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