Maple Pecan Pie
- 1 unbaked pie crust
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 3 extra large eggs, beaten
- 1 tbsp bourbon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp grated orange zest
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 1/2 cup whole pecan halves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a 9-inch pan for the pie crust. Place on a sheet pan. In a large bowl, whisk rogether corn syrup, honey, maple syrup, butter, eggs, bourbon, vailla, orage zest, and salt. Stir in the pecans and pour into the unbaked pie shell. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until center is set. Set aside, let cool, and then, enjoy!
Maple Frosting
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
Mix together with mixer on low speed until smooth. Spread on cookies, fudge, or cakes.
Maple Zucchini Muffins
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped nuts
Mix together. In a separate bowl, beat:
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 3/4 cup oil
- 3/4 cup shredded zucchini
Combine the two mixtures just until moistened. Batter will be lumpy. Fill muffin tins 3/4 full. Bakes at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 20-24 muffins.
Quick Maple Twists
- 1 can refrigerator biscuits
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 3 tbsp melted butter
- 4 tbsp maple sugar
Pull each biscuit to about 6 inches in length. Dip in melted butter, then in mixture of nuts and maple sugar. Twist. Place on ungreased baking sheet; bake at 475 degrees for 8 minutes.
Maple Syrup Salad
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 (8 oz) container frozen whippped topping, thawed
In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese and maple syrup. Stir in the pineapple, dates, and walnuts. Fold in the whipped topping. Chill at least one hour. The salad can be frozen.
Yield 9 servings – Ready in 15 minutes.
Maple Apples
- 6 tart apples
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup maple syrup
Wash, pare, and core whole apples. Combine water and syrup and bring to a boil. Add apples and simmer until tender, turning apples. Continue to cook syrup until thickened. Pour over apples, serve warm or cold with cream.
Maple Sugar Candy
Boil 2 cups of maple syrup to 236 degrees. Stir while hot until milky in appearance and almost ready to set. Pour into muffin tins or molds. When cool, sugar cakes will drop from mold or tin. Will make about one pound of candy.
Uses Of Maple Syrup
- Baste a ham
- Pour into baked beans or carrots
- Put on yams
- Over cooked cereals
- Use in place of sugar in tea and coffee
- Pour over ice cream
- Can be used with holistic recipes
- Plus many, many more…
How To Keep Maple Syrup
After opening the can or bottle, keep in refrigerator, freezer, or heat to scalding point, and re-can in smaller sterilized containers.
Maple Syrup Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 4 TBSP (60 ml) 2 oz.
AMOUNT PER SERVING
| Calories: 200 |
% Daily Value
| Cholesterol | 0% |
| Total Fat 0g | 0% |
| Sodium 7g | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 53g | 18% |
| Sugars 53g | |
| Protein 0g | 0% |
| Calcium | 8% |
| Iron | 8% |
| Potassium 150mg |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
When using maple syrup as a sugar substitute, reduce liquid in recipe by 3 TBSP FOR EACH CUP OF SYRUP USED. (Add 1/4 tsp soda for each cup of maple syrup used.)
For any standard recipe, you may substitute maple sugar for all or part of the granulated sugar.
Maple Conversion Guidelines
1 cup white sugar = 1 cup maple granulated sugar OR 1 cup maple syrup (reduce liquid by half)
100 gram maple syrup = 67 grams sugar + 23 grams water
1 cup packed brown sugar = 1 cup + 1 tbsp maple granulated sugar OR 1 cup + 1 tbsp maple syrup (reduce other liquid by half)