a standard glass of water I take 1 tbsp. syrup. It turns out delicious in autumn!

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

28.10.2023

4.5

The other day I bought a bucket of chokeberry and started looking for recipes using it on the website. I decided to prepare chokeberry syrup for the winter. It turned out to be not difficult to do this. The syrup was cooked in a stainless steel pan. The cherry leaves are no longer young, but I found the greenest ones). The berries and leaves were simmered for about 20 minutes over very low heat. And then I cooked it with sugar for another 15 minutes. As a result, from 200 g of chokeberry I got a 300 ml bottle. 50 ml. diluted with water. The color of the syrup is dark burgundy, like pomegranate juice. And when diluted it is a delicate pink. The taste is tart and sweet. I liked the taste of chokeberry! It turns out that it is also healthy, so in winter I will prepare a vitamin drink for the whole family! And thanks to the author for the advice to monitor the work surface, the pigment is really very durable!

Milla

28.10.2023

4.7

yes, an easy recipe, but I do it a little differently, so

Marianne

28.10.2023

4.5

The recipe seems quite easy to prepare, and undoubtedly, such a drink is very useful, since chokeberry contains many vitamins that are necessary, especially in winter. As a child, my mother prepared syrup for me according to a similar recipe, only not from chokeberry, but from red berries currants.