Maple Flavored Syrup

Our children were raised on homemade pancake syrup for two reasons. First together with foremost, it was economical together with slow to make. Secondly, the kids didn't attention for the (waxy?) aftertaste of commercial pancake syrups, hence homemade syrup was their request. 

Now, I know at that topographic point are people who volition write and say they can't consume anything but existent maple syrup; I sympathize that. However, the toll of existent maple syrup is nigh frightening, these days, ($25 for a small-scale jug hither inward Alaska) together with this homemade syrup is a tasty alternative. I similar to arrive the nighttime earlier and pour it into a stonemason jounce together with allow it sit down at room temperature (until morning). I together with hence microwave it for a infinitesimal or hence when the pancakes are done.

 

If you lot are i of those people who grew upward amongst homemade syrup, you lot know that it is a lot thinner than to a greater extent than or less of today's commercial syrup (especially when its real hot). I'm guessing that commercial syrup is thickened amongst high fructose corn syrup. On the other hand, it is a picayune thicker than existent maple syrup.

This recipe is SUPER quick together with easy:

1 loving cup water
1 loving cup granulated sugar
1 loving cup chocolate-brown saccharide (I operate black chocolate-brown sugar)
3/4 teaspoon maple flavored extract  (see note)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Put everything inward a large, heavy pan (use a DEEP pan because this syrup volition bubble upward equally it boils).

Boil difficult (not stirring) for 3-4 minutes, together with hence take from heat.   You tin operate it correct away, but it volition appear thin.  The syrup thickens equally it cools. Use it simply similar you lot would whatever pancake syrup.

We similar to consume the syrup warm (not hot).

NOTE: I similar to operate black chocolate-brown sugar, but lite chocolate-brown saccharide plant simply equally good (but syrup volition hold out  lighter inward color).

NOTE: Bring the ingredients upward to a rapid-crazy boil over high heat. The liquid volition effort to "climb" the walls of the pan, hence brand certain your pan is large enough. Once it's boiling similar crazy (don't stir), plough the estrus downwards to medium high together with boil for three to iv minutes. I boil mine for three minutes, but if you lot desire the syrup to hold out a picayune thicker, become for iv minutes. If you lot boil it much longer than that, the syrup volition cast a few stone candy crystals inward the bottom of the jounce (fun to eat).

NOTE:  I prefer a maple flavored extract called Mapleine (Walmart carries it), but if you lot can't discovery it, regular maple flavored extract plant good too. My trace of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement says they can't tell the difference.