Authentic Peach Blossoms 20g botanical ingredient photograph, not a photograph of finished syrup.

Ingredients

• 250 ml water
• 200 g sugar
• 2 tablespoons dried culinary Peach Blossoms
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 strip lemon peel

How to prepare

1. Combine 250 ml water, 200 g sugar and the strip of lemon peel in a saucepan; warm gently until the sugar dissolves.
2. Add 2 tablespoons dried Peach Blossoms, then simmer gently for 2 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat, cover and infuse for 15 minutes.
4. Strain thoroughly to remove the Peach Blossoms and lemon peel, then stir through 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
5. Cool promptly, transfer into a clean food-safe container and refrigerate. Keep refrigerated until serving.

Kitchen notes — refrigeration essential

Use correctly sourced, food-suitable dried Peach Blossoms (Prunus persica). This water-based botanical syrup is not shelf-stable, is not a validated canned preserve and should remain refrigerated. Original archive wording: “Use within a week.” This is retained for source traceability only and is not a verified safe shelf-life claim; no validated refrigerated storage time, acidity or water-activity testing is available. A qualified food-safety assessment is needed before making a specific use-by claim. No therapeutic claims are made.