Whip up a delightful batch of homemade pancake syrup with just a few simple ingredients. Elevate breakfast with this deliciously easy recipe!

Did you know that you can make syrup from scratch? You have to try it! Making your own syrup at home is actually really simple.

You only need a couple of basic ingredients and a little bit of time. Unlike store-bought pancake syrup, this homemade pancake syrup recipe contains just a few simple ingredients, and zero high-fructose corn syrup. Major win in my books!

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Pancakes are one of our family’s favorite breakfast foods. While they can be a bit time consuming to make, pancakes don’t have to be reserved for Saturday or Sunday morning.

Why make homemade syrup?

I have found that the easiest way to have homemade pancakes available on busy weekday mornings is to make them in advance. I make up a large batch of pancakes all at once and I freeze them. That way, we always have them on hand for an easy breakfast, no matter what kind of crazy morning we are having.

Most of the time, I like to serve pancakes with maple syrup and fresh fruit or berries. If you aren’t familiar with its origins, true pure maple syrup is made from the sap of maple trees.

In the fall, the trees are tapped and the sap is collected. The sap is then cooked down until it becomes that wonderful thick syrup that we know and love.

The real stuff can get a little pricey, though, so I sometimes go back to standard pancake syrup.

I always make a double batch of homemade syrup, because when Saturday morning rolls around, and the boys are asking for homemade pancakes again, I want to be ready. This syrup is also delicious on homemade waffles, fluffy pancakes, french toast, or even vanilla ice cream.

Check out the easy recipe below.

Ingredients:

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp maple extract (for flavor)

Instructions:

In a small sauce pan, combine sugars and water.
Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves.
Remove from heat and add extract.
Serve with pancakes of your choice.

Note: Make this syrup sugar-free by simply substituting Swerve sweetener for the sugar.

Tips and Tricks:

For a thicker syrup, allow the mixture to cook for a few minutes and reduce in volume. Remove from heat once it has reached your desired consistency.
Try making this easy recipe with just brown sugar or use a mixture of really dark brown sugar and white sugar.
Give other flavors of syrup a try by substituting the maple extract with another extract of your choice. Use vanilla extract for homemade vanilla pancake syrup or try coconut, almond, or strawberry syrup.
Store leftover syrup in an airtight container in the fridge.
Leftover pancakes can be frozen, separated with parchment paper and placed inside of a freezer bag for easy access. Reheat pancakes for one minute in the microwave.

Save yourself a trip to your local grocery store by making this easy homemade pancake syrup for your next pancake breakfast.

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