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.
Oval baking dish with one portion of the toast dished onto a white plate with a copper spoon on white marble surface.
Photo by Chelsie Craig
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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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  • Grilled carrot hot dogs with tangy slaw.
    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.
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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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  • Maple Old Fashioned cocktail
    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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  • Fluffy dinerstyle buttermilk pancake topped with butter and maple syrup.
    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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  • A white plate with figs bacon some chile peppers and maple syrup.
    Photo by Alex Lau
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    Figs with Bacon and Chile

    This figs recipe is sweet, salty, sticky, and acidic—everything you want in a one-bite appetizer.

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  • A bowl of midnight puppy chow on a countertop next to two glasses a bag of chocolate chips a bowl of chex mix and a...
    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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  • Image may contain Food Pork Bacon Animal Lobster Seafood and Sea Life
    Photo by Alex Lau
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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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  • Seeded oat crackers on a plate with a buttery spread.
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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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  • Photo of crispy cornmeal waffles with bacon.
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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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Green Goddess Harvest Salad
Green Goddess Harvest Salad
So much more affordable than ordering from those fast casual salad chains.
Glazed Apple Pie Fritters
Glazed Apple Pie Fritters
Apple pie in doughnut hole form? We’re in love.
Buckwheat Crepes With Banana-Sesame Jam
Buckwheat Crepes With Banana-Sesame Jam
Practical to make and feels like a total flex.
Crunchy Veg Salad With Dates and Fried Shallots
Crunchy Veg Salad With Dates and Fried Shallots
Elegant enough for a dinner party centerpiece, sturdy enough to take the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
Nuoc Cham Chicken Salad
Nuoc Cham Chicken Salad
A spicy-funky upgrade for lettuce cups, sandwiches, and more.
Cold Silken Tofu With Chili Crisp Dressing
Cold Silken Tofu With Chili Crisp Dressing
A cool, custardy treat for the hottest days and beyond.
Giant Garlic Knot
Giant Garlic Knot
This savory babka is braided with a whole head of garlic, fresh parsley, and salty Parmesan.
Cheeseburger Fried Rice
Cheeseburger Fried Rice
An immediately familiar and comforting dish from Agnes and Sherman in Houston.
Korean Street Toast Breakfast Sandwich
Korean Street Toast Breakfast Sandwich
Veggie-packed eggs, gooey cheese, and don't skip the sprinkle of sugar.
No-Mayo Tuna Salad
No-Mayo Tuna Salad
Riff on the lunchbox staple. Mayo-haters deserve tuna, too.
Gooey Butter Cookies
Gooey Butter Cookies
These playful cookies are reminiscent of St. Louis butter cake, with specks of crunchy rice brittle throughout.
Salt and Smoke Margarita
Salt and Smoke Margarita
With black pepper, toasted sesame oil, and Castelvetrano olives, this margarita is for the savory drink lovers.