Cherry Syrup! Smart + Simple DIY Gifts
Do you LOVE cherries? You’ll love this easy and impressive project:
- Capture the flavor of cherries in this syrup that is amazing on everything from pancakes to ice cream to fizzy water.
- Super simple and easy recipe.
- Add labels and sweet jars to turn your syrup into an unforgettable gift!
Materials and tools:
- Large cook pot
- Blender
- Swing top bottles
- Funnel that fits into your bottles
- Charming personalized labels and hang tags that fit your bottles well (Using the Elements Watermark style you can customize almost everything about your labels: color, words, font, icon and icon color.)
- Twine
Cherry Syrup! Smart + Simple DIY Gifts
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Ingredients
- 4 cups cherries, pitted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup water
- Rind of one lemon in large pieces
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a large pot and bring to a slow boil.
- Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Allow to cool for several minutes, removing the lemon rinds.
- Blend the mixture until smooth.
- Funnel the syrup into swing top bottles.
- Label the bottles, and tie on an adorable hang tag.
- Your summertime gifts are ready to wow your friends and fellow cherry lovers! The syrup should keep for several days if refrigerated.
Auntie Angie is a part-time blogger and a full-time creator and crafter. She adores sticky things in tubs and bottles, but regrets sticky things on doorknobs and pencils. At Evermine, Angie shares projects inspired by her nieces and nephews that spark joy, imagination, and generosity.