Homemade Pancake Syrup (Maple-Flavored)

[Granny Smith]

Maple-Flavored Syrup

2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 T. corn syrup, molasses, or sorghum
1 T. maple flavoring

Mix sugar, water, and syrup in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook about 5 minutes. Stir in maple flavoring. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Refrigerate leftovers.

variation: Add 1 t. butter flavoring, along with the maple, for maple-butter syrup.

[doris]

is there a substitute for maple flavoring? Something that tastes almost like maple? We do have maple syrup, but it is expensive and I would love to make my own pancake syrup. I just haven't found a suitable substitute for maple syrup or maply flavoring

[Granny Smith]

Doris, I've made pancake syrup by caramelizing a cup of sugar, then adding a cup of hot water (stir until most of the caramelized sugar is dissolved), then adding another cup of sugar and a heavy pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook about 5 minutes, until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Or you could make your own maple extract~

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