Prepare Brown Sugar Syrup quickly and savor its delightful infusion in your favorite coffee beverages. This Copycat Starbucks Brown Sugar Syrup can be conveniently stored and boasts unparalleled flavor. Easily create a batch to enhance your coffee experience.
Once you make this yummy brown sugar syrup, everyone will love it. This recipe is so delicious and comes together with only 3 ingredients. It will take your coffee game up a level.
This Starbucks Brown Sugar Syrup is a breeze to make at home. You will save a ton of money from going to the coffee shop every day.
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Why This Recipe Works
While coffee is our favorite use, it is also so yummy on pancakes, waffles and oatmeal. If you love the flavor of brown sugar, try making Brown Sugar Banana Bread, Brown Sugar Cookies and Brown Sugar Frosting.
Ingredients
- Brown Sugar. Homemade Brown Sugar Recipe
- Cinnamon Sticks. You will need whole cinnamon sticks for this recipe.
Get the complete ingredients and recipe card at the bottom of the page.
How to Make Brown Sugar Syrup
Step 1. Combine the ingredients. Mix all the ingredients together in a small saucepan. Make sure to combine the brown sugar and water thoroughly.
Step 2. Simmer the mixture. Bring the mixture to a low simmer over medium heat. Stir and heat until the brown sugar dissolves but don’t boil.
Step 3. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer on low for approximately 5 minutes.
Step 4. Remove the pot from heat. Let it cool for a few minutes and then move it to a glass bottle, jar or container. Place in the refrigerator and use in your favorite coffee drinks and enjoy!
Storage
Make sure the syrup is completely cool before storing in the fridge. This is important!
Refrigerate this syrup in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. We use a mason jar but you can use any container that you have on hand. It is easy to pour if you use a glass jar container.
If serving this with pancakes or waffles and desire it warm, reheat in the microwave if preferred. We suggest reheating in 15 second intervals so it does not burn. However, this is optional and not necessary.
Ways to Use Brown Sugar Syrup in Drinks
- Homemade Iced Coffee. This syrup is delicious drizzled into iced coffee for the best flavor. It takes the flavor up a level at home and tastes amazing.
- Frappuccino. Change up the flavor in your favorite Frappuccino recipe with this syrup.
- Latte or Hot Coffee. Add flavor to your latte with this delicious brown sugar infused syrup.
- Hot tea. Blend this syrup with milk and tea for a comforting drink. The syrup adds a warmth and tons of flavor.
More Serving Suggestions
- Waffles. Drizzle on homemade waffles for a delicious breakfast.
- Pancakes. Pancakes pair well with this syrup. We love it with these baked pancakes for an amazing combination.
- Oatmeal. Jazz up plain oatmeal and mix in this syrup, nuts and other mix ins you love.
- French Toast. It’s a great topping for French Toast.
These are just a few ideas as the syrup is so delicious and tasty.
Tips and Variations
- Brown Sugar. You can use light brown sugar or dark brown sugar to make this recipe.
- Maple syrup. If you want to add a liquid sweetener to the recipe, try adding maple syrup to taste. This will help sweeten the brown sugar simple syrup perfectly. Please use pure maple syrup if using this in the recipe.
- Only cook the mixture until the sugar dissolves. Then reduce the heat. Don’t continue to cook using high heat once dissolved or it will become foamy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Brown Sugar Syrup is flavored with cinnamon sticks and mixed with brown sugar and water. It has a different taste than plain brown sugar and is also not the same as using white sugar.
You can omit the cinnamon sticks and try other flavors. We also like vanilla extract and caramel flavor. Caramel and toffee also make a great combination.
More Starbucks Copycat Recipes
This delicious Brown Sugar Syrup recipe is so easy to make that you will wonder why you didn’t make it sooner. Give it a try today. Please leave a comment and star rating once you do.
Brown Sugar Sryup
Ingredients
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- 2 Cinnamon Sticks
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a small saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a low simmer over medium high heat.ย Stir and heat until the brown sugar dissolves.
- Then reduce the heat to low and simmer on low for approximately 5 minutes.
- Remove the pot from heat.ย Let it cool for a few minutes and then move it to a glass bottle, jar or container.
- Refrigerate use in your favorite coffee drinks and enjoy!
