Crinklaw’s Maple Syrup is a natural, healthy sweetener. Pure maple syrup is a source of many essential nutrients including calcium, iron and is a source of vital antioxidants.
Traditionally, pure maple syrup is used on pancakes, waffles, and French toast but it has so many more uses…sprinkle maple sugar on your oatmeal, in your coffee or tea. You can even add maple syrup to your morning smoothie.
Other great maple syrup cooking tips:
- Create an awesome dessert by drizzling our maple syrup over vanilla ice cream.
- Drizzle our maple syrup over steamed vegetables for a yummy syrup glaze.
- To add flavour to your own recipes, you can replace refined white sugar with our maple syrup or maple sugar as follows: 335 ml (l 1/3 cup) of Crinklaw's Maple Syrup or 150 g (1 cup) of maple sugar for 225 g (1 cup) of white sugar. If you use our maple syrup, reduce other liquids in the recipe by 85 ml (1/3 cup).
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Maple French Dressing
Put the following ingredients in a shaker and shake well.
| 3/4 | cup | salad oil |
| 1 | cup | ketchup |
| 1/2 | cup | apple cider vinegar |
| 1/2 | cup | crinklaw's maple syrup |
| 1 | tsp | salt |
| 1/4 | tsp | pepper |
| 1/2 | tsp | dry mustard |
| 1/2 | tsp | ginger |
Refrigerate a few hours. Shake well before using.
Cranberry Maple Butternut Squares
Crust
| 2 | cup | flour |
| 1/2 | cup | sugar |
| 3/4 | cup | margarine |
Combine until crumbly. Press firmly into a 13 X 9 cake pan and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes until light golden.
Topping
| 4 | eggs | |
| 1 | cup | sugar |
| 3/4 | cup | crinklaw's maple syrup |
| 3 | tbsp | butter, melted |
| 1 1/4 | cup | chopped pecans |
| 1 | cup | coarsely chopped cranberries (fresh or frozen) |
Beat eggs, sugar, maple syrup, and melted butter together until blended. Stir in the pecans and cranberries. Pour evenly over the crust. Bake 30 minutes longer or until set and golden. Cool.
Maple Teriyaki Salmon
(Preheat oven to 425°F)
| 4 | salmon filets | |
| sesame seeds |
Marinade
| 3 | tbsp | red wine |
| 3 | tbsp | crinklaw's maple syrup |
| 2 | tbsp | water |
| 2 | tbsp | soya sauce |
| 2 | tbsp | vegetable oil |
| 1 1/2 | tsp | minced gingerroot |
| 2 | tsp | crushed garlic |
Combine above marinade ingredients. Place the salmon filets into an 8 X 8 pan. Pour marinade over the filets and let stand for 20 minutes. Remove salmon to a baking dish. Pour marinade into a saucepan. Boil marinade for 3 to 5 minutes or until thick and syrupy. Pour cooked marinade over the filets. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake salmon for 10 to 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
Maple-Orange Acorn Squash
| 2 | medium | acorn squash |
| 1/2 | cup | crinklaw's maple syrup |
| 4 | tbsp | frozen orange juice concentrate |
| 2 | tsp | cinnamon |
| pinch | pinch of salt | |
| boiling water |
Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut squash lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and stringy fibers. Place in a deep baking dish with cut side up.
Fill the centre of each of the 4 squash halves with 2 tbsp maple syrup, 1 tbsp orange juice concentrate, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Place baking dish on oven rack and carefully pour 1 inch of boiling water in pan to surround the squash. Bake 40 minutes or until tender and golden brown.
Maple BBQ Sauce
(make 3 cups)
| 1 | medium | onion, diced |
| 2 | tsp | vegetable oil |
| 2 | tbsp | flour |
| 1 1/2 | cup | ketchup |
| 1 | cup | red wine |
| 1/2 | cup | crinklaw's maple syrup |
| 1/4 | cup | lemon juice |
| 2 | tbsp | Worcestershire sauce |
| 1/2 | tsp | cayenne |
| 1 | tsp | ginger |
| 1 | tbsp | crushed garlic |
| 1 | bay leaf |
In a large saucepan, sauté onion in oil until translucent. Sprinkle onion with flour and cook 2 minutes more. Whisk in remaining ingredients, simmer 30 minutes or until thickened. Cool, remove bay leaf and store in a covered container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Sugar on Snow
"Sugar on Snow" is a traditional spring-time favourite at the annual Crinklaw Maple Festivals. Sugar on Snow is made by pouring heated pure maple syrup onto packed snow or crushed ice to form a taffy-like candy.
To make your own Sugar on Snow:
Heat the syrup without stirring to 233 degrees on a candy thermometer. Pour or drizzle (again without stirring) the syrup immediately over the packed snow or crushed ice to form a thin coating. The taffy is soft at first, so the easiest way to eat it is to wind it up with a popsicle stick and allow to cool (harden) for a few minutes on the ice.
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