Maple syrup recipes

480 Quebec maple syrup recipes: legitimate variants where maple replaces refined sugar.

Recipe Category Time Conversion
Cornmeal Breakfast Mush Hot cereal 25 min Replace 50 g brown sugar with 60 ml maple syrup; no liquid reduction is needed …
Classic Raised Waffles Waffles 135 min Replace 50 g sugar with 60 ml maple syrup and reduce the milk by 30 ml. The yea…
French Breakfast Crêpes Crêpes 35 min Use 30 ml maple syrup instead of 25 g sugar and reduce the milk by 15 ml. No ov…
Dutch Baby Pancake Oven pancake 35 min Replace 25 g sugar with 30 ml maple syrup and reduce the milk by 15 ml. Bake at…
Maple Coconut Cake cake 60 min Replace 200 g sugar with 180 ml maple syrup and reduce the coconut milk by 60 m…
Maple Orange Drizzle Cake cake 65 min Replace the batter sugar with 180 ml maple syrup and reduce the orange juice by…
Maple Sponge Cake cake 55 min Replace the sponge sugar with 150 ml maple syrup and the filling sugar with 45 …
Maple Raspberry Cupcakes cupcakes 45 min Replace the cake sugar with 160 ml maple syrup and reduce the milk by 60 ml; re…
Maple Wacky Cake cake 45 min Replace 200 g sugar with 180 ml maple syrup and reduce the water by 60 ml; bake…
Maple Oatmeal Muffins muffins 35 min Replace 150 g sugar with 160 ml maple syrup; reduce the buttermilk by 60 ml to …
Maple Date and Walnut Cake cake 70 min Replace 200 g brown sugar with 150 ml maple syrup; keep the dates as fruit rath…
Maple Cornmeal Muffins muffins 32 min Replace 100 g sugar with 110 ml maple syrup and reduce the buttermilk by 30 ml;…
Classic Corn Muffins muffins 32 min Replace 100 g sugar with 120 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic buttermilk by 3…
Devil's Food Cake cake 65 min Replace 250 g sugar with 180 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic buttermilk by 6…
Apple Muffins muffins 38 min Replace 150 g sugar with 120 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic milk by 30 ml a…
Pumpkin Muffins muffins 40 min Replace 200 g sugar with 150 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic added liquid by…
Red Velvet Cupcakes cupcakes 42 min Replace 200 g sugar with 150 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic buttermilk by 4…
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake cake 65 min Replace 200 g sugar with 180 ml maple syrup in the batter plus 60 ml for the to…
Marble Cake cake 70 min Replace 200 g sugar with 180 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic milk by 60 ml a…
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins muffins 35 min Replace 180 g sugar with 150 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic yogurt or milk …
Cinnamon Coffee Cake cake 60 min Replace 225 g total sugar with 240 ml maple syrup divided between batter and to…
Gingerbread Cake cake 55 min Replace the 150 g brown sugar with 180 ml maple syrup, retain the traditional m…
Banana Bread quick bread 75 min Replace 150 g sugar with 180 ml maple syrup; no additional liquid reduction is …
Chocolate Cupcakes cupcake 40 min Replace 200 g sugar with 240 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic 180 ml milk to …
Blueberry Muffins muffin 35 min Replace 100 g sugar with 120 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic 180 ml milk to …
Maple Pound Cake cake 75 min Replace 200 g sugar with 240 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic 120 ml milk to …
Bran Muffins muffin 35 min Replace 150 g sugar with 180 ml maple syrup; reduce the classic 240 ml milk to …
Carrot Cake cake 65 min Replace 200 g sugar with 240 ml maple syrup; omit the classic added liquid beca…
Maple Fraisier French entremet 150 min Sponge sugar → 120 ml syrup; cream sugar → 150 ml syrup (cut milk by 40 ml); so…
Maple Paris-Brest French choux pastry 120 min Swap choux sugar for 60 ml syrup; swap cream sugar for 120 ml syrup; reduce cre…
