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https://homeiswheretheboatis.net/2014/05/14/berrylicious-fruit-salad-with-orange-vanilla-syrup/
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Juice of 1 orange
Zest of 1 orange
2 whole vanilla beans, caviar scraped out (or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract)
Directions
Place the sugar, water, orange juice, zest and vanilla into a small pan and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes to infuse and thicken slightly.
Allow syrup to cool, then refrigerate until cold. Add cold syrup to cut up fruit, tossing gently, adjusting the ratio of syrup to fruit for your taste. Garnish fruit with mint and edible violas or flowers if desired. (Use only edible flowers that are pesticide free).
Store any unused syrup in refrigerator in sealed, clean glass jar. Syrup will last a couple of weeks in fridge. Discard syrup when it starts to turn cloudy.
Keep a batch of orange-vanilla syrup in your fridge to add to fruit to serve over waffles, pancakes or for mixing a cocktail.