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The BEST Maple Syrup Substitute
Whether you need a maple syrup substitute for baking your recipes or for topping your pancakes, this guide will teach you all the best alternatives for maple syrup.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 200 g Light brown sugar
- 200 g Water
- 15 g Unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon Pure Maple extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1
In a large saucepan, whisk together the brown sugar and water.
- 2
Gently boil the mixture for 5-8 minutes until the mixture thickens (achieves a syrupy consistency) and is able to coat the back of a spoon.
- 3
Then, remove the saucepan from the stove, and mix in butter salt, and maple extract. If maple extract is unavailable, use vanilla extract for added flavor.
- 4
Let the syrup come to room temperature before using it as a maple syrup subsitute 1:1