Move towards a zero-waste kitchen with this spiced apple core syrup.

It feels overwhelming, so I take it one step at a time.

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Its rewarding to keep the waste out of the trash and experiment with ingredients I hadn’t considered before.

Lindsay-Jean Hard simmers apple cores with sugar and water for a syrup to use on pancakes.

Sounded great, but Im not much of a pancake eater.

Spiced apple core simple syrup in swing top bottle

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I do love using simple syrup as a sweetener for cocktails, though.

And just like that, I found a way to use food scraps to make interesting drinks.

(If youre a big baker, this might take less time than you think!)

Spiced apple core simple syrup in swing top bottle

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We often connect apples with fall, but their juicy sweetness can be savored any time of the year.

What Is Apple Core Syrup?

Both of these ingredients play well with apples.

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Fresh ginger, which is widely available and less expensive, would also work.

I would double the amount to make up for the concentration of the crystalized kind.

Its quite sweet with an apple essence.

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But have no fear.

Use the cores from your baking projects, or ones you cut up for the little ones.

Eaten apple cores should go into the compost.

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Rinse out the saucepan.

Pour the apple liquid back into the saucepan (you should have about 1 cup).

Add the sugar and return the pan to the stove over medium-high heat.

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Let cool in the pan for about 30 minutes.

Keep the syrup in a sealed glass jar in the fridge for up to 1 month.

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Boiling the apple cores, spices, ginger, and water for simple syrup

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Strain the infusion for simple syrup

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Strain the infusion for simple syrup

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Make the simple syrup for apple core simple syrup

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Cool and store apple core simple syrup

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Cool and store apple core simple syrup

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