Reviewed: Aug. 25, 2009

I grew up in VT and we made our own REAL maple syrup. I came up empty one day but I had the extract so I decided to make this. It was so disappointing, it tasted like the watery store-bought stuff in the plastic bottle. Not even close to a true maple flavor.

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TSEE

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Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2009

This was great. Did substitute a cup of brown sugar for the white which added flavor and color--AWESOME. Also, do cook this longer than the recipes states--5-10 minutes. This will help with thickness, as will an overnight in the refrigerator.

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

Once the changes were made it is 5 stars! I used 1 cup dark brown sugar, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water and boiled for 7 mins, for the last min I added 1 TBSP butter, then I removed it from the heat and added 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp maple extract

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Reviewed: May 30, 2009

My husband's mother used to make this all the time when he was growing up. Maybe I am a maple syrup snob, but I can't imagine using anything but the REAL thing. Tried this and did not like it. I guess it depends on what your are used to and what is available in your area. Even though we live in Maine, it is still a bit pricey but to me, it is worth it. You can't beat the taste or real maple syrup!

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SIMMOK

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Home Town: Biddeford, Maine, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2009

Yummy! Can keep in fridge

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Reviewed: Apr. 15, 2009

I made this and my family loved it. I made it with 1 cup brown sugar and l cup organic sugar.I added 4 tsp corn starch to make it thicker and 1/2 tsp olive oil. It was just delicious.

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2009

What a wonderful recipe! I was tired of paying high prices in the store so I thought about making my own. I used 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup white sugar and imitation maple flavoring (that was all my store had for maple flavoring). I did let it set up in the fridge overnight and it was great! I will be making again.

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

really good flavor... i prefer my syrup thicker.

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2009

okay, I just tried it right now for breakfast. BUT.... and this is the only reason why I put three stars because I chose to do it a little differently. I read some of the other reviews and used 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup white sugar. I didn't have maple flavoring so I used 1 teaspon of vanilla and I thought it was way too sweet....and I LOVE sweets! Next time I'll try 3/4 cup brown sugar and go out and buy maple flavoring. I didn't mind that it was thin and the color was very nice, but I should've gone out and bought maple flavoring or next time use only 1/2 tsp of vanilla.

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Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2009

My family loves this syrup. I let it boil a few minutes to thicken it. We don't use store bought anymore.

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2009

This was a huge hit with my family and they are all quite snobby about their syrup! I used 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup white sugar, 1 cup water, and 3/4 tsp of imatation maple flavoring. I believe the trick to getting the syrup a thicker consistency even when serving hot is to let it simmer and reduce until desired thickness. It does just wind up maple-flavored sugar water if you don't cook it down a bit. Lovely, and cost efficient. Thank you!

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2009

I added brown suger,and butter,and used almond flavoring instead of maple,and it was awesome.Thanks for sharing

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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2009

The syrup turns out thin but good. I doubled the amount of extract for more flavor. I tried to add the corn starch as a previous reviewer suggested. It did thicken the syrup but it appears cloudy now and that is less desirable. Fun and easy recipe.

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Carol R.

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2009

Great syrup! I used 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup white sugar. We will never have store bought syrup in our house again!

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2009

This is great!

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Abigail Dawn

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2009

Love this recipe, but I gave it 4 stars because I too have done 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup white, 1 cup water, 1/2 tsp maple flavor, and added 1 tsp real vanilla extract. I bring all ingrediants to a boil and then reduce to a simmer until desired consistancy. My family likes it more thick and this helps. Love it!

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2009

Really good and helpful to be able to make syrup where you cannot buy it. My family thinks I´m awesome!

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2008

wow this is really good, I did make changes like some had stated like using 1 cup brown sugar and 1 cup white, i also added 2 tbls butter and melted in and cooked for a bit to thicken it, so I will store in fridge. I added both vanilla and maple flavoring, and its delicious. I like that it doesnt have the high fructose corn syrup in it, cause Im trying to avoid that stuff. I would use real maple syrup but some dont like it(baffles me but). So this is what I will make from now on, its really yummy.

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Jean

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2008

This was great, I even added 2 tbs butter and a handful of pecans and hubby loved it!

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JStoddard

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2008

Thought this recipe was pretty good for those of us who buy store bought maple syrup-I do not purchase pure maple syrup and I'm sure if I did I would recognize the difference. I used 1 1/2cups of white sugar but may even cut back more next time mixing brown sugar in with the white. I also used 1/2 teaspoon of Pure vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon of maple flavor. I keep mine in the fridge and warm it up when I need it....made this for the oatmeal pancakes II on this site...tasty breakfast. Thank you for sharing!

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