Rose Syrup Recipe and What to Do with It | Tin and Thyme (2024)

A deliciously fragrant and colourful rose syrup that captures the spirit of summer. If you have access to highly scented unsprayed roses, follow this super simple recipe. The syrup keeps really well and has many uses.

I’m often asked for my rose syrup recipe and although it’s on the blog, it’s hidden in a summer co*cktail post, so is hard to find. As it’s such a glorious concoction and summer is the best seasonto make and use it, time for its very own moment in the spotlight, methinks.

Rose Syrup

A few years ago as I was savouring the deep red colour and scent of the only rose we have in our garden, I was inspired to capture these qualities along with theflavour by doing something other than rose sugar, crystallised roses or pot pourri. I make elderlfower cordial and various other syrups on a regular basis, so why not try rose as a syrup?

Rose syrup is incredibly easy to make. All you need to do is lightly simmer fresh organic rose petals in sugar and water. Once done pour into sterilised bottles and it will keep in the fridge for several months, even once opened. For the sterilisation lowdown, take a look at my post on how to sterilise glass jars, bottles and lids.

Just ensure your roses are unsprayed as the petals could otherwise be poisonous.

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The darker the rose, the pinker the syrup will be. Likewise you want to use a really fragrant rose so your finished rose cordial can be as flavoursome as possible.

Did you know you can also make magnolia syrup and wisteria syrup? I have recipes for both.

Rose Syrup Uses

I’m so glad I came up with this rose syrup recipe. It’s a great way to capture the very essence of rose and can be used in any number of ways. As a cordial, it makes a refreshing drink with both still and sparkling water. Just add ice. It makes a nice addition to co*cktails and works fabulously well with fruit of all kinds, but particularly summer berries.

Try macerating strawberries in it. This is one of my favourite things to do with this luscious cordial. It produces a beautifully vibrant tart floral concoction, particularly if you add a little lemon juice.

You can use rose syrup in preserves, baking or drizzled over ice-cream. Whip up some dairy cream or cashew cream with a touch of rose syrup. it’s one of the best things ever. You’ll find a list of recipes that use the syrup further down this post.

How Much Rose Syrup To Make?

I make rose syrup every year now. I have to adapt the quantities according to how many roses I get. This year my rose, which is not ideally placed and is in a shady corner, produced only one flower. The quantities given in the recipe below are for one large flower, but they can easily be scaled up if there are more roses available. Lucky you.

The syrup keeps well in the fridge, but you can also freeze it in plastic water bottles.

Recipes Using Rose Syrup

• Apple, rose white chocolate cake
• Blackberry, coconut and rose barfi
• Blackcurrant and rose nonnettes
• Blackcurrant and rose white chocolate ripple ice cream
• Blueberry and rose almond bars
• Chocolate and rose summer fruit tiramisu
• Chocolate pancakes with blackcurrant and rose compote
• Raspberry, rose and white chocolate cake
• Raspberry rose friands
• Rhubarb and rose polenta cake
• Rhubarb and rose white chocolate ice cream
• Rhubarbarella co*cktail
• Rose plum yoghurt ice lollies
• Rose and strawberry victoria sponge
• Spelt waffles with rose raspberry sauce
• Strawberry rose mint fizz
• Strawberry rose trifle
• Waffles with rhubarb rose compote and rose cream

Other Recipes Using Fresh Rose Petals

• Meringues with rose petals – Tin and Thyme
• Rose cupcakes– Tin and Thyme
• Rose petal pesto – Recipes from a Pantry

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Rose Syrup – The Recipe

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This post isn’t about shopping, although I bought the sugar at our local co-op, but the rose was sourced very locally indeed – from our garden. No food miles required. So, I’m hoping Elizabeth will be lenient and accept this rose syrup for Shop Local at Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary.

As roses are now in season, I’m also sending this recipe off to Ren Behan for Simple and in Season.