Apple and Brown Sugar Shrub

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    30mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    140

A shrub is a fruit-based vinegar syrup that is used in drinks and cocktails. Mix this one with lemonade and crushed ice for a refreshing drink or mix with ginger ale and spiced rum for a delicious cocktail. Put the shrub in a sterilised bottle and store in the fridge for up to 1 month.

recipe updated 30 Oct 2025

Ingredients

  • Apple icon
    Apple
    400 g
  • Light brown sugar icon
    Light brown sugar
    400 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    50 g
  • Apple cider vinegar icon
    Apple cider vinegar
    400 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Glass thermoresist blender - cooking chef xl
  • kCook icon Jug
  • kCook icon Bottle

Step preview

  1. Working in batches, add the ingredients into the Blender attachment
  2. Attach the Blender to the machine
  3. Blend until finely chopped - 30 seconds, speed Max
  4. Transfer the blended apples into the appliance bowl
  5. Fit the K-Beater
  6. Add water into the appliance bowl
  7. Heat until the apples have softened - 10 minutes, 60ºC, speed Stir 3
  8. Let cool slightly
  9. Then add vinegar
  10. Mix until combined - 2 minutes, speed Min
  11. Strain the mixture through a muslin cloth into a jug and let cool
  12. Pour the shrub into sterilised bottles
  13. Chill in the fridge until needed
  14. Use as desired
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