Servings: Approx. 1 cup

•1 cup water •1 cup water
•1 cup sugar •1 cup sugar
•1/4 cup dried chilies (for really hot chilies, use less unless you want it really spicy) •¼ cup dried chilies (for really hot chilies, use less unless you want it really spicy)
OPTIONAL: for deeper flavor, add 1 Tbsp. White Peppercorns OPTIONAL: for deeper flavor, add 1 Tbsp. White Peppercorns
OPTIONAL: for mixed drinks such as Margarita's,  add 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves OPTIONAL: for mixed drinks such as Margarita's,  add ¼ cup fresh mint leaves

In a small sauce pan, bring the water to a boil. Slowly stir sugar into boiling water until sugar is dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.  Stir regularly to make sure to dissolve the sugar. Add chili peppers (and optional peppercorns / mint) to sugar-water mixture, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until syrup is thickened and pepper has slightly colored the syrup, about 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and allow syrup to cool about 20 minutes.
Strain chili's from syrup using a fine mesh strainer (or cheesecloth). Using a funnel transfer to a squeeze bottle or store syrup in a  sealed glass jar.

Cook's Notes:  Cook's Notes:
If you want a spicier syrup let the peppers steep longer.  If you want a spicier syrup let the peppers steep longer.
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