Raisin Syrup

Description
Made with real raisins, fruit juice, and cinnamon, this dessert syrup is great on ice cream, bread, pancakes, or other desserts and delivers a purple taste that it relishes. Grapes occasionally work for this, too, while the results and flavor are worth it.

Ingredients

 * 3 cups water, reserving 1 cup for whipping or mixing
 * 1 cup raisins
 * 1 tsp. lemon juice
 * ⅛ tsp. cinnamon

Directions

 * 1) In a medium saucepan covered with lid, boil first four ingredients for approximately 25 minutes.
 * 2) Remove from the stove and allow mixture to cool.
 * 3) Whip ingredients in blender or food processor.
 * 4) Add 1 cup water. Just whip again.
 * 5) Return the syrup to the saucepan and heat on low to desired temperature. Serve raisin syrup warm.
 * 6) Spoon or pour contents from the fruit-based syrup into a glass jar and reserve this in the refrigerator. Use on ice cream, bread, pancakes, or other desserts.

Variations
For a sweeter syrup, replace water in step 4 with ¼ cup any unsweetened fruit juice (try apple, apricot, mango, or pineapple). For a thinner syrup, add more liquid (water or unsweetened fruit juice) and blend again.

Make-ahead tip
This syrup can be made ahead and refrigerated up to one month. Reheat to serve.

Nutritional Information
Servings: 5 tablespoons or 4 cups