I've been making this syrup for about two years now and just haven't rated it. It is awsome! No one I make it for knows how easy it is to prepare but asks me for it all the time. We use it on everything. It is especially great in plain oatmeal, the kind that is supposed to be really good for you but no matter what never tastes like anything but paste. It is super in tea, coffee and over ice cream. I can't think of anything I wouldn't sweeten with this syrup. I even like to snack on the sliced ginger after it's been cooked in the syrup. Way to go!!

Great in warm egg nogg too!

This stuff is great! Made the house smell great.... put 2 T in a cup of milk before I steamed it and it was wonderful

This was okay, but too much trouble for such little taste. Will probably just buy the next batch.

Delicious, simple recipe. I decided to add 5 cardamom pods and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla to the ingredients to make a Chai-flavoured syrup. Most of the spices I used were ground. It tastes wonderful in a latte!

The only problem is that there's just not enough! Next time I'll reduce the simmering time as it turned out a little too gloopy. I think I'll also use splenda, as I've eaten half of it already off the back of a spoon. UPDATE: I got hold of some Allspice berries from ebay and it turned out WAY better with them than with the ground. I crushed the ginger through a garlic press, next time I'll try the suggestion of adding brandy. Just had a gingerbread latte for breakfast, just the thing for a cold Scottish morning!

Update: I have made this recipe several times now. Last year I bottled this and gave it away as Xmas presents. I started adding a tablespoon of Brandy to it. It is soooo good! Highly reccommended! Original review: I saw this recipe on the community reviews and just had to try it! It is simmering on the stove and making the house smell so good! So for smell alone, I am rating it 5 stars. Will update about taste. Thanks for the great autumn recipe! Taste update: This was great! I poured this into an afternoon cup of coffee. Wow! A taste sensation! Try this, you won't be disappointed!

I made it as written and found it WAY too sweet for my taste. After I'd added more water, allspice, cinnamon etc, it was perfect. I also added whole cloves for even more flavor. Absolutely wonderful in coffee - will try it on pancakes etc too. Thanks, Billy!

I too used ground allspice...it worked OK. Next time I will take the suggestion of crushing the ginger to release more flavor. This wasn't quite as tasty as another gingerbread coffee recipe from thsi site but it's got much less fat & carbs so that puts it in the lead. Thanks Billy...you hillbillys sure know how to drink your coffee. ;o)

I am no longer in Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice thrall! This is delicious, I used splenda instead of the white sugar (kept the honey), and even using mostly powdered ingredients, I was able to use the cheesecloth thicknesses to get it nicely filtered. 7 teaspoons is about how much I like in my cafe au lait. Next time I'll try to get the fresh, unpowdered ingredients, and also use less splenda.

easy to make, and spicy. I like it, but next time I'll put in less pepper (I had to use ground black pepper.).

I did a sugar free version of this using splenda in place of sugar and splenda brown sugar in place of the honey and it came out fabulous! This is definitely a new staple in our kitchen!

This was ok for a homemade syrup. I didn't think there was enough "gingerbread" flavor in the beginning so I crushed the ginger a little and that help release more flavor. I left the ginger, cinnamon and cloves in the syrup and put it in a mason jar. I had to used ground allspice, which was fine. We used this in our coffee along with some half and half and it made a nice treat. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely delicious. I tried it in coffee and tea. I will make this again and again! Thanks for the recipe.

This is very good. It's full of flavor. I did it different though. I couldn't find allspice berries so I used ground allspice instead. Also used ground black pepper instead of peppercorns and it turned out fine. Very good for coffee.