Grenadine

So remember that time when I was obsessed with making things that you've always bought in the store and most people in their right minds wouldn't consider making from scratch?

You know, the Homemade Oreos, or the Homemade PopTarts, or even the homemade girlscout cookies that’ll hopefully be coming within the next few weeks... yeah, that obsession.  Well it’s struck again with something that is so delicious that I don’t know if I’ll ever make a Shirley Temple the same way again.  

That’s right, I made homemade grenadine, and it’s so easy and fun to make that anyone can do it. It’s also much healthier than the store bought brand since it doesn’t have any high fructose corn syrup in it, and that alone is worth the fifteen to twenty minutes it takes to make it.  I found this recipe on cupcakeproject.com and she does a great job of explaining the benefits of making your own grenadine, so I’ll just give you a recap.

Grenadine comes from the french word grenade which means pomegranate, one of the two ingredients in the recipe for grenadine.  Yeah, that’s right, this recipe only calls for two ingredients: Pomegranate juice and granulated sugar (reason # 2309853290853 why you should already be making this recipe).

Here’s what you’ll need:

1 16 oz bottle of pomegranate juice

1 cup of granulated sugar.  

Pour the pomegranate juice into a saucepan and bring to a boil.   Lower the heat and let it simmer until the juice reduces to about half of its size.  

Next, add the sugar and let it dissolve completely.  Then let the grenadine cool and pour into a container.  I used a mason jar, but you can use whatever you’d like!  

Try this in your favorite drink that requires grenadine, and you’ll never want to go back!

Pour the pomegranate juice into a saucepan and bring to a boil.   Lower the heat and let it simmer until the juice reduces to about half of its size.  Next, add the sugar and let it dissolve completely.  Then let the grenadine cool and pour into a container.