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Ever made mint cordial before?
Well neither had I until I was given this super easy recipe and then I realized it was mint to be and that was all the encouragemint I needed!
Try making this delicious, refreshing, stomach settling cordial and enjoy it in so many ways. Over crushed ice, mixed with spring water, frozen into cubes or pops, spooned over ice-cream. It’s SOoo good that it won’t last long enough and you may have to make double!
Servings: 500ml Time: 15 minutes and overnight Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- 30 sprigs mint – bonus points for using homegrown mint!
- 2 cups of sugar
- 1 ¼ cups water
Method
- Wash your mint leaves & remove stems
- Combine the water, sugar, and mint leaves in a saucepan
- Bring to the boil over high heat, then immediately remove
- Let the mixture cool and put in the fridge overnight to allow the flavour to infuse
- Next day: sterilize a heatproof glass bottle
- Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve or cloth into a clean saucepan
- Bring to a boil over high heat and cook for 3 minutes
- Pour the syrup into the sterilized bottle
- Refrigerate for up to 1 month
- To serve, mix 1 part cordial to five parts fresh or sparkling water, with lots of ice and a sprig of mint for decoration
Author Bio:
Darcey Croft
Darcey Croft is a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Great Britain. Since graduating from the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery she has worked in all areas of obstetrics, supporting mothers in their pregnancies and delivering countless babies. Her current role is Perinatal Mental Health team leader for the county of Buckinghamshire, England. She has undertaken a Masters degree in Advanced Clinical Practice and has a medical diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy. Darcey is an expert in Perinatal Mental Health with a focus on reducing stress in pregnancy and birth.
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