Recipes Perfect Blueberry Syrup 3.0 (2,740) 4 Reviews A huge virtue of homemade syrup is that, unlike the store-bought kind, it can taste much more like fruit than sugar. This blueberry syrup will last long enough to give as gifts during the holidays; simply transfer it into tall, pretty bottles using a funnel and store it in the refrigerator. Tips from the F&W Test Kitchen More Fruit Recipes By Grace Parisi Updated on August 6, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Petrina Tinslay Active Time: 15 mins Total Time: 45 mins Yield: 6 cups Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds blueberries (5 cups) 4 cups water 2 cups sugar Six 1-inch strips of lemon zest removed with a vegetable peeler 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Directions In a pot, combine the blueberries with 1 cup of the water. Crush the berries with a potato masher and bring to a simmer. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Strain the juice into a heatproof measuring cup, pressing hard on the solids. Discard the solids. Rinse out the pot. Add the sugar, lemon zest and the remaining 3 cups of water and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Boil the syrup over moderate heat until it registers 225° on a candy thermometer, about 20 minutes. Add the blueberry juice and lemon juice and boil over high heat for 1 minute. Let the syrup cool, then discard the lemon zest. Pour the syrup into just-cleaned bottles. Seal and refrigerate for up to 6 months. Rate it Print