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Home » Recipes & Tips » Homemade Pancake Syrup Recipe

Homemade Pancake Syrup Recipe

04/07/21 | Breakfast, Recipes & Tips

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Making your own maple flavored Pancake Syrup is easier than you may have thought and chances are that you already have most (if not all) of the ingredients in your pantry!

Homemade Syrup Recipe

The best part of making your own maple syrup is that it can be made from start to finish in about 20 minutes. While it’s not traditional maple syrup (that takes hours!) it is a good go-to for when you want to avoid a trip to the store or are in a hurry for breakfast.

Most of the cooking time is just letting a pot simmer on the stove, meaning that you have hands free to cook up some fabulous pancakes or waffles for your family. I recommend my Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes to go with this warm syrup, but you can use your favorite recipe as well.

Adding warm homemade pancake syrup over the top of your favorite waffles, or pancakes is such an incredible way to serve up your meal.

How is maple syrup made?

Traditionally, maple syrup is made by sticking a “tap” or spigot into a tree to allow the sap to pour into a bucket. Once the bucket is full, it’s boiled and cooked down into a thicker and sweeter mixture. Unfortunately, it takes about 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup. This is one reason why real maple syrup costs so much. 

If your kids get curious about making maple syrup, Curious George has an episode about making maple syrup that’s really helpful at understanding the process. It’s kid friendly, educational, and very good at helping everyone to understand where food comes from. As a gardener, I fully support showing where food comes from and the process before getting it to the table.

Pancake Syrup Ingredients

  • Water: Water is the base of the syrup and will help us to dissolve everything together in the pot.
  • Sugars: We need both white sugar and brown sugar. The molasses from the brown sugar helps to add depth and color while both sugars add sweetness to the syrup.
  • Maple flavoring: To get a good maple flavor we want to use maple extract.
  • Vanilla: Adding in some vanilla helps to round out the flavors and enhance the ones we have.

How to Make Syrup

  1. In a medium-sized pot on your stove, bring some water, white sugar, and brown sugar to a boil. 
  2. Let it reduce for about 15 minutes until the mixture is slightly thickened. 
  3. After it’s been reduced to a good syrup-like consistency, remove it from the heat and add in some maple flavoring and vanilla extract. 
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homemade syrup in a pot

How to store Homemade Syrup

With how much homemade maple syrup is produced from this recipe, it is very likely that you may have some leftover after breakfast.

You can store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. This gives you plenty of time to look for creative ways to use it up.

Homemade Pancake Syrup FAQ

How do you make homemade syrup thicker?

For this recipe, the best method for thickening syrup is to simmer it on the stove top. The given directions will produce a syrup that is thickened, however, the homemade syrup will always be thinner than store bought.

What is a healthy alternative to pancake syrup?

For a more natural and healthy alternative, you can always use honey or agave instead of maple syrup.

Other options include using jam or marmalade instead of berry syrups. You can always select healthier or low sugar jams too.

What is the main ingredient of syrup?

The most basic of syrups are made using a base of just sugar and water. The mixture is then cooked down into a syrup-like consistency before being used.

Natural maple syrup is made by cooking down the sap from a sugar maple tree which is about 98% water and 2% sugar, so it takes a long time to cook down but goes to show that even pancake syrup in the purest of forms still uses sugar and water as a starting point.

How is golden syrup made?

Golden syrup is a thick amber-colored syrup made by refining sugar and water with an acid (like lemon juice for example). It has a deep buttery flavor and the texture is pretty great as well.

Pancake Syrup Variations

There is always an endless supply of pancake syrup flavors out there and some of the best ones can include:

  • Butter Syrup
  • Blackberry Syrup
  • Blueberry Syrup
  • Butter Maple Syrup
  • Caramel Syrup
  • And more!

More Ways to Use This Pancake Syrup Recipe

  • Maple Bacon Popcorn
    • Cook up some strips of bacon as per usual and then chop them into small pieces. Mix in a pan with a little maple syrup until thickened. Then toss together with cooked popcorn.
  • Roasted Vegetables
    • There are a wide variety of vegetables that taste absolutely amazing when combined with maple flavoring. Carrots, Brussels sprouts, and different varieties of squash are just a few ideas.
  • Homemade granola, trail mix, or snack mix
    • You can take your homemade snack mixes to a whole new level by giving them a flavorful boost thanks to your homemade maple syrup. Just combine it all well and bake or cook as your directions would normally have you do.
  • Yogurt
    • If you don’t want to go through the added steps of baking or cooking down your maple syrup, you can simply pour it as is over the top of your favorite vanilla yogurts. This could be a great chance of pace from the honey or agave you may be used to using.
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Homemade Pancake Syrup

Homemade maple flavored syrup is so easy to make at home!! With just a handful of ingredients, this recipe is a family favorite!!
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Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade maple syrup, homemade pancake syrup, homemade syrup
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 people
Calories 203kcal
Author Alli
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Equipment

  • Ergo Spout

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons maple flavoring
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Combine water, white and brown sugar.
  • Bring to a boil and reduce about 15 minutes until slightly thickened.
  • Off heat, stir in maple flavoring and vanilla extract.
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Nutrition

Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 37mg | Sugar: 52g | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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Comments

  1. Monica says

    October 4, 2022 at 2:34 PM

    Does this have to be kept refrigerated? Or in the pantry?

    Reply
    • Alli says

      October 4, 2022 at 9:09 PM

      I always recommend storing homemade syrups in the refrigerator.

      Reply
  2. Olivia Baker says

    September 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM

    This was such an easy recipe to follow, yet I still felt so “gourmet” making my own syrup lol! This has become a staple for our breakfasts, even after my two year old dumped the entire cup of syrup on our carpet… But even our carpet cleaners commented on how yummy it smelled!

    Reply
  3. Alli says

    September 4, 2019 at 12:35 AM

    5 stars
    Love homemade syrup!

    Reply

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