Homemade "maple syrup" is a less expensive option for baking

by Marisa McClellan (Subscribe to Marisa McClellan's posts)
Posted Oct 13th 2008 10:01AM
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Do you like to sweeten baked goods with maple syrup? It can be a wonderful way to give your cakes and quick breads flavor and sweetness. If you use dark maple syrup, you also add some vitamins to your finished product. However, in the current economy, real maple syrup can sometimes be out of reach for daily use.

Happily, Jennifer McCann of Vegan Lunch Box fame comes to the rescue, with an improvised, homemade "maple syrup" that can take the place of the real stuff in your baking. It's especially good for vegans who are avoiding honey. She combines brown sugar, maple flavoring, water and cornstarch and gets something that is similar to the the real thing.

Tags: fake maple syrup, FakeMapleSyrup, homemade maple syrup, HomemadeMapleSyrup, Jennifer McCann, JenniferMccann, vegan lunch box, VeganLunchBox

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10-13-2008 @ 11:45AM

Amy Samida said...

Wow, that's an old recipe!!! My grandma used to make it for my mom. So while I applaud her for bringing it back, technically, it's not "her" recipe. It is really good though. I used to love it when my mom made it for me.

10-13-2008 @ 1:16PM

Sally said...

I've made that for years and got the "recipe" from my mother-in-law. IMO, it will do in a pinch.

12-21-2008 @ 1:59AM

Tig Tillinghast said...

Well, sort of. It's sweet, and has maple flavoring, but it's not tree sugar. If you're used to the real thing, you can very much taste the difference, as maple syrup has a specific range of ratios of glucose, sucrose and fructose that's quite different that what you get with semi-refined cane sugar + corn starch.

I applaud the effort to cut costs, though.

The mixture is a great one and probably should be called something other than "fake maple," so folks with expectations won't be disappointed.

-Tig
http://www.tillinghastmaple.com

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