What is Maple Syrup good with?

What is Maple Syrup good with besides pancakes and waffles?

I think Maple Butter would be great on toast.

To me Maple syrup is almost like gold.

Any other suggestions?

In a pan glaze with miso and shoyu for carrots, Brussles sprouts, etc.

In lieu of simple syrup if you're mixing an Old Fashioned cocktail using rye instead of corn-mash whiskey.

It's also a good starting place for candying nuts.

I don't know if the idea for it came from her Depression-era upbringing but mother used to make us peanut butter sandwiches in which the peanut butter was mixed with maple syrup. She did grow up near some Mennonite colonies and they were known to use it on occasion, so maybe from there?  I agree it's like gold....was it more common and plentiful in North American past?  Something about that flavor with a pancake/waffle breakfast that includes bacon/sausage just can't be matched!....

It's my only sweetener for coffee, cocoa and tea at home.  It's a large component of my homemade lemon-aid. That could be because I make 12 gallons most years and I don't have bees or sugar canes.

My wife turns our 2-year-old maple syrup into sugar.  It works well as candy by itself or the replacement for brown sugar in recipes.  The sugar works in sweeting pork sausage and ham too.  I only eat sugar or bread now for 2 days a week, so any maple syrup sounds yummy to me!

I make a maple syrup & balsamic salad dressing, but don't have the recipe at hand.

It's basically the same as this recipe, except the one I use calls for minced garlic. Yum!

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/159976/maple-balsamic-vinaigrette/

real maple syrup and real peanut butter like smuckers organic  go together like peas and carrots or rosemary, thyme and sage. for added protein and bit of flavorful sweetness with French toast, pancakes, waffles. it is an all around great sweetener for just about anything from coffee and tea to cooking and baking.

What isn't it good with?

Only partially kidding.

It's a great addition to pork dishes. It's a great sweetener for shakes and smoothies. It's incredible when lightly added to whipped cream with vanilla. Makes a great base for candied nuts, as well.

Oh, also, pour it over your bacon just as it's starting to crisp in the pan, so that the maple caramelizes and crisps along with the bacon, and you've got a dangerously delicious sweetmeat that you should probably put on a breakfast sandwich or sprinkle on an omelette, because it's too delicious on its own and you might blow up your brain with euphoria overload and then experience anhedonia for the rest of your days not including crispy maple bacon.

One combination I keep seeing that sounds really good is maple syrup with Dijon mustard. A little of each on roasted carrots, squash or sweet potatoes seems like it would give you sweet without turning the whole thing into dessert.
I may have to experiment with that one. Maple syrup is too expensive to waste on a bad experiment though 😄

Tom Bexley wrote:...
I may have to experiment with that one. Maple syrup is too expensive to waste on a bad experiment though 😄

Carrots sauteed with dijon in butter/margarine with a touch of sugar is a go-to staple for Thanksgiving dinner.....have not tried using maple syrup but my salivary glands are giving me a thumbs up! :-P

Tom Bexley wrote:One combination I keep seeing that sounds really good is maple syrup with Dijon mustard.

this, mixed with some soy sauce and garlic and maybe a touch of sesame oil and toss with green beans that you roast in the oven or air fryer, will make grown adults clamor for more green beans!!

I live too far away for maple syrup, and am lucky to have local molasses and sugar, but I love it in everything and miss it so much!!

John Weiland wrote:I don't know if the idea for it came from her Depression-era upbringing but mother used to make us peanut butter sandwiches in which the peanut butter was mixed with maple syrup. She did grow up near some Mennonite colonies and they were known to use it on occasion, so maybe from there?  I agree it's like gold....was it more common and plentiful in North American past?  Something about that flavor with a pancake/waffle breakfast that includes bacon/sausage just can't be matched!....

This is what I did using butter for toast.

This Maple Syrup was a gift from a Canadian trip from our daughter.  This gift also included something like Maple Butter.  I keep adding more butter to stretch it out for lasting longer.

I enjoyed to Maple butter so much that is what I am thinking of doing with the Maple Syrup.

Tereza Okava wrote:

Tom Bexley wrote:One combination I keep seeing that sounds really good is maple syrup with Dijon mustard.

this, mixed with some soy sauce and garlic and maybe a touch of sesame oil and toss with green beans that you roast in the oven or air fryer, will make grown adults clamor for more green beans!!

I live too far away for maple syrup, and am lucky to have local molasses and sugar, but I love it in everything and miss it so much!!

a few drops of rice vinegar might add a whole new dimension to the maple, soy, garlic, sesame oil.
beginnings of dumpling sauce. I never used maple syrup but use tablespoon each of raw sugar and water add chili oil and sesame seeds this how I do it.

Ok. This might sound crazy...? But, I occasionally like maple syrup on chocolate ice cream. (To be fair, I like honey on my ice cream of almost any flavor) as well as our better than almost any other ice cream syrup. )