{"id":17132,"date":"2015-06-05T09:55:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T15:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=17132"},"modified":"2015-06-05T09:55:41","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T15:55:41","slug":"cherry-simple-syrup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2015\/06\/cherry-simple-syrup\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Simple Syrup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2015\/06\/cherry-simple-syrup\/cherry_simple_syrup\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17133\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17133\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cherry_simple_syrup.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry Simple Syrup\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cherry_simple_syrup.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cherry_simple_syrup-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cherry_simple_syrup-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cherry_simple_syrup-816x544.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My friend, Lori, over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fakefoodfree.com\" target=\"_blank\">Fake Food Free<\/a> posted a picture on her instagram recently of bourbon and cherries. \u00a0I loved the idea so much that I started playing around with bourbon and cherries myself.<\/p>\n<p>I had some cherries that were a little bruised and a little soft that needed used up. \u00a0I decided to try and make a simple syrup with them that can be used to flavor drinks.<\/p>\n<p>The result is a glorious red colored simple syrup that can be used in everything from mixed drinks to flavoring seltzer water.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Cherry Simple Syrup<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2C Water<\/li>\n<li>1\/2C Natural Cane Sugar (Can use palm sugar or honey here)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 pound Cherries, pits and stems removed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a medium sized sauce pot add the sugar and water. \u00a0Over medium heat bring up to a simmer and stir until the sugar is dissolved into the water. \u00a0Then add the cherries, simmer for 5 minutes. \u00a0Turn off heat but leave pot on the burner.<\/p>\n<p>Allow the mixture to cool for about 5-7 minutes. \u00a0Pour entire mixture into a blender and blend until smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the syrup into a glass jar or bottle.<\/p>\n<p>Shake before using. \u00a0Will keep in the fridge for up to two weeks. \u00a0Makes 1 Cup of syrup.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I love the color of this syrup! \u00a0Feel free to switch up the fruits, you can do this with blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries as well!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been using this in mixed drinks with bourbon and also making some cherry lime margaritas. \u00a0It&#8217;s really easy to make and will be a hit in your household!<\/p>\n<p>You can also keep it kid friendly by adding it to plain or lime seltzer for a little fun treat.<\/p>\n<p>Have fun guys, and remember, always play with your food! \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend, Lori, over at Fake Food Free posted a picture on her instagram recently of bourbon and cherries. \u00a0I loved the idea so much that I started playing around with bourbon and cherries myself. I had some cherries that were a little bruised and a little soft that needed used up. \u00a0I decided to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"status","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9,22],"tags":[37],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-4sk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17132"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17132\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}