What is the difference between maple syrup and pancake syrup?

If a recipe only calls for a small amount of maple syrup, you might want to choose to use brown sugar or honey and replace all of the maple syrup. You should not reach for “pancake syrup” – an artificially flavored corn syrup product – because you probably will be disappointed with the results if you do.

Pure maple syrup is a better choice than pancake syrup, but it certainly isn’t a health food. It is considered to be an “added sugar” in your diet. … And if you stir some maple syrup into your oatmeal or pour over pancakes, that maple syrup would count toward your daily added sugars intake.

1. Honey (for pancakes or baking). The best maple syrup substitute? Honey. Honey has a similar texture to maple, and it’s perfect for topping pancakes. …
2. Brown sugar syrup (pancakes). Need a breakfast syrup for pancakes? The next best maple syrup substitute is making your own brown sugar syrup.

It takes about 40 gallons of maple sap — and nothing else — to make one gallon of real maple syrup. By contrast, the artificial stuff — think Aunt Jemima and Mrs. Butterworth’s — is mostly corn syrup. Fake maple syrup resembles real maple syrup about as much as Velveeta resembles a good Camembert.

Maple syrup makers are still concerned Pinnacle Foods Log Cabin “All Natural” Syrup, which is packaged in plastic jugs similar to those used to bottle real maple syrup and placed near their real maple syrup on the shelf, but marked at half the price of real maple syrup will confuse consumers.

The sugaring season (that’s right, maple syrup is a seasonal crop) begins at the end of winter and the beginning of spring, when the frozen sap of the maple trees thaws and begins to flow. … So while maple syrup is expensive, that price is a natural reflection of both its scarcity and its labor-intensive production.

The fact that maple syrup contains some minerals is a very poor reason to eat it, given its high sugar content. … In addition, the high sugar content may affect your blood sugar levels — though maple syrup may be a better option than regular sugar in that regard. The glycemic index of maple syrup is around 54.

You may want to think twice before smothering your pancakes with fake, or imitation, syrup. It’s an artificial food made from potentially harmful ingredients such as corn syrup and caramel color. Real, or pure, maple syrup contains no artificial ingredients and is made from concentrating sap of the sugar maple tree.

Think of brands that you commonly see on the breakfast table, like Aunt Jemima, Log Cabin, or Hungry Jack. These products are generally made from high-fructose corn syrup and are flavored and colored to mimic maple syrup. However, you shouldn’t confuse “fake” maple syrup with “counterfeit” maple syrup.

Opt for Honey If you’re looking to replace your maple syrup with something that’s healthy and natural, you’ll need to read your labels and choose pure honey. Like maple syrup, honey doesn’t just add a touch of sweetness to your pancakes, it also has some health benefits, too.

Honey does contain more vitamins than Real Maple Syrup. Honey is a great source of Vitamin C and also contains Vitamin B6, niacin and folate, and Vitamin B5 which helps convert food carbohydrates in glucose. Maple Syrup also contains Vitamin B5. … Maple Syrup also contains thiamin or Vitamin B1.

Maple syrup does not really need to be refrigerated. However, refrigerating maple syrup will retard the growth of mold. If a container of unrefrigerated maple syrup is not checked often, enough mold may grow in the syrup, to ruin the flavor of the syrup. … Maple syrup may also be frozen.

• Organic and non-GMO certified.
• Delicate, versatile flavor.
• Affordable for the quality.

Today, Log Cabin no longer uses maple in their syrups at all. Towle patented the first log cabin shaped metal tin used used for his maple syrup in 1897. It was covered in paper labeling at first, but later would have the label printed onto the can.