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 9 Jun 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 kCook Multi
  • kCook icon Bottle
  • kCook icon Jug

Step preview

  1. Fit the Knife Blade (or Max Blade for kCook Multi)
  2. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, attach the lid with the filler cap
  3. Blend until finely chopped - 1 minute, speed 12
  4. Then add water
  5. Heat until the apples have softened - 10 minutes, 60°C, speed 3
  6. Let cool slightly
  7. Then add vinegar
  8. Mix until combined - 2 minutes, speed 5
  9. Strain the mixture through a muslin cloth into a jug and let cool
  10. Pour the shrub into sterilised bottles
  11. Chill in the fridge until needed
  12. Use as desired
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