When I first got married I remember heading to the grocery store to pick up all the essentials for our meals. Not knowing everything that my new husband liked at the time I grabbed some “regular syrup” thinking that he either used that syrup, or real maple syrup which is what I used. To my surprise, the first time I made french toast and brought out the syrups (thinking that I had covered all my bases), he looked around in dismay. Upon inquiring I discovered that his favorite syrup was a homemade version that was thin, and light in flavor. He explained that growing up, neither he nor his siblings liked “regular syrup” because they didn’t like the taste of maple, and so his mom always made this homemade version. 

So with a chuckle, I quickly contacted his mother for the recipe (the french toast was already done, and waiting to be devoured mind you), and to my joy the syrup was very simple and quick to make. You can add maple extract to it, or vanilla extract for the flavoring if you want something other than maple (i.e. my husband and his siblings).

This is also a great, inexpensive way to make homemade syrup for a fraction of the cost of store bought syrup AND without all the added fillers and preservatives. I use Organic Cane Sugar when I make this, and I know that my mother-in-law used regular sugar. I have not yet tried it using honey or succant but that would be an even healthier option that could be tried. 

If you try a healthier sugar leave me a comment in the comment section below and let me know how you liked it. Do you have another homemade syrup recipe that you like or have tried? 

5-Minute Homemade Syrup

2015-08-03 10:30:49

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Cook Time

5 min

Cook Time

5 min

Ingredients

1. 1 cup sugar
2. 3/4 cups water
3. dash of salt
4. 2 Tbsp maple extract or vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Dissolve sugar, water, and salt over medium heat.
2. Stir in maple or vanilla extract at the end once everything is dissolved. Syrup will be thin.
3. Allow to cool 5-10 minutes before serving.
4. Yields about 1 1/2 cups of syrup. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

Notes

1. This is meant to be a light, thin syrup, for those who are not fond of thicker syrups or would just like something mildly sweet to put on pancakes, waffles, or french toast.

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