How to Make Flavoured Coffee Syrups

Make flavoured coffee syrups using sugar, water and flavour concentrates. Perfect for hot coffee, iced coffee, cold foam and other beverages.

What you’ll need

✦ 1 cup water
✦ 1 cup sugar
✦ Flavour concentrate
✦ Small saucepan
✦ Sterile bottle

Want to skip making the sugar syrup?

Use our UF Sugar Syrup as a ready-to-use base. Just add your chosen flavour concentrate and adjust to taste.

A person pours clear sugar syrup into a cup.

Step-by-step guide

Build

Combine 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar in a saucepan. Heat and stir until the sugar has completely dissolved.

Flavour

Allow the syrup to cool slightly, then add your chosen flavour concentrate. For 750 mL, start with 3.75 mL (0.5%) for mild, 7.5 mL (1%) for medium or 11.25 mL (1.5%) for full flavour. Adjust to taste.

Finish

Stir until the flavour is evenly incorporated, then transfer to a clean, sterile bottle. Add 1–2 tbsp to coffee, tea or other drinks.

How much flavour concentrate should I use in coffee syrup?

For approximately 750 mL of coffee syrup, start with 3.75 mL (0.5%) for mild flavour, 7.5 mL (1%) for medium flavour or 11.25 mL (1.5%) for full flavour. Adjust to taste depending on the flavour and intensity you prefer.