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Orangey Orange Syrup

I had such lovely Valencia oranges from Todarello’s Katoomba Village Fruit Market and thought why not try making orange syrup? How about making it even more orangey, so that each bite just screams summer oranges, even the smell instantly makes you know that it is orange.

Looking online for recipes for orange syrup, all the recipes tell you to use the juice and not pulp. Why not use the pulp? Why not use the super fresh orange puree to ensure your orange syrup is like eating a fresh orange?

Wouldn’t this be AMAZING to have a syrup that just screams tangy fresh tasty juicy oranges?

So how did I make this extremely yummy orange syrup?

This orange syrup can be used for cocktails, refreshing drinks (plain water and sparkling), syrup over ice cream, and also sauce to bind cakes together for a creative cake creation.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 Valencia Oranges = 1 cup of orange puree
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 and a half cups of sugar
  • Orange skin (Use the skin of the 2 Valencia oranges so that it infuses the orange flavour).
All the oranges before they went into the blender

METHOD

This recipe takes around 20 minutes to make. Not long to then enjoy your orange syrup.

Step 1: Cut up the 2 Valencia oranges, remove the skin and just leave the flesh of the orange. Put all the orange flesh into a blender and make sure it is thoroughly pureed. Pour out into a measuring cup, you should have 1 cup.

Step 2: Put the orange puree, water, and sugar into a saucepan. Melt the sugar and wait till the mixture thickens up a little. Depending on the amount of sugar added depends on how thick the syrup gets, if you wish to have a thicker syrup you can add more sugar. (I put my syrup in the fridge and it thickened up a bit more after a few days.)

Step 3: Add the orange rind to the mixture so that the orange flavour gets stronger. I cut up all the orange skin and added it all.

Step 4: Once cooked to your desired consistency strain the mixture and once cool put it in a jar/jug and then in the fridge. The syrup will keep in the fridge for around a month.

I added orange juice and orange to ice cubes – It made my orange syrup gin drink taste amazing!

POST FEAST REVIEW

I had no idea that fruit syrup was really easy to make. The syrup had a nice caramel taste when it was added to vanilla ice cream. I added orange zest for taste and decoration, the zest added bursts of flavour.

Having the syrup in the fridge for a few days allowed it to thicken up a little more. It was a better consistency after about 3 days in the fridge.

There is an amazing amount of uses for orange syrup, drinks, cakes, ice cream, and desserts.

Now that I know how easy it is to make, I will make different types of syrup for desserts. How about raspberry, blueberry or mandarin syrup? I am now thinking about another ingredient could be syrup.

So refreshing with fresh orange syrup
You can add a little or a lot depending on your taste

WOULD I MAKE THIS AGAIN?

Yes, I would make this again, however, I would make some changes when making it next. I would add more orange and up the sugar a bit. Creating a thicker syrup that is more like an orange concentrate from fresh oranges. Adding the zest to the syrup would be a great addition as well, this way there is a different texture for taste and it will look amazing too.

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Originally published Monday, January 16, 2023

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Review

Silent Pool Gin

See my wonderful gift from Silent Pool Gin

I was lucky to be sent a gift box from Silent Pool Gin. This gift box included a bottle of Silent Pool Gin and a stunning glass for my gin and tonic’s that was decorated with fabulous gold flowers just like my gift box.

This fantastic gift was a nice surprise during lockdown. It really put a HUGE smile on my face.

I do love gin and enjoy testing out all the different types that are now available.

The Luxury Gift Pack from Silent Pool Gin
The very pretty box that the Silent Pool Gin and Glass came in

With such pretty bottles for gin, it means that I cannot get rid of the bottles. Maybe they might be good water bottles for the next dinner party?

  • The pretty Silent Pool Gin Glass
  • Inside the fabulous glass from Silent Pool Gin

I was very surprised to get a very big and pretty glass alongside my new bottle of Silent Pool Gin. It is so pretty and makes me feel very glamourous when I have my sundowner.

If you have no idea what a sundowner is it is any drink that happens once the sun goes down. My Nana called her Gin and Tonic’s a sundowner and by the way, they were drunk regardless of where the sun was…yes the sun could still be up and it was still called a sundowner.

“Suzi the sun is down, see…. we can now have a sundowner!” said my Nana

I would then say, “Nana but the sun is still up?” As a kid, I was very confused, but now it makes perfect sense.

What did I think of Silent Pool Gin?

The decoration of the bottle, glass, and gift box really impressed me. It looks regal and very fancy.

Having gin delivered was much needed, as I had just finished a bottle of gin that I was testing out.

I really liked Silent Pool Gin as it has floral and slightly herbaceous flavours. It is perfect with a twist of orange or lemon.

I have tried the gin with homemade SodaStream and added fresh lime juice as well as slices of lime too! It tasted delicious and really made the drink pop with the addition of fresh juice.

Enjoying a Silent Pool Gin – It was a Gin and Tonic
What an attractive bottle and glass, thanks to Silent Pool Gin

Some drinks from Silent Pool Gin below

Would I buy Silent Pool Gin Again?

Yes, I would, it had a nice floral and refreshing taste that makes it a perfect summer drink or evening cocktail after work.

You can buy a bottle of Silent Pool Gin from Dan Murphy’s for $75 a bottle.

I did love it so much that I have finished the bottle and now need a new gin for my sundowners. Maybe that was lockdown or homeschooling that made the bottle go faster? I am not quite sure, but I think it was more like it was super yummy so it got drunk.