Maple Linzertorte Austrian lattice tart 90 min Replace 150 g sugar with 120 ml maple syrup; omit any added liquid; bake at 175…
Maple Baba au Rhum French yeast cake 150 min Dough sugar → 30 ml maple syrup; soaking syrup uses 250 ml maple + 500 ml water…
Maple Canelés de Bordeaux French pastry 90 min Replace 200 g sugar with 150 ml maple syrup; reduce milk by 30 ml; drop oven by…
Maple Sachertorte Austrian cake 90 min Batter sugar → 180 ml syrup; glaze sugar → 60 ml syrup; reduce cream by 20 ml; …
Maple Tarte Bourdaloue French tart 75 min Replace pastry sugar with 50 ml syrup (omit 20 ml water); frangipane sugar with…
Maple Gâteau Basque French Basque cake 80 min Dough sugar → 150 ml maple syrup; cream sugar → 100 ml syrup, reduce milk by 30…
Maple Walnut Tart Tarte sucrée 80 min Replace corn syrup and sugar with 220 ml amber Quebec maple syrup. Reduce to 3 …
Maple Peach Croustade Croustade sucrée 60 min Replace 100 g brown sugar with 75 ml amber maple syrup (35 ml filling, 40 ml to…
Maple Custard Croustade Croustade sucrée 70 min Replace 150 g granulated sugar with 180 ml amber Quebec maple syrup. Reduce mil…
Maple Chess Pie Tarte sucrée 70 min Replace 300 g sugar with 160 ml golden Quebec maple syrup (ratio ~0.75 : 1 by s…
Maple Lemon Curd Tart Tarte sucrée 55 min Replace 150 g granulated sugar with 120 ml golden Quebec maple syrup (delicate …
Maple Shoofly Pie Tarte sucrée 75 min Replace molasses and brown sugar with 180 ml dark Quebec maple syrup. Reduce ad…
Maple Sweet Potato Tart Tarte sucrée 90 min Replace 180 g sugar and 60 ml honey with 160 ml dark Quebec maple syrup. Reduce…
Old-Fashioned Pear Croustade Croustade sucrée 65 min Replace 120 g brown sugar with 80 ml amber maple syrup (40 ml in filling, 40 ml…
Maple Carrot Tart Tart 65 min Replace brown sugar with 120ml maple syrup; reduce egg size to medium; lower ov…
Maple Walnut Tart Tart 45 min Replace sugar with 250ml maple syrup; reduce butter by 1 tsp; lower oven temp b…
Maple Bread Tart Tart 55 min Replace sugar with 150ml maple syrup; reduce cream by 30ml; lower oven temp by …
Maple Rhubarb Crumble Crumble 50 min Replace sugar with 120ml maple syrup; reduce butter by 10g; lower oven temp by …
Maple Coconut Tart Tart 50 min Replace sugar with 180ml maple syrup; reduce cream by 20ml; lower oven temp by …
Maple Apricot Pie Pie 60 min Replace sugar with 180ml maple syrup; reduce lemon juice by 1 tsp; lower oven t…
Maple Plum Crisp Crumble 45 min Replace sugar with 100ml maple syrup; reduce butter by 1 tbsp; lower oven temp …
Maple Butternut Squash Tart Tart 70 min Replace brown sugar with 180ml maple syrup; reduce cream by 1 tbsp; lower oven …
Maple Apple Tart Tart 60 min 120 ml maple syrup; reduce baking temp by 15°C to prevent over-browning.
Maple Fig Crumble Crumble 40 min 140 ml total maple syrup; split between filling and topping.
Maple Almond Tart Tart 50 min 100 ml maple syrup; lowered temperature by 15°C to avoid burning the almond oil…
Maple Cherry Pie Tart 75 min 180 ml maple syrup; reduced cornstarch slightly to account for syrup viscosity.
Maple Ricotta Sweet Quiche Quiche 65 min 120 ml maple syrup; reduced cream by 2 tbsp to balance liquid ratio.
Maple Cranberry Tart Tart 60 min 150 ml maple syrup; reduced water content to maintain thickness.
Maple Date Tart Tart 55 min 100 ml maple syrup; reduced soaking water to prevent soggy crust.
Maple Peach Crumble Crumble 45 min 100 ml maple syrup; replaced granulated sugar with liquid syrup in the topping.

Why substitute sugar with maple syrup

These recipes already use Quebec maple syrup as the sweetener. Basic rule: replace 1 cup (250 ml) white sugar with 3/4 cup (180 ml) syrup, reduce liquids by 45–60 ml per cup of syrup, and lower oven temperature by 15 °C. A substitution calculator is also available. Substitution calculator →