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So it's the season, just carved the first pumpkin of the year and decided to use the insides and leftovers to make a pumpkin-pumpkin spice syrup that is truly heavenly.

14oz of pumpkin guts and roasted flesh boiled and pureed in the water
28oz of water
28oz of raw sugar
2 full sticks of cinnamon
9 Cloves
4 large slices of candied ginger
4 cardamom pods
1 vanilla pod split insides removed and then the pod itself as well

Used an immersion blender to puree the pumpkin further with just the water at first then added everything else and boiled, simmered for about 15 minutes lid on and then cooled and strained.

*You can use dry spices and vanilla extract I'm just a sucker for raw ingredients, and cooking like I'm a witch apparently.

The syrup is so so good. I combined it with apple cider and very caramel forward rye whiskey I have and am in love.

Do you guys have different versions you make or thoughts on the syrup for other cocktails to try? I'm trying to figure out what to do with a liter of the stuff.

I would share a photo of it but I'm honestly holding it in an old Rao's sauce jar cause I didn't realize all my swing top bottles were dirty ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯
But yeah it's not nearly as pretty as the stuff other people do.

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[-] neptune@dmv.social 2 points 1 year ago

My fall syrup of choice is a simple syrup I mad with honey and demarara, plus as it cooled down, I plopped in two earl grey tea bags. Makes a killed old fashioned.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

Oh man earl grey syrup is so good but never made it like that before. That does sound like that would be pretty good. I've mostly used the tea bags to just flavor basic simple or vodka.

[-] neptune@dmv.social 1 points 1 year ago

I mean it's just a step up from simple syrup. Use brown sugar and/or honey in place of or a fraction of the white sugar. Then just be sure not to burn your tea.....

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

So you think you could make the tea first and use the tea as water?

[-] neptune@dmv.social 2 points 1 year ago

Ah yes many recipes call for water and a sugar cube. I normally use simple syrup.

Yeah just make a double strength tea and use it instead of water.

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