Fruit Syrups for Drinks, Pancakes, and More
Cooking up your own fruit syrups makes the kitchen smell soooo good! You can use them as concentrates for fruit drinks, on top of vanilla ice cream, or on your pancakes. They last up to a couple of weeks in the refrigerator and about 3 to 4 months in the freezer. To use these syrups for making drinks, mix about 1/4 cup of the syrup with cold water to make a full glass. With ice it's delicious! All three flavors! And if you're using yummy fruit, don't throw it away after you have cooked it down in the syrup. It makes a great topping for ice cream, and you can also use it as a filling between cake layers. The swing-top bail bottles I like to use can be bought online or at dollar stores, and they are perfect. I love them! For the cute labels, there are free printables on Pinterest®. I just use regular printer paper to print them out, and then I glue them on the bottles with a glue stick. It works great, because when you go to wash the bottle it comes right off after running i...