If you only look to that bottle of pure maple syrup when pancakes are on the griddle, you’re missing out. Here, you’ll find that unmistakable maple flavor in savory roasted chicken and pork, a salty-sweet popcorn, an earthy vinaigrette and more. Read Making the Grade for more information about harvesting and cooking with maple syrup.
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RecipeWinter Salad with Spiced Maple Vinaigrette
This salad combines favorite cold-weather flavors: maple, warming spices like clove and allspice, earthy root vegetables, and sharp Cheddar. -
RecipeMaple-Thyme Roast Chicken
Sometimes a reader review describes a recipe even better than we can. Our favorite description of this glossy roast: “sticky, sweet, slightly spicy, yummy, herby goodness.” Indeed. -
RecipeWarm Maple and Cinnamon Bread Pudding
Take the flavors of a coffee cake, apply them to a bread pudding, and you get this warming custard, reminiscent of French toast and perfect for brunch or dessert. -
RecipeMaple-Roasted Butternut Squash, Chard, and Sausage Flatbread
There’s a double dose of pure maple syrup in this hearty flatbread. It flavors the butternut squash and sweetens a vinaigrette that dresses an unusual topping: finely shredded raw chard leaves. The fresh-tasting chard in combination with the savory, salty sausage and creamy ricotta on the flatbread is heavenly. -
RecipeMaple-Glazed Roast Chicken
A long soak in a sweet, slightly spicy brine makes this chicken one of the juiciest you’ll ever make, infused throughout with warm maple flavor. -
RecipeMaple Bacon Popcorn
Movie night just got more exciting. Maple gives this popcorn a salty-sweet flavor profile that takes it over the top. -
RecipeRoasted Pork Loin with Maple-Mustard Crust
Apple cider, maple, pork: A holy trinity in the Sunday supper world. This roast feeds four with ample leftovers for dinner during the week. -
RecipeMaple-Walnut Tart
Think of this tart as a mapley riff on pecan pie. It’s perfect for the holidays, of course, but it’s also a great make-ahead dessert for any winter gathering, formal or informal. -
RecipeMaple-Roasted Carrots
These sweet, tender carrots, which are both glazed and roasted for extra flavor, earned the nickname “carrot candy” in our test kitchen. -
RecipeMaple-Walnut Tuiles
These crisp, curved, double-maple cookies are easy to make if you work fast once they’re baked. Abby Dodge suggests seeking out the granulated maple sugar (hence the “double”) because it elevates the cookies into something truly special. -
RecipeSweet Potato Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
A tangy maple-syrup-infused frosting serves as both the topping and filling in these cupcakes. -
RecipeMaple-Roasted Acorn Squash
Maple loves ginger and nuts, so DO included them if you want to make this sweet and savory simple classic even better. -
RecipePork Chops with Maple-Ginger Pan Sauce
Maple syrup adds an earthy sweetness to the dish and its flavor pairs well with pork and peppery spices like ginger. -
RecipeMaple & Chipotle Broiler-Barbecued Chicken Thighs
Pure maple syrup adds sweetness and a wonderful glazy consistency to the spicy barbecue sauce on the thighs in this easy broiler dinner.
