Homemade Grenadine Syrup Recipe

This recipe for Grenadine Syrup allows you to make this fresh and flavorful cocktail syrup right at home. Made with pomegranate juice, sugar, and lemon juice.

It’s ready to use in about 30 minutes and tastes so much better than that store-bought stuff! Use it in drink recipes like my Clover Club Cocktail, Shirley Temple, Tequila Sunrise, and Rum Punch!

Grenadine Syrup is hard not to love

Many of us probably first had Grenadine Syrup as a component of Shirley Temple or Roy Rogers drinks growing up. It’s hard not to love this sticky red syrup that makes everything taste better.

It’s a common misconception that it is a cherry syrup, did you actually know that the true real deal recipe is made from pomegranates? In fact, it’s derived from the French word grenade which means pomegranate.

But most store-bought versions are primarily high fructose corn syrup and red dye with artificial flavors and they just don’t touch the real thing!

Unlike traditional Simple Syrup, this cocktail essential adds more than sweetness, it has a really delightful flavor too!

What Is Grenadine?

It is a syrup made with pomegranate juice, granulated sugar, and lemon juice.

Why you’ll love this Grenadine Recipe

The real thing is EASY and CHEAP to make at home! Originally, this popular bar syrup included pomegranate juice, water, and sugar. My version swaps out the water for extra pomegranate juice and adds a touch of lemon juice to really bring the syrup to life!

Homemade Grenadine ingredients

• Saucepan – This is my favorite saucepan, it’s nonstick and easy to clean which makes it great for making syrups in.
• Whisk – A spoon will work too, but I really like using a whisk to keep the sugar moving to make sure it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
• Funnel – A funnel will make it much easier to pour the syrup from the saucepan into the bottles.
• Bottle or Jar – These bottles are my favorite for homemade simple syrups, they have a pressure seal that keeps air out of the container and ensures the syrups will last.

How to make Grenadine Syrup

1. Combine the ingredients in a medium pot and cook over medium heat until the edges of the liquid begin to bubble and sugar is fully dissolved. DO NOT BOIL.
2. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature before bottling up.
3. The syrup will last for about 1 month in an air-tight bottle in the refrigerator.

This homemade grenadine recipe doesn’t require much time to make and it will last up to a month in the fridge, although mine never lasts that long.

Favorite ways to use this Grenadine Syrup Recipe

There are a million and one ways to use this homemade syrup, especially when it comes to mixed drinks! Here are a few recipe ideas to get you started:

• Limoncello Sunrise
• Cherry Blossom Cocktail
• Blood & Guts Cocktail
• Rum Runner

Grenadine Syrup Storage

Grenadine should be stored in an airtight bottle in the refrigerator. It will stay good for about 1 month.

Grenadine Syrup FAQs

Actually, grenadine comes from the French word “Grenade” which means pomegranate. Grenadine is a sweet syrup made from pomegranates, not cherries. However, it’s not uncommon to see some people use maraschino cherry juice in place of grenadine.

No, but it is often used in alcoholic drinks like Dirty Shirley Temples and Malibu Sunsets. And some people do add a shot of vodka to the syrup to preserve it for longer.

Absolutely! This syrup is pretty sweet so I wouldn’t recommend drinking it straight but it’s a delicious addition to many drinks like the Hawaiian Mimosa and Bahama Mama.

Homemade Grenadine

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