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No-Cook Mint Syrup

By The Bon Appétit Test KitchenPhotography by Matt Duckor
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Matt Duckor

Recipe information

  • Yield

    1 cup (enough for 8 glasses iced tea) Servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

2 cups (packed) fresh mint leaves
3/4 cup sugar

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Rub mint leaves and sugar in a medium bowl until mint sugar is the texture of wet sand. Transfer to a jar and add 1 cup cold water. Cover and shake until sugar is dissolved. Let sit at room temperature 1 hour. Strain into a clean jar. Cover and chill at least 1 hour and up to 2 weeks.

TagsMintHerbs & SpicesSpringBon Appétit
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