Buckwheat Queen Recipe « Apple Cider Syrup

Apple-licious! Easy-to-make breakfast or dessert syrup uses unfiltered apple juice and a few other common ingredients. This creamy syrup is full of rustic apple flavor and not too sweet with just a touch of tang.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses
• 2 cups apple cider
• ¼ cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon apple cider
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Cooking Directions

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until it begins to bubble, about 1 minute. Add sugar and molasses; stir until sugar has absorbed molasses and butter, about 3 minutes. The mixture will be very dry. Add 2 cups apple cider. Mix well and bring to a slow boil. Add cinnamon stick and continue to simmer syrup for about 10 minutes.
2. Whisk together 1 tablespoon apple cider, lemon juice, and cornstarch in a small bowl.
3. Pour cornstarch mixture into syrup in the saucepan, whisking continuously until fully incorporated. Simmer until thickened, with a consistency similar to warm maple syrup, about 5 minutes. The syrup will thicken upon cooling.
4. Serve warm. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

Nutrition Facts

• calories171.8
• carbohydrateContent37.4 g
• cholesterolContent7.6 mg
• fatContent2.9 g
• fiberContent0.1 g
• saturatedFatContent1.8 g
• sodiumContent8.6 mg
• sugarContent33.8 g