Strawberry Syrup

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 cups strawberries
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• 1 Wash, dry and hull strawberries.
• 2 Place the strawberries in a blender or food processer and process until smooth.
• 3 Transfer to a saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer
  for 10 minutes.
• 4 Strain the strawberries and discard the lumps, keeping the juice.
• 5 Add the juice back into the saucepan with the sugar.
• 6 Slowly bring to the boil and boil for 5 minutes. If foam appears on the top, you
  can skim it off with a spoon.
• 7 Add the lemon juice and heat for 1 minute.
• 8 Remove from heat and stir through the vanilla.
• 9 Place in sterilised jars and screw on the lids.
• 10 Allow to cool before placing in the refrigerator.
• 11 Use within two weeks.
• 12 For a chunkier syrup, dice strawberries instead of processing them and don't
  strain.

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