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How to Make Syrup Recipe: Homemade Pancake Syrup

September 11, 2013 Amy 30 Comments

Can you make homemade pancake syrup?

Yes, you can learn how to make syrup with just a few ingredients found in your home.

We have been on a clean eating kick, since I have been making most of my snacks and food with homemade recipes.

Recently we ran out of syrup.

I was looking for some good substitutes to find out how to make syrup besides the all natural all expensive maple syrup. Let’s face it I am not going to spend $10 on something my kids are just going to lap up and still leave a bunch on the plate. No sense in getting angry at them for not eating more sugar, since maple syrup cost an arm and a leg. That is just not in our budget.

I found a homemade syrup recipe while digging around for a better alternative to learn how to make syrup. While this does contain sugar, it still is made of basic ingredients and super tasty. This butter flavored syrup does not contain any high fructose corn syrup and still tastes amazing. I have never said I am going to give up sugar, just cut back a little.

Homemade Pancake Syrup

How to make syrup

Ingredients for Homemade Syrup Recipe

3 cups Sugar
3 tablespoons molasses or maple syrup
1 1/2 cup Water
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1 tablespoon Butter {learn how to make butter}

How to Make Homemade Pancake Syrup:

1. In a sauce pan add sugar, molasses, water and butter over medium heat. Tip: Spray the tablespoon with a little oil, so the molasses just pours right out.

2. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then remove from the heat and then put in the vanilla extract and stir once more.

3. Allow to cool completely and the syrup will thicken up. Then pour in a bottle that seals. You can get a glass bottle here. You now know how to make syrup.

Serving suggestion. Drizzle over pancakes, french toast or Apple pancake.

How to make syrup
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Butter Flavored Homemade Syrup Recipe

Course Breakfast
Keyword butter flavored, homemade syrup recipe, pancake syrup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 30 people
Author Amy

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Sugar
  • 3 tablespoons molasses or maple syrup
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Tablespoon Butter

Instructions

  1. In a sauce pan add sugar, molasses, water and butter over medium heat. Tip: Spray the tablespoon with a little oil, so the molasses just pours right out.

  2. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then remove from the heat and then put in the vanilla extract and stir once more.

  3. Allow to cool completely and the syrup will thicken up. Then pour in a bottle that seals easily.

Recipe Notes

Serving suggestion. Drizzle over pancakes, french toast or Apple pancake.

I was so surprised homemade pancake syrup really tastes so similar to store bought syrup we normally purchase. I feel glad that this one does not contain high fructose corn syrup. Overall cost was way cheaper than the $3 – $4 store bought version. This homemade syrup recipe was probably around $1 to make all together. Yup only a dollar to make and tastes way better than store bought. This syrup recipe gets a 5 thumbs up from my family. Everyone loved it with the homemade pancakes we had the other day. Follow me on Facebook and Pinterest for more homemade recipes I will be making our own homemade pancake syrup from now on.

What do you like to put syrup on? Do you think you would make your own syrup?

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Comments

  1. Natalie Roos says

    September 11, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    Definitely will try!!!! Yum yum to my Tum Tum!!!!

    Reply
  2. Susan says

    November 29, 2014 at 9:34 am

    This really sounds good, how long does it stay good and do you keep it in the fridge or in the cupboard ?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      December 1, 2014 at 8:55 am

      Yes it is better than the high fructose ones you can buy at the store. It would keep for a little over a week in the pantry. I would say two weeks in the fridge, maybe longer.

      Reply
  3. marla says

    May 7, 2015 at 12:38 am

    You can also add 1 teaspoon of maple flavoring if you want a maple syrup. We live in the Philippines and have been making our own syrup for years! (I use half white or coconut sugar and half brown sugar so no need for the molasses.

    Reply
    • Amy says

      May 17, 2015 at 12:24 pm

      Thanks for sharing additional tips Marla! I need to make some more syrup today, since we are out.

      Reply
  4. Sarah Tinker says

    November 10, 2015 at 9:29 am

    Sorry if I missed this, but approximately how many cups of syrup does this make?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      November 11, 2015 at 1:54 pm

      A little more than 3 cups.

      Reply
  5. Amy says

    January 12, 2016 at 10:17 am

    Great recipe will.definitely be sharing this …

    Reply
  6. Reggie stokelin says

    July 29, 2017 at 3:29 pm

    My family and I tried and loved this recipe and we absolutely love it making a new bottle tomorrow keep it refrigerated and it will last a few breakfasts will never buy store brand ever again

    Reply
    • Amy says

      July 31, 2017 at 9:42 am

      I am so glad you love this recipe. It does taste amazing!

      Reply
  7. David says

    October 8, 2017 at 11:18 am

    We made it today it was awesome we also put a little homemade Cool whip on it and wow

    Reply
    • Amy says

      October 9, 2017 at 8:16 am

      That is fabulous I am so glad you loved it!

      Reply
  8. Jeff says

    July 30, 2018 at 2:57 pm

    Wondering if this can be water bath canned? Thanks for responding.

    Reply
    • Amy says

      July 31, 2018 at 9:06 am

      Great question Jeff. I have never done it. I just did a little research about canning syrup. Yes you can can this, but do not add the butter. Add the butter after you have opened it.

      Reply
  9. Jeff says

    July 31, 2018 at 9:08 am

    Thanks. Will give it a try.

    Reply
  10. Karma says

    December 29, 2020 at 6:09 pm

    OMG!!! SO happy to find this recipe! Mama used to make syrup all the time when I was growing up and it was good but it was never the same twice and it was always so over sweet and ofter quite runny.
    My family and I discovered a local store brand of syrup that was labeled as molasses pancake syrup and we absolutely LOVE IT!! No national brand or other store brand has the molasses in it so I am ecstatic to find a way to stay well stocked in the flavor most delightful to our taste buds. Thank you for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
    • Amy says

      January 7, 2021 at 10:31 am

      Thanks Karma. I am so glad this reminds you of your childhood. Please be sure to share with all your friends and rate this recipe. This helps me out so much. Thanks -Amy

      Reply
  11. Stacee says

    August 13, 2021 at 9:32 am

    5 stars
    Excellent recipe. Ran out of syrup and my kids prefer syrup to honey on their waffles. I didnt have brown sugar but I have plenty y of molasses! The only extra thing I did was brown the butter before I added anything and I used 1/2 cup less of sugar. Thanks for an awesome recipe!

    Reply
    • Amy says

      January 15, 2022 at 5:31 pm

      Thanks Stacee! I am so glad this worked for you in a pinch. Please share with your friends.

      Reply
  12. Kime Eubanks says

    February 3, 2022 at 9:38 am

    Stuck at home during the ice storm and wanted to make pancakes but he no syrup so I made this. Does it need to reach the boiling point? Seems like it took a long time to get there but I did because the butter just sat on the top until I did.

    Reply
    • Amy says

      June 3, 2022 at 12:48 pm

      Great question Kime. No it doesn’t need to boil just make sure the sugar completely dissolves.

      Reply
  13. Anita says

    April 21, 2022 at 8:26 am

    This is a fabulouis recipe! Do you have a recipe for strawberry or blueberry syrup like you can get in the pancake restaurants?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      June 3, 2022 at 12:34 pm

      Yes you can make this simpel strawberry syrup. https://www.mainlyhomemade.com/recipes/breakfast-recipes/how-to-make-homemade-strawberry-syrup/

      Reply

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