Syrups for Making Bubble Tea and Mixing Drinks

What are Syrups? 

Syrup is an additive commonly used in drinks like Juices, Lattes, Lemonade, Milkshakes, Popsicles, Smoothies, Snow Cones, and Popsicles. 

They can be used for Regular Tea, Milk Bubble Tea, and Iced Coffees too.

 

Syrups are great because they can be mixed easily to add flavor to drinks and desserts.

 

You can add this into your Tea drinks to make signature flavors or use it to make Fruit Summer Drinks, or Hot Winter Drinks.

 

Snow cones and Popsicles aren't the only desserts that include syrups.

 

A dessert called Shaved Ice can come in many different flavors. Its normally served as crushed or shaved ice with syrups added into it.

Syrup Flavors

Here is a list of syrup flavors that you can get to make your drinks more unique. 

 

-Dark Brown Sugar Syrup - Has a stronger flavor than light brown sugar. Really good for making lattes and winter drinks. Can go with any drink type or dessert to add a taste of Brown Sugar.

-Shiso Plum Syrup - Adds Plum taste to drinks and desserts. Plums taste can range from sweet to sour; even bitter when over cooked. This syrup has a Sweet aftertaste. Shiso is a minty herb that reminds some of cilantro in taste. Can go with any drink type or dessert to add a sweet taste of plum.

-Red Guava Syrup - Has a Sweet taste that is more preferred on hot days. Great for Summer Drinks. Can go with any drink type or dessert to add a taste that is most compared to a mixture of strawberry and pears.

-Plum Syrup - Adds Plum taste to drinks and desserts. Plums taste can range from sweet to sour; even bitter when over cooked. Can go with any drink type or dessert to add a sweet to sour taste of plum. 

-Pineapple Syrup - Great for making Fruit drinks. Pineapple has a sweet taste with very slight tart. Can go with any drink type or dessert to add a taste of pineapple.

-Kumquat Syrup - Has a very sour taste with slight sweetness unlike the pineapple. It is very citrus. Great for putting a kick in drinks and desserts. Can go with any drink type or dessert to add a Sour taste.

 

 

-Orange Syrup - A common taste that most are familiar with that is used all throughout the year. Great with Slushies. Can go with any drink type or desserts to add a taste of Oranges.

-Kiwi Syrup - Has a sweet and sour taste at the same time. Great for Fruit drinks. Can go with any drink type or desserts to add a moderate sweet and sour taste.

-Grape Syrup - One of the most popular tastes and a must have. Grape goes well with many drink types; even alone as a base. Can go with any drink type or dessert to add a pleasant Grape taste.

-Ginger Syrup - Has a more sweet & spicy taste. Often used for soups. Great for teas.

-Tropical Syrup - Tastes like lychee. Goes well with other fruit tastes and used for Smoothies. Can go well for Summer drinks.

These will do great with Bubble Tea drinks mainly but this is FAR from the full list. 

There is Blackberry, Blueberry, Caramel, CHOCOLATE, Coffee, Cucumber, Peach, Nut, Flower flavors, and over 100 fruit flavors.

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Commonly Asked Questions about Syrups

Frequently asked questions about syrups for beverages and desserts.

 

What syrups does Starbucks use?

Starbucks uses common syrups like chocolate, vanilla, hazelnut, and peppermint. Besides the things like nitrous oxide and nitrogen in their ingredients, Starbucks doesn't use magic fairy dust for their drinks. It's regular syrups and flavors.

What are the best coffee syrups?

The best coffee syrups are Torani, Monin, and DaVinci. They are located in the same place as the fruit syrups mentioned above. If you click 'Flavored Syrups', you will go to the same place with all the syrups.

What are Syrups used for?

Syrups are used for Juices, Lattes, Lemonade, Milkshakes, Popsicles, Smoothies, Snow Cones, and Popsicles and more.

 

It is basically liquid sugar or a sweetener to your beverages and desserts. Syrups are used in many of the foods and drinks you get at the store.

What does Syrup do in baking?

Syrups are very important when baking and making desserts from scratch. They are an easy way to turn your desserts into the flavor you want. 

 

Cakes are a good example when baking with syrups since they come out bready after being cooked. 

 

Everything finishes to make a flavored bread that you put icing on to finish the cake.

 

For example, after whipping together the regular batter mix for making waffles, I was able to add some chocolate syrup to the mix to create a chocolate waffle breading.

 

How do you use flavored coffee syrup?

A good measure to go by for using flavored coffee syrups is to add about 2 tablespoons of syrup for every cup. So if you make a cup (in actual measurements) of coffee, add two tablespoons of syrup with a little bit of sugar.

If it is not enough, just add more increments of syrup or sugar. If it's too much, take away some the next time you make it or add more coffee to dilute it.

Do flavored syrups go bad?

Yes. However, flavored syrups can last up to 3 years if not opened and as little as 1 year. If opened, they can last for 3 to 6 months in room temperature.

Does fruit syrup go bad?

If its natural fruit flavors, then you should be wary to keep them refridgerated. They can last up to a year, but just like most fruits, they can go bad quick if left out. Fruit syrups can last up to 1 year if kept refrigerated.

Is it OK to use expired syrup?

Not if it's molded. You should remove the mold or simply get another fresh container of syrup. Syrup lasts a long time, but if you see mold that's a bad thing. 

 

Mold means it's expired. The syrup itself isn't, but I'm pretty sure you don't want to eat mold.