10 Alternative Uses for Maple Syrup
Half of these uses are not sweet
The first thought always goes there: a stack of pancakes and an amber drizzle. But maple syrup has been in the pantry for years, and the interesting part is what no one expects.
Ten uses taken from everyday cooking. Five sweet and five savory: the latter are the ones that change the way you look at the bottle.
Five Sweet Uses
Five savory uses
The sugar conversion
Five ways, zero pancakes
Wherever sweetness is needed instead of sugar or honey. These are the five you expect, but you haven't tried them all.
Drinks and cocktails
Tea, coffee, juices. And in mixology: in an Old Fashioned, it replaces sugar.
Granola
Instead of honey in oat and dried fruit mixes. Also for energy bars.
Cakes and cookies
In the dough, instead of sugar. With three tips, below.
Caramel popcorn
Caramel from syrup and water, unsalted popcorn, to cool on parchment paper.
Ice cream and fruit salad
On ice cream, on spoon desserts, on sliced fruit. And in tiramisu.
Three numbers to keep in mind
In baked goods, the substitution is not one-to-one: the sweetening power changes, and so does the water incorporated into the dough.
75 g
Of maple syrup, they sweeten as much as 100g of refined sugar.
−30%
The liquid ingredients to remove from the recipe: the syrup already contains some.
−25 °C
The oven temperature to be lowered compared to the original recipe.
Here begins the surprising part
In North American tradition, maple syrup is a condiment, not a dessert. Five uses that prove it.
Meat and fish
Marinades, reductions for roasts, barbecues. It forms a crust on glazed salmon.
Baked vegetables
Oil, salt, paprika, and syrup on pumpkin, sweet potatoes, carrots, and Brussels sprouts.
Asian dishes
Glaze tofu, seitan, and tempeh. In Pad Thai, it is incorporated into a sauce with peanuts and lime.
Salads
With oil, apple cider vinegar, and lemon, with optional mustard or ginger. An unusual sweet and sour dressing.
Cheeses
Like a compote on a cutting board: salty against aromatic sweetness.
Which variety with which cheese
It matters which bottle you open. The delicate Gold, with sweet notes of caramel, pairs well with young cheeses. The more robust Very Dark stands up to aged and flavorful ones.
In short
- Gold · fresh cheeses
- Very Dark · aged cheeses
Start your journey into a world of goodness now
Pure Maple Syrup – Gold, Delicate Taste - 189ml bottle
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Pure Maple Syrup – Dark - 189ml Bottle
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