Homemade rosehip syrup is one of the treats of foraging in Autumn/fall. This sweet syrup is full of vitamin C and tastes delicious too and with only 2 ingredients and easy to make it is a winner! Use it to ward off colds, add it to cocktails and pour over pancakes and ice cream too.
Rosehips
These are the fruits of wild roses and they appear in the hedgerows in late summer/autumn once the roses themselves have died back. They are bright red when they are ripe and full of little seeds.
Rosehips also have a funny furry type inside and this was once used as itching powder!
Rosehips are seriously good for you as they contain 5 times more vitamin C than an orange! They also contain Vitamins A, D (the sunshine vitamins we very often lack in the winter months) and vitamin E, as well as antioxidants.
I love rosehips and have used them to make my popular Rosehip vinegar, Hedgerow jelly and my traditional rosehip jelly.
Rosehip syrup
Back when I was a child rosehip syrup was often doled out every morning in winter to ward off colds as it does work and tastes good so children will willingly take it.
Foraging
Rosehips are just one of the many wonderful wild fruits that are available in autumn in our hedgerows. For more of my fun foraging recipes check out my Foraging Section.
The complete list of ingredients and full instructions for making this recipe can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Ingredients for rosehip syrup
There are only 2 ingredients in my homemade rosehip syrup – rosehips and sugar.
That’s it folks!
How to make rosehip syrup
It’s really to make this rosehip syrup. You don’t need to faff about removing the seeds or anything like that.
Simply chop off the ends of the rosehips and chuck the rest into a food processor and pulse to break them up.
Bring to the boil with 750ml of water then simmer for 15 minutes.
Now you have to strain the cooked rosehips through a sieve lined with muslin twice. Why do this twice? Because to get a nice clear rosehip syrup and to get this you want to remove all the tiny little bits and pieces in the rosehip juice that can sneak through the first time you sieve it.
For every 500ml of rosehip juice, you have use 350g of sugar and simply heat in a pan till the sugar has dissolved then boil for 3 minutes.
Pour your rosehip syrup into a sterilised bottle. Check out my post here on how to sterilise glassware.
How to use rosehip syrup
Don’t just think of this tasty and colourful rosehip syrup as something to serve to kids to avoid a cold in winter. Yes , it is good for that but it is so tasty you can serve it in lots of other ways too.
Have it as part of a cocktail in a rosehip martini. Or just add to a gin and tonic for a bit of Autumnal fun.
Serve your rosehip syrup over ice-cream or Greek yogurt for an instant dessert.
Just add soda water for a refreshing drink.
Use rosehip syrup to serve over pancakes and waffles instead of the usual maple syrup.
Looking for more delicious autumnal foraging ideas? Then check out these fun recipes before you go;
Spiced crab apple jelly with Scotch whisky
Blackberry and apple gin liqueur
Homemade hawthorn berry ketchup
Easy homemade elderberry chutney
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Homemade Rosehip Syrup
Ingredients
- 500 g rosehips
- 250 g sugar
Instructions
- Cut the tufty ends off the rosehips and blitz in food processor till roughly chopped
- Add to a pan with 750ml water bring to boil then simmer for 20 minutes
- Strain the rosehips through a muslin lined sieve twice to remove all solids
- Measure the juice and for every 500ml of juice use 325g of sugar
- Heat gently till the sugar has completely dissolved then boil for about 3 minutes
- Pour the rosehip syrup into sterilised bottle
Made this and it’s wonderful. Thank you so much for taking the trouble to post this.
Hi Terry
Glad you enjoyed this so much and thanks for letting me know.
K
I’m not sure I’d class this as a quick recipe – it took a full 24 hours for the first straining through the muslin to stop dripping. But 800g of trimmed rose hips yielded 1400mls of syrup of the most stunning colour and flavour. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Hi Hilary
It is a quick recipe for the hands-on stuff, I admit you do have to let the juice drip which takes time. Glad you like the recipe though.
K
How did you get so much? I used 750g of rosehips with 1100mls of water and after straining got about 650mls of syrup!
Hi Marty
I’ve given you the recipe and how much syrup I got when I made it myself. It will depend on the rosehips themselves.
K
Ooops – I forgot to give it the 5 stars it deserves.
Hi Hilary
Thanks so much for the 5 stars
K
Off foraging for rose hips ouside Shipston on Stour, will let you know how we got on.
Hi Raymond,
Happy foraging and hope you make the rosehip syrup.
K
Great rosehip syrup
Hi Lawrence
Thanks for letting me know how much you like my recipe.
K
Love this recipe. We have a abundance of rosehips so decided to try. 1st time of making and am over the moon. Easy instructions and easy to follow. Thank you ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hi Nikki
So glad you liked my recipe and love the results.
K
Clearly, its just me who is utterly confused.
It says, “ingredients- 500g hips and 250g sugar.”
Then it says, add 750ml water,to the rosehips, cook, strain, and add 325g sugar per 500ml? So why does the recipe say 250g sugar?
Hi Pauline
The sugar is a guide as if you read the recipe post, like all jelly recipes it depends on the amount of juice you get after letting the pulp drain overnight. I have merely told you how much sugar I used which was dependant on the juice I got and I only needed 250g sugar for the amount of juice..
K
How long does the syrup last for?
Hi Roiosin
It keeps for about 6 months. This info is in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
K
do the rosehips have to be soft before picked off the tree in order to make rosehip syrup?
Hi Nancy
Rosehips should be bright red not orange and not gone over to soft when you pick them
K
Made this and added vodka it makes a wonderful liqueur
Hi Alison
Glad it was such a success, cheers!
K
easy to follow recipe and as i have been unable to purchase the syrup for the last 12 months this is just perfect
Hi Bill
Glad you liked the recipe so much.
K
I’m seeing lots of rosehips on our roadside. But I don’t have a food processor?
Hi Jeri
You would have to use a small sharp knife and do all the chopping by hand instead.
K
Do you have to use sugar
Hi Peter
This is a syrup so you need sugar in it. I don’t know if a sugar substitute would work as I never use that kind of thing.
K
I am making this today I will let you know how it turns out
Hi Susan
Hope you lilke it
K