With fruit making its spring debut and brunch season beginning, making your own fresh fruit syrups is another culinary rite of this time of year. Fruit syrups are easy to simmer up and can turn any ordinary breakfast or brunch dish into something scintillatingly special. Pick your favorite ripe fruit, grab a few mason jars and your sensationally sweet drizzle of spring is a mere 15 minutes away.

RECIPES
Mixed Berry Syrup
Makes about 3 cups

Eating fresh berries at the peak of ripeness are akin to popping little pieces of candy into your mouth. To extend the life of the spring sweets, turn them into a delectable fruit syrup to liven up pancakes and waffles or swirl into plain yogurt or whipped ricotta cheese. Try a generous drizzle on your next piece of cheesecake. You can also make this a single berry syrup if an abundance of other berries are unavailable.

Ingredients:
2 cups mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, lignonberries or other)
Juice of a small lemon
1/4 cup sugar (or more if berries are tart)
1 1/2 light corn syrup
1/4 cup cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons cold water

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