Peppermint Simple Syrup with Fresh Mint (3-ingredient recipe)
Homemade peppermint and mint simple syrup for your cozy moments. Perfect for lattes, hot chocolate, iced teas, and mocktails. Made with just a few wholesome ingredients, it is an easy way to add some herbal magic into your favourite warm or iced drinks.
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Mint vs. Peppermint: Key Differences in Flavor and Uses
- The herb peppermint is a mint that is a hybrid of spearmint and watermint. Peppermint contains 40% menthol, and that is why it has its cooling effect and slightly spicy flavor, and it is definitely pungent in taste.
- Spearmint, also known as garden mint and common mint, has only 0,5% menthol, so less cooling but more softer and milder flavor, slightly sweet even.
- People associate it with relaxation and digestion support. The benefits of mint are inevitable, and it is perfect for steeping herbal teas, iced teas, and flavoring for desserts.
- One of my favorite spearmint varieties is Moroccan mint, that I learned to use and love thanks to my Moroccan husband. We use it mainly in Moroccan mint tea (big surprise).
- Unlike Moroccans, I love to drink something cold when it is hot (they drink hot mint tea what ever degree is outside), so of course I had to tweak it into an iced Moroccan mint tea too.
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Choosing the Right Mint for Simple Syrups
I recommend you choose the mint you like (or what grows in your garden), but here are some suggestions for you on how to choose which homemade syrup you want to make, depending on where and how you want to use your simple syrup.
- Peppermint syrup for cooling and refreshing iced teas with lime or lemon, chocolate drinks or desserts
- Moroccan mint syrup for calming hot beverages like mint lattes and hot chocolates, or mochas with coffee when you want a stronger flavour.
- Spearmint syrup is a good general syrup for a variety of beverages. Spearmint pairs well with chocolate, berries, and citrus.
Three ingredients you need
- Fresh mint leaves: Use peppermint, Moroccan mint or spearmint (or a mix). If you want to make mint syrup using dry mint leaves, use half of the amount in the recipe card.
- Water: Use fresh water.
- Caster sugar: Use plain white sugar for the right consistency and brighter color.
You can find the exact measurements on the recipe card.
Tools you may need
- Small saucepan
- Strainer
- Flip top glass bottle (200 ml/8,5 oz) for storing
Peppermint and mint simple syrup recipe
Step one: Steep mint tea
Measure mint and water to the saucepan and bring it to a boil. Remove from the heat and let steep for 8 to 10 minutes. If you want stronger flavors, you can steep a bit longer.
Step two: Strain mint tea
Strain the mint leaves off and reserve the liquid. Measure the volume of the mint tea you have and pour it into the saucepan.
Step three: Make the simple syrup
To make simple syrup the correct ratio is 1:1 for liquid to sugar. So, just add the same amount of sugar than liquid you just measured into the saucepan and bring it to a boil. Let the sugar dissolve and bottle into a clean glass jar and let it cool down.
Storage & Shelf Life
When bottled in a clean glass bottle, mint simple syrup can be refrigerated up to 2 weeks. Freeze in ice cube trays in handy portion sizes for future use. When frozen, the syrup will be good until next harvest (basically forever), but the longer you store it will eventually lose some flavour.
Variations & Adjustments
- Use dashes of peppermint extract for stronger flavor.
- Make a mix of spearmint and peppermint to make a fresh and strong mint syrup
How to use peppermint and mint syrup
- Iced mint latte
- Peppermint mocha with espresso, melted chocolate and peppermint syrup
- Peppermint hot cocoa
- Mint iced tea with swapping the sugar into mint syrup
- After-sauna cooler with peppermint syrup mixed with soda or tonic
- Drizzled over yoghurt for extra yumminess
- Mixed with kefir for a refreshing drink
Wellness Benefits of Mint & Peppermint
Mint is so much more than just a flavor in drinks – it is one of the highly-valued herbs that soothes both body and mind, weather it is sipped warm in tea or stirred into refreshing herbal coolers.
Why mint is a naturall wellness ally
- Both peppermint and spearmint are known for supporting digestion and relieving bloating as the best friend of an upset stomach.
- Spearmint (and Moroccan mint) has a gentler and more calming effect, and it is perfect for daily teas and relaxing rituals.
RELATED: How to make Moroccan mint tea
How peppermint supports energy and clarity
- While peppermint contains a higher menthol quantity, it is energizing with its cooling effect.
- Use peppermint when you need it for refreshing, after sauna or a hot day, or as a mid-morning lift.
Clearing & Reviving peppermint
- Peppermint can help open the airways and ease tension and headaches.
- You can promote focus and alertness for example with peppermint essential oil when you need to be sharp.
Gentle everyday Herbal Support
Mint (especially spearmint and Moroccan mint) is an amazing everyday herb and kitchen remedy. It is gentle enough to use daily, but effective enough to support our wellness naturally.
| RELATED: Benefits of Moroccan mint tea
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Mint & Peppermint syrup
Homemade peppermint and mint simple syrup for your cozy moments. Perfect for lattes, hot chocolate, iced teas and mocktails. Made with just a few wholesome ingredients it is an easy way to add some herbal magic into your favourite warm or iced drinks.
Ingredients
- 100 ml of caster sugar
- 100 ml of water
- 100 ml fresh mint leaves, tightly packed
Instructions
- Step one: Steep mint tea
Measure mint and water into the saucepan and bring it to a boil. Remove from the heat and let steep for 8 to 10 minutes. If you want stronger flavors, you can steep a bit longer. - Step two: Strain the mint tea
Strain the mint leaves and reserve the liquid. Measure the volume of the mint tea you have and pour it into the saucepan. - Step three: Make the simple syrup
To make simple syrup, the correct ratio is 1:1 for liquid to sugar. So, just add the same amount of sugar than liquid you just measured into the saucepan and bring it to a boil. Let the sugar dissolve and bottle into a clean glass jar and let it cool down.
Storage & Shelf Life
When bottled in a clean glass bottle, mint simple syrup can be refrigerated up to 2 weeks. Freeze in ice cube trays in handy portion sizes for future use. When frozen, the syrup will be good until next harvest (basically forever), but the longer you store it will eventually lose some flavour.
Notes
- Use one part of each ingredient in volume. Simple to increase the amounts for a bigger batch!
- Read more about the benefits of mint in Moroccan mint tea.
- Find out how to use homemade mint syrup by scrolling up to the header: "How to use peppermint and mint syrup".
