A bottle of pure maple syrup goes a long way. Pour it at will over waffles, pancakes and French toast to get your weekend started in the sweetest of ways. Then, whip the syrup into a caramelised maple butter, a warm New England spider cake, or use as a sweet backdrop to a fast dessert of roasted pears with vanilla crème fraîche. And it’s not just desserts that benefit from the maple syrup treatment – it pairs handsomely with bacon and fried chicken for that sweet-savoury hit.
Pear brioche tart with maple custard cream
Pan-fried bananas with salted maple caramel and vanilla ice-cream
Citrus-glazed sticky bacon with apple and fennel salad
Southern fried chicken with smoky maple caramel
Pinbone’s maple, bacon and pumpkin tart
Curtis Stone’s maple pear and muesli crumble
Roast pears with maple syrup and vanilla crème fraîche
