This perfect peach syrup recipe will add the flavor of sweetly spiced caramelized peaches to your southern drink-making and baking projects! Let me show you how to make it with everyday ingredients, plus my pro tips for the best results and even how to use it.
And if you enjoy this recipe, you'll love my strawberry vanilla simple syrup, too!
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❤️ Why You'll Love this Recipe
Simple Ingredients - All natural with nothing you can't pronounce or find in the grocery store or even your own garden.
Quick & Easy to Make - My recipe for peach simple syrup is beginner friendly so you don't need any special tools or technique. Just grab a knife and cutting board, saucepan, and kitchen spoon.
Peach Cobbler Flavor - The taste is like peach cobbler syrup with juicy fresh peaches, sugar, baking spices, and a lil creamy vanilla!
Flavored simple syrup recipes are kind of my thing so I have several options for you to check out next, like my lavender honey syrup, ginger syrup or ginger turmeric syrup, super popular citrus sugar syrup, and matcha syrup.
What to do with peach syrup?
Naturally, you're wondering what drinks can you make with peach syrup? Uses include cocktails and mocktails, as well as homemade Italian sodas. You can sweeten your teas, lemonades, and lattes with it, too. I use this easy syrup in my peach sweet tea pitcher recipe but it also works for making one serving at a time!
I feel like I'm deep in my mixology bag when I make my peach old fashioned, peach cobbler cocktail, sweet peach martini or Georgia peach mint julep cocktails with quick peachy syrup.
Don't stop at drinks: drizzle fresh peach syrup over pancakes, waffles, or French toast to elevate brunch at home. Or add to cake layers for extra moistness and flavor.
And you haven't had a holiday ham until you've had my peach sauce glazed ham!
What You'll Need for this Recipe
Peaches are obviously the star here! I recommend fresh, ripe, summer peaches for the best flavor. However, you can use canned or frozen peaches to enjoy this recipe outside the summer season.
Brown Sugar or Cane (Turbinado) Sugar are my preferred sweetener options here because they add richer sweetness that mimics the taste of my soul food peach cobbler.
Spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and vanilla bean round out the taste with mellow, sweet, and warm flavor notes just like in a well-made dessert!
Check out the recipe card below for full ingredients list, measurements, nutrition facts, and step-by-step instructions!
Substitutions & Variations
Peel or Don't - Since we will strain the cooked peaches out of the finished syrup, it doesn't matter if you peel them so I don't bother. Why not save some time, right?
Spices - You can easily substitute any of the spice forms: ground ginger will work in place of fresh ginger, ground cinnamon or nutmeg instead of cinnamon sticks or whole nutmegs, and vanilla extract or paste instead of the whole bean. Feel free to mix and match!
Sweetener - Though I like to use brown or cane sugar, you can actually replace with other granulated or liquid sweeteners instead. This peach cordial syrup recipe works using stevia or another sugar free option, honey, granulated sugar, agave nectar, and more. But I don't recommend powdered sugar because it can make the syrup cloudy.
How to Make Peach Syrup at Home
Step One: Cut and pit the peaches, slice the ginger into coins, and split the vanilla bean down the middle.
Step Two: Add all ingredients to a saucepan over heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Pro Tip #1: Make sure you unfold the cut vanilla bean open, exposing the seeds, to get a good amount of vanilla flavor in your syrup!
Step Three: Bring the syrup to a boil, breaking down the peach as you stir, then remove from heat and allow to fully cool.
Step Four: Strain out the peaches, vanilla bean, ginger, and cinnamon stick.
Pro Tip #2: Mash and muddle the peach chunks as you remove them to squeeze out the juice and flavor.
Pro Tip #3: Don't toss out those peaches, though! They are now spiced and sweetened and make a great compote topping or can be added to oatmeal, etc.
Step Five: Transfer the strained syrup into an airtight container for storage and/or use.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can make it up to six days in advance, so long as it's stored properly.
Store the syrup in an airtight food-safe container, like a mason jar, in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
To freeze, transfer syrup to a freezer safe container to store for up to three months. I recommend freezing in ice or candy molds for easier thawing and use. Keep in mind that, based on the sugar content, the syrup might not freeze completely solid.
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📖 Recipe
Peach Syrup (for drinks and more!)
Equipment
- 1 knife
- 1 mesh strainer or slotted spoon
Ingredients
- 2 peaches
- 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste
- ½ inch fresh ginger or ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup brown sugar or cane sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Pit and cut peaches into chunks (no need to peel), discarding the pits. Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and pull it open to expose its seeds. Slice ginger into coins.2 peaches, 1 vanilla bean, ½ inch fresh ginger
- Add peaches, vanilla bean, ginger, cinnamon stick, nutmeg, sugar, and water to small saucepan over medium heat and stir until dissolved.¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup water
- Bring syrup to a boil then remove from heat and mash/muddle peaches to express all their juices.
- Allow the syrup to fully cool then strain into an airtight container.
Krysten Clark Wilkes says
This peach syrup is perfect! I use it in almost everything - iced tea, lemonade, and cocktails. Perfect for summertime. I used the vanilla extract and left out the ginger, made everything else as written. Love it!