I only tried this because I didn't have enough Log Cabin left for the number of people we had so I thought I would offer this as an option. Well--not one person used the store bought syrup! This tasted like warm cinammon rolls--DIVINE! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

All right, this is seriously the best syrup ever. No more store bought ever again. But there are a few things you should know when making it - first of all, when I first put the ingredients in the pot, the milk curdled and looked gross and it took a little while for it to set up correctly (just a minute really, but I thought it would be faster to go from curdled looking to syrup looking and was worried that I had messed it up). I also read the other reviews that mentioned how thin it ends up, so I took 1 tsp of cornstarch and added just enough water to make it liquid, then added it to the mix when I added the baking soda. It was very foamy but still delicious. My kids loved it. I ended up eating a little later (you know, get them off to school and then get a chance to eat some waffles myself) and by that time, the syrup had cooled off, thickened up to about the same as store syrup, and lost all the frothiness. We'll see whether it will become a gel when it cools off completely - I tried to use just a little cornstarch to avoid that. But whatever the form, frothy, syrupy or gel - this stuff is delicious. It does not taste like store bought stuff, but rather a buttery cinnamon syrup. Much better and I didn't have to butter the waffles before the syrup because the butter was already in there! All in all, a great recipe that will get written into my favorites recipe book.

This is sooooo good! The ingredients looked way too weird to me reading the recipe, but I decided to try it anyway. I am so glad I did because I will be using this syrup recipe from now on.

Agreed, GodivaGirl - We, too, will never use store bought again. My only complaint (and probably my own mistake) was the frothiness of this. Way foamier than the picture. But the taste was beyond anything I can even describe, so I didn't care about the consistency or aesthetic.

Wow! My family was impressed-this is better than traditional store bought syrup. What a hit!!!!!

I was incredibly leary about trying this recipe while reading the ingredients but decided to give it a whirl when I ended up out of syrup on pancake morning. I NEVER have buttermilk on hand so had to sub that with 2%milk mixed with 1 tb of lemon juice. My kids and I really loved the flavor, the consistency kind of threw us, it is not thick at all, very runny but also not sticky as store bought syrups are. Overall very good recipe! We enjoyed it and will use again, maybe instead of store-bought!

My kids loved this. New breakfast favorite.

FANTASTIC!!! Easy, Quick and wonderful taste! I halved the recipe and my kids ate it all! No more store bought syrup for us! ***UPDATE*** I have made this several times now and want to let you know when adding the baking soda to the hot mixture it will bubble up a lot (do not leave it or it will boil over). Also, we almost never have LEFTOVERS. If you like a thicker syrup you need to let it cool. When it is hot it is very thin and can separate. It really thickens up nicely and has a beautiful caramel color. I also make and serve mine right away but now I try and let it sit and cool for 10 minutes. It does reheat well in the microwave This would be GREAT used on a sundae, or as an apple dip.

This was much better than I thought it would be! The sound of buttermilk and baking soda together for pancake syrup sounded disgusting, but it was really good. Just wish it was thicker. I even let it simmer at low heat for 5 minutes to help it thicken. It didn't state wether it should be white sugar or brown so I used white.

Odd combination starting with the buttermilk; but it is truly delicious.Ty adding different spices ( nutmeg; ginger;more cinnamon). A new family favorite!!!

I was looking for a quick pancake syrup to make at home because I just ran out. I will be making this recipe from now on. It tastes WAY better than the storebought stuff!

*Very* tasty pancake syrup! We used it on waffles yesterday *and* then again today. Kids and hubby *love* it! Easy to make, just be sure to heed the directions and use a LARGE saucepan unless you want to be cleaning up gooey stickiness ;) This doesn't make a THICK syrup, so if that's what you're looking for, keep looking. If you're looking for YUM factor, you can stop looking :)