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
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.
Butter Flavored Homemade Syrup Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups Sugar
- 3 tablespoons molasses or maple syrup
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 Tablespoon Butter
Instructions
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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.
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Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Then remove from the heat and then put in the vanilla extract and stir once more.
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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?
Definitely will try!!!! Yum yum to my Tum Tum!!!!
This really sounds good, how long does it stay good and do you keep it in the fridge or in the cupboard ?
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.
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.
Thanks for sharing additional tips Marla! I need to make some more syrup today, since we are out.
Sorry if I missed this, but approximately how many cups of syrup does this make?
A little more than 3 cups.
Great recipe will.definitely be sharing this …
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
I am so glad you love this recipe. It does taste amazing!
We made it today it was awesome we also put a little homemade Cool whip on it and wow
That is fabulous I am so glad you loved it!
Wondering if this can be water bath canned? Thanks for responding.
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.
Thanks. Will give it a try.
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!
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
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!
Thanks Stacee! I am so glad this worked for you in a pinch. Please share with your friends.
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.
Great question Kime. No it doesn’t need to boil just make sure the sugar completely dissolves.
This is a fabulouis recipe! Do you have a recipe for strawberry or blueberry syrup like you can get in the pancake restaurants?
Yes you can make this simpel strawberry syrup. https://www.mainlyhomemade.com/recipes/breakfast-recipes/how-to-make-homemade-strawberry-syrup/