If you love hazelnut coffee recipes, you’re going to love this easy homemade hazelnut syrup recipe! With just a handful of simple ingredients, you can create a rich, nutty hazelnut simple syrup that transforms your everyday flavored coffee drinks into a cozy, indulgent treat.
Whether you’re brewing a morning latte, refreshing iced coffee or an energizing smoothie or shake, this hazelnut coffee syrup adds the perfect touch of sweetness and flavor. So if you’re ready to make your own flavored coffee syrups, let me show you how to make hazelnut syrup in under 30 minutes!
Why You’ll Love My Hazelnut Syrup Recipe
All Natural, Rich Flavor from Roasted Hazelnuts: Unlike store-bought syrups that often rely on artificial flavors, this hazelnut syrup recipe uses real roasted hazelnuts, giving the syrup a deep, authentic nutty taste that’s impossible to replicate with extracts alone. Every drop is packed with natural hazelnut goodness!
Simple Ingredients, Easy Process: With just four pantry staples you can whip up a yummy homemade coffee syrup in under 30 minutes. No complicated steps or special equipment needed, just straightforward, DIY goodness.
Versatile Beyond Coffee: This hazelnut simple syrup isn’t just for coffee! It’s delicious drizzled over pancakes, swirled into hot cocoa, blended into milkshakes, or even spooned onto oatmeal. One batch opens up a whole world of cozy, sweet flavor ideas.
If you love homemade syrups and creamers, try my hazelnut creamer, this pecan coffee syrup, my cinnamon roll creamer or my pumpkin spice coffee creamer.
Hazelnut Coffee Syrup Ingredients
To make my hazelnut syrup for coffee you’ll need the following ingredients. The specific quantities and steps are listed in the recipe card below.
- Roasted hazelnuts: Pre-roasted hazelnuts are the easiest option for this recipe. If you buy raw hazelnuts, you’ll just need to toast or roast them before using for the best hazelnut syrup flavor.
- Sugar: I use raw granulated sugar, but you can also use white or brown sugar.
- Vanilla extract: Use the best quality vanilla you can afford for a rich vanilla flavor.
- Water
How To Make Hazelnut Syrup At Home
Here’s a quick overview of how to make hazelnut coffee syrup. For the full recipe and ingredient list, scroll down to the printable recipe card.
You’ll need a medium saucepan, food processor (or knife), fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth, and a syrup jar to get started.
Step 1: Place the roasted hazelnuts in a food processor and pulse until they are roughly chopped in to small pieces. Don’t overprocess or you will end up with a hazelnut paste.
Tip: If using raw hazelnuts, toast them in a frying pan on low heat for 3-5 minutes until fragrant before using.
Step 2: In a medium saucepan add the water and sugar. Heat on a medium heat and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
Add the chopped hazelnuts to the pan, and bring to a gentle simmer. Then reduce the heat to low, and cook for 10-15 minutes for the nuts to infuse their hazelnut flavor into the simple syrup. Don’t let it boil or bubble furiously.
Remove from the heat and leave to cool in the saucepan for 15-20 minutes.
Step 3: Strain the syrup into a jug through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth. Press the mixture with a spoon to extract all the flavored syrup. Set the hazelnuts aside (don’t throw them out!).
Stir the vanilla extract through the syrup and leave to cool completely.
Once cool, pour the hazelnut simple syrup into a jar, seal, and store in the fridge until needed.
The leftover caramelized hazelnuts are delicious sprinkled on your oatmeal, on pancakes or just as a sweet snack. Simply spread them out on a plate to dry then store in an airtight container.
Recipe Tips For Success
- Use roasted hazelnuts for a quicker preparation.
- Simmer the syrup gently and avoid boiling. Don’t leave on the heat too long or the syrup will reduce too much and become thick.
- Leave the syrup to cool completely before storing in the fridge.
How To Store Hazelnut Simple Syrup
Store your homemade coffee syrup in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. I recommend storing in a syrup jar with a pouring spout for ease of use.
You can also freeze this coffee syrup. I suggest you portion the syrup into an ice cube tray so you can defrost just the amount you need.
Serving Suggestions
- Hot coffee drinks: Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of hazelnut syrup to your white or black coffee drinks for a quick and easy hazelnut coffee recipe.
- Iced coffee drinks: This syrup is delicious in cold brew and iced coffee recipes. Simply pour a little flavored syrup into your glass and add your coffee and milk (if using). Top with a little whipped cream and sprinkle over some of the candied hazelnuts for an extra special iced coffee drink!
- Hazelnut creamer: Use homemade hazelnut syrup to make my homemade hazelnut creamer. It tastes way better than store bought creamer and it’s so easy to make!
- Dessert Topper: Drizzle a little hazelnut syrup (and some of the caramalized hazelnuts) over your icecream, pancakes, waffles or even on these mocha muffins.
More Coffee Recipes You’ll Love
- Homemade Hazelnut Coffee Creamer
- Homemade Coffee Flavored Syrup
- Iced Pecan Crunch Latte
- Flavored Simple Syrup Recipes For Coffee
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Homemade Hazelnut Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 cup roasted hazelnuts
- 1½ cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place the roasted hazelnuts in a food processor. Pulse until they are roughly chopped. Don't over process or they will turn to a paste. Alternatively chop the hazelnuts with a knife into small pieces.
- In a medium saucepan add the water and sugar. Heat over a medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Add the chopped hazelnuts to the pan. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook gently for 10-15 minutes. Do not boil. Remove from the heat and leave the syrup in the pan to cool to room temperature.
- Strain the syrup through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth into a bowl or jar to remove the hazelnut pieces. Gently press the mixture with the back of a spoon to extract all the syrup. Set the hazelnut pieces aside (see note 1).
- Stir the vanilla extract into the syrup. Once the syrup has cooled completely pour into a bottle or jar to store. Enjoy the syrup in your coffee, on pancakes or waffles!
- Store in a sealed jar or bottle in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
- Don’t throw the hazelnuts out – they are delicious sprinkled on oatmeal, on pancakes or as a sweet snack. Simply spread them out on a tray and allow to dry before placing in an airtight container.
- This simple syrup is delicious added straight to coffee drinks, but it’s also perfect to make homemade hazelnut coffee creamer too.
- The nutritional information does not include hazelnut calories as the hazelnuts are removed from the syrup before using.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
