My New Breakfast Syrup Solution!!

So, back in the day, I used to buy Aunt Jemima type syrup. Yuck, I know. Then, my mother in law taught me to make "homemade" syrup like this:

1 cup boiling water
2 cups white sugar
1/2 tsp Mapleine (or other maple extract)
a splash of vanilla (optional)

It tastes better and isn't as thick as store bought fake syrup, and it is WAY cheaper. BUT it isn't exactly healthy either. I decided that I was okay with that since I was putting it on top of wholesome whole wheat pancakes. But I always had a tinge of hypocrisy when I served this. It isn't, after all, what I really believe in, right??

So, I switched to REAL maple syrup. Obviously, this is the most wholesome choice, and it is the most delicious as well. Maple syrup is SOO expensive though, and getting more so all the time.

So....I recently was able to score a 50 lb bag of sucanat for a good price. I found some that was NOT organic, so much cheaper, then I got a discount for buying in bulk. I won't tell you how much it cost (even with my "good find" it is way more expensive than white sugar...but I don't buy white sugar). Having all that sucanat makes me not even consider buying white sugar anymore. I don't have to think about how much it cost, since I own it.

Long story short, I stopped buying real maple syrup. I just use my mother in law's recipe for "fake" syrup, but I use sucanat in place of the white sugar. It has more flavor than the original, because sucanat still contains the natural molasses, and we love it.

1 cup boiling water
2 cups sucanat
1/2 tsp maple flavor
splash of vanilla (optional)

I bring this all back to a boil to dissolve the coarser-than-sugar sucanat.