Syrup for soaking biscuits
A fragrant syrup flavored with cinnamon, lemon zest, orange zest, and rum, perfect for soaking biscuits or cakes to make them soft and moist.
This light syrup, flavored with cinnamon, citrus zest, and rum, is perfect for soaking cookies and cakes. It can be prepared in just a few minutes with simple ingredients and adds a lovely fragrance to your desserts.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time5 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting30 min
- Total55 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodBoiling
- Estimated cost$5.23 $0.52 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $0.11
- $1.13
- $2.14
- $1.85
Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Place all the ingredients in a pot. ≈ 3 min
- Let it simmer for 20 minutes.
- Let it cool.
- Strain the syrup. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Syrup for soaking biscuits
- 100 grams of sugar$0.11
- 4 pieces of lemon zest, without the white part$1.13
- 4 pieces of orange zest, without the white part$2.14
- 100 ml of rum$1.85
Total$5.23
that's $0.52 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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