Maple syrup isn't just for pancakes you know! Maple syrup can be used at any meal. It can add a delicious mild sweetness or natural earthy flavour to many dishes.
Different grades of maple syrup lend themselves to certain culinary applications. So make sure to use the correct grade in your cooking or use.
Spice up some of your favourite dishes by using pure maple syrup. Give one of these ideas a try.
- Pancakes, waffles, and french toast
- Add maple syrup and cinnamon to cooked sweet potatoes
- Drizzle over ice cream
- Add maple syrup to baked beans
- Mix maple syrup with butter to cook vegetables
- Pour maple syrup over hot cereal
- Drizzle a little maple syrup over cinnamon rolls to replace the icing
- Add a little maple syrup to a fruit salad
- Try a maple syrup salad dressing with balsamic vinegar and olive oil
- Use maple syrup as a glaze over ham or turkey
- Cook bacon with maple syrup
- Use maple syrup as a glaze for salmon (especially on the BBQ)
- Try making maple popcorn
- Peppered maple sugar makes a great popcorn topper
- Cut up fruit and use maple syrup or maple butter as a dipping sauce
