Easy Homemade Blackberry Syrup

This sweet and sour homemade Blackberry Syrup recipe is exploding with flavor and couldn’t be easier to make.  Beyond fresh or frozen blackberries, you will only need a few ingredients and about 10 minutes to get this syrup on the table.

Serve over pancakes, waffles, ice cream, French toast, or even in cocktails. And for more homemade syrup recipes, you can try our Blueberry Syrup, Mixed Berry Syrup, or Apple Cider Syrup.

Homemade Blackberry Syrup Recipe

There is no need to spend money on fancy flavored syrups when making your own at home is so darn easy.  With just a handful of ingredients and roughly 10 minutes, you’re sure to always make this blackberry syrup recipe. You can even experiment with other berries like raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries.

This blackberry syrup is cooked just enough so that the berries are bursting but not as thick or sugary as blackberry jam might be.  The result is sweet, tart, and such a beautifully deep, dark red color.  

Ways to Use Blackberry Syrup

There are so many tasty ways to use this syrup.  You can use it on anything that you might normally eat with maple syrup, such as pancakes, waffles or French toast.  But don’t limit yourself!  Here are a few of our favorite ways:

• Add to cocktails and mocktails.
• Serve over vanilla ice cream.
• Drizzle over sweet rolls, French toast casseroles, Lemon Cake or any of your other favorite baked breakfast dishes.
• Pour over these No-Bake Mini Cheesecakes or a slice of No-Bake Cheesecake.
• Pour in jars, tie it with a bow and give away as gifts.

Key Ingredients

• Blackberries – you can use fresh blackberries, frozen blackberries or even a combination of fresh or frozen blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.
• Sugar – this recipe calls for regular white granulated sugar.
• Cornstarch – this helps thicken the syrup.
• Lemon Juice – fresh lemon juice has the best flavor and the acidity works better to set the natural pectins in the berries than bottled juice.

How to Make Blackberry Syrup

1. Simmer.  In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the sugar, water. and cornstarch.  Whisk until combined, then add the blackberries and lemon juice.  Over medium high heat, bring to a boil, then mash and stir with a potato masher while boiling for 2 minutes, or until the berries are soft and plump.
2. Add vanilla.  Remove from the heat, add the vanilla extract and stir.
3. Strain.  Optional: if you don’t like seeds in your syrup, strain it through cheesecloth or a fine mesh sieve.
4. Cool and serve.  Allow the berry syrup to cool slightly before serving with pancakes, waffles, French toast, ice cream and more.  Enjoy!

Frequently Asked Questions

Storing and Reheating Instructions

• Refrigerator – cool your blackberry syrup recipes completely, then transfer the syrup to an airtight container where it can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
• Freezer – you can store in an airtight container or freezer bags in the freezer for up to 3 months.  To thaw, simply transfer to the refrigerator overnight.
• Reheating – you can reheat your syrup in the microwave, or else transfer to a small saucepan and reheat over medium heat until warmed through.

Here Easy Homemade Syrup Recipes

• Homemade Apple Cider Syrup
• Homemade Buttermilk Syrup
• Pumpkin Spice Syrup
• Mixed Berry Syrup
• Lemon Syrup
• Coconut Syrup
• More Syrups and Sauces
• More Breakfast Recipes

More Blackberry Recipes

• Blackberry Pie
• Blackberry Crumble Bars
• Blackberry Crisp
• More Dessert Recipes

This delicious homemade Blackberry Syrup recipe uses just a handful of ingredients and can be finished in roughly 10 minutes. It’s absolutely exploding with flavor and tastes great served over pancakes, waffles and more.