50 Delicious Maple Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What do Canadians put their maple syrup on? ›

Although maple is lovely all year round, it's definitely best in comforting fall dishes. It plays well with other seasonal flavors — apple-maple and maple-cinnamon being classic combinations — but it also complements foods more commonly associated with savory dishes, like bacon or rosemary.

Benefits of maple syrup

Pure maple syrup is not only high in antioxidants, but every spoonful offers nutrients like riboflavin, zinc, magnesium, calcium, and potassium. Oxidative damage, which is caused by free radicals, is believed to be among the mechanisms behind aging and many diseases.

When the sap reaches 66.9% sugar, it is then maple syrup. Maple syrup that is boiled too long will crystallize and maple syrup that isn't boiled long enough will spoil quickly and will be watery because the concentration of sugar in the syrup will be too low.

Canada and the US have different standards for maple syrup. In Canada, it must be made entirely from maple sap. In the US, it must be mostly maple sap, but can also include additives like—sit down for this one—salt.

Maple Syrup is the breakfast staple, used across North America and in parts of Europe to top off the perfect breakfast. Used on pancakes, waffles, crêpes, and sometimes even eggs. Maple syrup is seen as the perfect topper for your breakfast; however, it is no longer just for pancakes anymore.

In a bowl, put the maple spread, maple sugar or maple syrup. Gradually add the sour cream and stir until you have obtained a smooth mixture. Sprinkle with cinnamon and refrigerate until serving time. Try it with fresh fruit (apples, pears, pineapple, peaches, strawberries, orange, etc.), cookies, cake, etc.

Grade A: Very Dark & Strong Flavor

This grade is by far the most robust and maple-packed of all the grades. With the previous grading system, this syrup, which is the last to be tapped in the maple season, was actually not sold commercially.

If you have eaten curry, you have probably tasted fenugreek. The seeds of this plant as well as its fresh leaves are commonly used as ingredients in curries. They are added for taste but they also impart a smell that is due to sotalone, a compound that at low concentrations has a distinct maple syrup-like odour.

Maple syrup gives you carbohydrates in the form of sugars without fiber. As a result, maple syrup can cause swings in blood sugar and insulin levels. Insulin is a hormone that moves sugar in our blood to cells that convert it to energy. People with diabetes may have bad side effects from the sugar in maple syrup.

Is it okay to eat maple syrup every day? ›

The daily limit, according to the Food and Drug Administration, is no more than 10 percent of your daily calories, or 50 grams (about 12 teaspoons) for someone on a 2,000-calorie diet. The American Heart Association recommends consuming even less—no more than 25 grams for women per day and 36 grams for men.

The study looked at how the molecule in maple syrup, quebecol, affected known substances in the human body that relate to inflammation. The experiments showed that quebecol was effective in preventing many of these substances from causing inflammation, further concluding that it is a great anti-inflammatory agent.

As temperatures get warmer and the sap gets older throughout the season the sugar starts to naturally break down, these new sugars caramelize quicker when heated, thats why the syrup tends to be darker and have a stronger taste. Just like white/red wine and light/dark beer, neither is better, just personal preference.

How to Tell if Maple Syrup Has Gone Bad. To be sure your maple syrup is at its freshest, check for these three things before you pour it on a pile of pancakes: visible mold, an off smell, and an off flavor. Visible mold should be pretty easy to identify. It can appear fuzzy and light brown or green in color.

Photo, Erik Putz. Our test kitchen assistant, Victoria Walsh, loves this specialty of her dad, David Williams. Unlike most pasta sauces, it's loaded with chunky veggies and a rich combo of Canadian classics: bacon, maple syrup and beer.

Maple taffy is a Canadian tradition, and more specifically in Quebec. Maple syrup is heated and condensed, before being poured over snow. We thus obtain soft confectionery, which is eaten with a spoon or like a lollipop. Find out more about this Canadian candy below.

Use it as a sweetener in your coffee or drizzled over vanilla ice cream. Whisk it into salad dressing for a unique, nuanced flavor. Use it on roast veggies (it elevates brussel sprouts to epicurean levels). If you love to cook, there are plenty of recipes that incorporate maple syrup.