What can I make with maple syrup?
Maple Syrup is worth measuring carefully - it is the ingredient least willing to be improvised with. Recipes using maple syrup are below, plus handling notes.
6 recipes with maple syrup
Chia Pudding
Silky pudding of chia soaked in milk overnight.
American5m2Overnight Oats
No-cook oats soaked overnight in milk and toppings.
American5m1Crispy Tofu Stir Fry
Golden tofu and broccoli in a garlic-soy glaze.
Chinese25m2
Breakfast Potatoes
Before you do anything, freeze your bacon slices that way when you're ready to prep, it'll be so much easier to chop!
Canadian4
Pouding chomeur
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar till the mix is light.
Canadian4
Apple Potato Mash (Hete bliksem)
Clean and peel the potatoes and cut them into even size chunks.
Netherlands4
Working with maple syrup
- 1Measure by weight where you can; baking with maple syrup is much less forgiving than cooking.
- 2Melt gently over low heat or in short bursts, stirring between each one.
- 3A pinch of salt makes sweetness read as flavour instead of just sugar.
- 4Cool fully before slicing or storing so the texture sets properly.
What goes well with maple syrup
Maple Syrup is at its best with butter, vanilla, salt, cream, flour and eggs. Any two or three of those, plus maple syrup, is already a dinner rather than an ingredient list.
Storing maple syrup
Dry maple syrup keeps for months in a sealed container away from light and heat. Once cooked, cool it quickly, refrigerate within two hours, and use within 3-4 days; cooked grains and legumes freeze extremely well in single-portion bags.
Substituting maple syrup
If you are out of maple syrup, look for something that behaves the same way in the pan rather than something that tastes the same. Match the moisture level, the cooking time, and the richness, and adjust the liquid slightly if your substitute releases more water. When in doubt, describe what you actually have in the chat and Mr. Chef will rewrite the recipe around it.
Maple Syrup recipes: common questions
- What can I make with maple syrup and not much else?
- Plenty. With maple syrup plus an onion, garlic, oil, and salt you already have the base of a skillet dinner, a soup, or a simple sauce. Add a starch - rice, pasta, bread, or potatoes - and it becomes a full meal. The recipes above are ordered so the ones needing the fewest extra items come first.
- What is the quickest maple syrup recipe?
- Look for the entries above marked 20 minutes or less. As a rule, anything cut small and cooked in a hot pan beats anything roasted whole, and one-pan recipes save more time in cleanup than in cooking.
- Can I substitute maple syrup?
- In most recipes yes, as long as the replacement plays a similar role - similar moisture, similar cooking time, similar richness. Swapping across roles (a watery vegetable for a starchy one, for instance) usually needs a change in liquid or cooking time too.
- How do I use up leftover maple syrup?
- Fried rice, a frittata, a grain bowl, a soup, or a quesadilla will absorb almost any leftover maple syrup without a recipe. If you want something specific, tell Mr. Chef exactly what is in the fridge and it will build a recipe around it.