Best Answer - Chosen by Asker A quick way to make a fruit syrup is to heat jelly in a pan with enough water to thin it to the consistency of syrup. A better way is to make the syrup from fruit as you wold make jelly but leave out the pectin. Source(s): I made some Apple Syrup a few weeks ago that turned out great. It is time consuming, though. However, it is good to know exactly what is in the food that one eats. Ingredients : apples cinnamon stick sugar water lemon juice Directions: 1. Wash and cut up fruit. You don't have to peel, core, or deseed it. In fact, you can just use the peelings and cores for this and use the qpple flesh for a pie. (That's what I did.) Put in pot along with a cinnamon stick. Cover with water and simmer for several hours. It will smell heavenly. 2. Strain. Make sure you keep the water. Discard the rest. (Birds will eat it.) Measure to see how much liquid you have. You will need to measure out half as mich sugar. If, for instance, you have 4 cups of liquid, then you need 2 cups of sugar. Put all this in a heavy boiler and bring to a boil. Add a squirt of lemon juice. Stir frequently. reduce the mixture by at least half. If you dip a spoonful out and cool it, it will be thick. Cook it until it has the