Homemade Hazelnut Syrup
Make your own homemade hazelnut syrup with real roasted hazelnuts and simple ingredients. Perfect for hazelnut flavored coffee recipes, this easy flavored coffee syrup adds a rich, nutty sweetness to all your favorite drinks and treats!
Servings: 16 tablespoons
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
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 13g | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.01mg