This simple syrup makes a lovely homemade gift and adds a festive flavour to drinks and desserts - stir into hot chocolate, warm apple juice or Prosecco, or drizzle over ice cream

Ingredients

500 serv.

golden caster sugar↗300g g
ground ginger↗1 tbsp tbsp
cinnamon stick↗1
edible gold glitter↗
(optional)
cinnamon stick↗1
ribbon

Step-by-step instructions

1
Put the golden caster sugar, 200ml water and ground ginger into a saucepan. Add the cinnamon stick and bring to a gentle boil. Simmer for 5 mins until the sugar has dissolved, then stir in a little edible gold glitter, if you like. Pour into a 500ml sterilised bottle (see tip below).
2
To decorate, tie a cinnamon stick around the neck with a pretty ribbon, if you like. Will keep for up to 1 year.

Source: bbcgoodfood.com

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