Nothing says “happy Saturday morning” like a warm stack of pancakes drowning in syrup. As much as you love Sunday brunch with your family, I think you’ll love this maple brown sugar syrup even more! Or at least, just as much.
how to make maple brown sugar syrup
Thanks to having a diabetic sister, I grew up on store-bought sugar-free syrup, and I loved it. That’s probably also where my love for diet soda came from. To me there was nothing better than the thick, butter-flavored sugar free syrup drenching a plate full of my mom’s homemade crepes. Then I married my husband and I discovered that his mom had always made homemade syrup. Even better? It’s not even difficult to make!
Hold up, you can make maple syrup?
I was shocked that this was possible without going out and tapping a sugar maple. Not only does it taste great, but it’s also easy to switch up the flavors. I recently tried this slight variation with brown sugar and I really liked it!
Another great thing about this recipe is that you might already have everything you need in your kitchen cupboards, and if not, a quick trip to the store and a few dollars will have you pouring this delicious, homemade syrup over your short stack in no time!
This simple homemade syrup may just become a new favorite!
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ tsp maple extract
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
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Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Add the sugars and continue to stir as it cooks until all sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in extracts.
What kind of syrup do you like? Have you ever made your own?
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9 comments
The pancakes look nice and fluffy and the smell of hot syrup is definitely now in my nose. Looks very yummy!
Aaaaand now I'm craving pancakes!!! 🙂
I'm not much of a sweets or pancake person but you may have just changed that for me! Good to know you can substitute, too!
Now I want to make some maple syrup and waffles!
I had no idea that you could make maple syrup this way…I grew up around the tree tapping way. 😉
I know, pancakes are good any time of day. 😉
That's awesome! I'd love to learn how to make real maple syrup!
Ah man, pancakes are the best! Maybe you just haven't had any that have been good enough yet. 😉
Haha, me too… again. 🙂