simple syrup
noun
: a sweetening agent made by melting granulated sugar in hot water
The drink developers decided they could add "dashes" of unsweetened, natural flavor, such as vanilla or hazelnut, and give customers the option to add or subtract pumps of simple syrup for more or less sweetness (each pump of syrup contains five grams of sugar).—
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Corn Simple Syrup This compound simple syrup starts with boiling whole in-husk ears.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Cocktails include the Caipirinha (cachaca, lime juice and sugar), Tinto de Verano (Spanish red wine, Sprite and lemon juice), and a Madrid mule (vanilla vodka, simple syrup and limes).
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Created by James Beard Award winner and Bottega’s former pastry chef, Dolester Miles, the cake itself is speckled with ground pecans, which add texture and sweetness, which are brushed with simple syrup.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Or get right after it with a disco lemonade, which features lemon vodka, lemon juice, egg whites, simple syrup and a sugar and black salt rim.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Cocktails include the Caipirinha (cachaca, lime juice and sugar), Tinto de Verano (Spanish red wine, Sprite and lemon juice), and a Madrid mule (vanilla vodka, simple syrup and limes).
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Created by James Beard Award winner and Bottega’s former pastry chef, Dolester Miles, the cake itself is speckled with ground pecans, which add texture and sweetness, which are brushed with simple syrup.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Or get right after it with a disco lemonade, which features lemon vodka, lemon juice, egg whites, simple syrup and a sugar and black salt rim.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for simple syrup
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“Simple syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simple%20syrup. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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