Recently, I was stocking up on a few ingredients for a quick get together and noticed that one of the cocktails I planned needed grenadine. “No worries – I’ll pick up a bottle at the store” I thought.
I found a bottle of the brand I often see around and flipped to read the label and immediately put it back on the shelf as I am not a fan of high fructose artificial anything. A quick google search and I learned that I can make it myself at a fraction of the cost with some quick pantry ingredients. Even better, homemade grenadine syrup could be customized to my tastes as I find that the store-bought grenadine tends to be too sweet. Some recipes called for lots of sugar, some called for less – it just depends on what you like.
Essentially, grenadine is a pomegranate syrup that is used in a bevy of cocktails from the classic Shirley Temple, a wicked Planter’s Punch and, my new favorite, a Tropical Tequila Sunrise. If there is anything you need for your cocktail bar for a party, this fabulous grenadine syrup is a must. I used this recipe from The Kitchn as a basis and played with it. Also – Serious Eats has a great DIY vs Buy article you might also want to take a peek at. The flavor on this syrup was out of this world – tart, slightly sweet and had that ruby red glow that took my cocktails over the top.
For your next cocktail soiree, put back the store bought and whip up this easy Homemade Grenadine Syrup. Your cocktails will thank you for it!
On to the recipe:
Gather your ingredients
Look at this ruby red pomegranate juice
So easy
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