Recipe Roundup

65 Maple Syrup Recipes We Love

Put it on your pancakes, yes, but maple syrup can also do so much more. It adds nutty sweetness to cocktails, makes a sticky, caramelized sauce for vegetables, and adds complex flavor to baked goods.
65 Sweet and Savory Maple Syrup Recipes
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    Baked Cinnamon Toast With Fruit

    Imagine a mash-up of cinnamon toast, bread pudding, and pie. Now grab whatever fruit you have lying around (from berries and stone fruit to apples and pears) and make it.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
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    Grilled Carrot "Hot Dogs" with Tangy Slaw

    Char glazed carrots—packed with earthy umami flavor and spice thanks to a marinade of earthy-and-sweet maple syrup, soy sauce, and adobo—on the grill, pop them in a hot dog bun, and never look back.

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    Hasselback Butternut Squash With Bay Leaves

    For this main-course worthy vegetarian recipe, roasting the butternut with several bay leaves slipped between the slices results in a subtle aromatic backdrop for the maple syrup and chile glaze.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
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    Maple Old-Fashioned

    This twist on the classic whiskey cocktail is the perfect companion to the fall season.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
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    Diner-Style Buttermilk Pancakes

    These pancakes are extra fluffy thanks to a shot of seltzer. Obviously they should be topped with copious amounts of maple syrup.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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    Diner-Style French Toast

    When it’s French toast you want, diner-style is the only way to go.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
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    Sweet Potato Casserole With Graham Cracker Streusel

    Embrace the sweetness with this maple-kissed casserole, topped with a playful pecan-graham crumble and toasty marshmallows.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Ali Nardi
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    Midnight Puppy Chow

    Our upgrade on the slumber party classic gets earthy sweetness from maple syrup and a black-as-night look from a cocoa powder coating.

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    Bacon for a Crowd

    Whether you're hosting a group brunch or building BLTs for an army, a glaze made of the sweet, tangy, and spicy combo of maple syrup, Dijon mustard, cayenne pepper will add a little more oomph to your bacon.

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    Seedy Oat Crackers

    This crackers recipe features a variety of seeds, and the combination of colors and textures is impressive, but you can use fewer types—just make sure total volume stays the same.

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    Crispy Cornmeal-Bacon Waffles

    Fold crisped and crumbled bacon into a cornmeal waffle batter for plenty of salty, savory crunch.

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    Miso-Mustard Dressing

    The two flavors, miso and mustard, balanced by a hint of sweetness from maple syrup, make an unlikely but incredibly delicious combo.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks
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    Tempeh “Bacon”

    Protein-packed, fermented tempeh is thinly sliced and infused with a marinade of soy sauce, smoked paprika, and rich maple syrup to mimic the smoky-sweet flavor of the breakfast staple in this easy vegetarian recipe. Serve it with eggs for breakfast, add it to stir-fry, or layer it onto a veggie “B.L.T.”

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    Oat and Apple Pancakes with Yogurt

    The oats, nuts, and fruit in this batter will start your day on the right nutritional foot—even with a generous glug of maple syrup poured over the top.

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  • Photo by Tara Donne, food and prop styling by Ali Nardi
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    Maple-Roasted Tomato Toast with Goat Cheese and Mint

    Maple and tomatoes—sounds like a crazy combo, right? Once you try this sweet-and-savory toast, you'll be changing your tune.

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    Blondie Muffins

    These vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free mini muffins are perfect for knocking out a craving for something that's sweet but still healthy. The chickpeas lend great protein and fiber, making them a wonderful post-workout pick-me-up.

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    Cassava Bacon

    Serve this bacon as part of a vegan brunch feast, or pile onto English muffins with a tofu egg and toppings for the best breakfast sandwich ever.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Hampton
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    3-Ingredient Sweet Potato Casserole With Maple Pecans

    Maple syrup pumps up the flavor of puréed sweet potatoes and provides a sweet glaze for extra-peppery candied pecans in this classic Thanksgiving side (that you can totally make on days that aren't Thanksgiving—we won't tell!).

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  • Photo by Alex Lau
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    Roast Chicken With Sorghum and Squash

    Sorghum is a gluten-free grain, with a texture similar to wheat berries, barley, and millet—so feel free to substitute those for this chicken recipe instead.

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    Double-Chocolate Skillet Brownie

    This double-chocolate brownie with crunchy pecans and ice cream is perfect for dinner parties, family gatherings, or any time a hungry crowd wants something sweet and delicious.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone
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    3-Ingredient Ice Cream French Toast

    Velvety ice cream provides a shortcut custard for this rich and satisfying version of French toast. Serve with maple syrup for an extra-sweet treat.

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    Brûléed Bourbon-Maple Pumpkin Pie

    This chocolate and pumpkin mashup is surprising yet delicious. It's so good that you don't have to brûlée the top,though that effect surely makes the pie a show stopper.

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    The Smoky Robinson

    A boozy whiskey cocktail that's equal parts mezcal smoke and festive sweetness, thanks to a warm, spice-infused maple syrup.

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  • Photo by Elizabeth Coetzee, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton
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    Maple-Roasted Delicata Squash

    A perfect combination of sweet, salty, crispy, and tender, this maple-roasted delicata squash will have everyone reaching for seconds.

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  • Photo by Alice Gao, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Diana Yen
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    Orange–Brown Butter Wet Nuts

    Digging into these wet nuts is like getting the best part of the ooey-gooey pecan pie: the rich brown butter and the sweet maple syrup bring out the nuttiness of the pecans and walnuts, and tangy orange juice helps balance the sweet filling.

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    Cranberry and Walnut Relish

    With just a hint of sweetness, this bright, bracing uncooked relish is an antidote to all the saccharine jellylike cranberry sauces out there (unless you’re into that sort of thing).

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    Double Chocolate Cupcakes With Salted Chia Pudding Frosting

    These healthy(er), sweet-and-salty cupcakes are sweetened with rich maple syrup and have tons of fiber from added flax and chickpea flour. Don't skimp on the extra-salty coconut frosting.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Grace Parisi
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    Maple Andouille Breakfast Sausage

    Pure maple syrup and a few pantry basics make this easy, sweet-spicy sausage sing.

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  • Photo by Gentl & Hyers, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski
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    Chocolate-Avocado Pudding

    Leave it to Gjusta in Venice, CA, to create a produce-based, low-sugar, vegan-friendly, crowd-pleasing dessert. That would also be completely acceptable to eat for breakfast.

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