Maple syrup recipes
The boiled-down sap of the maple tree, this syrup is very popular in the United States and Canada. It’s a little luxury to pour over pancakes or waffles or over ice cream and can be used in baking or even savoury dishes – spread a little on top of streaky bacon before grilling.
This easy American pancake recipe makes really light and fluffy pancakes that are great for making a special weekend brunch from scratch. Try adding a large handful of fresh blueberries to the batter before cooking.
If you're after a traditional British flat pancake recipe for Pancake Day, try Delia's easy step-by-step recipe.
Each serving provides 256 kcal, 7g protein, 35g carbohydrates (of which 9g sugars), 9.5g fat (of which 5.5g saturates), 1.5g fibre and 1.2g salt.
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Buyer's guide
It is expensive because of the low yield from the sap (40 gallons of sap are needed for one gallon of syrup!) but the cheaper imitations labelled ‘maple-flavoured syrup’ made from a mixture of maple syrup and cane syrup just don’t compare to the real thing. True maple syrup from Canada and the north-eastern states of the US a carry a maple leaf mark to guarantee their authenticity.
