Mains

Sweet-savoury mains (glazed meats, roasted vegetables) — 16 recipes adapted to Quebec maple syrup.

Recipe Category Time Conversion
Maple-Glazed Turkey Breast Roasted poultry 100 min Replace 100 g honey with 90 ml maple syrup; reduce stock by 30 ml and apply the…
Maple Chicken Adobo Braised chicken 70 min Replace 50 g brown sugar with 75 ml maple syrup; reduce the water by 45 ml and …
Maple-Roasted Acorn Squash Roasted vegetable 55 min Replace 100 g brown sugar with 90 ml maple syrup; reduce added oil by 15 ml to …
Maple-Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Roasted vegetable 45 min Replace 60 g brown sugar with 60 ml maple syrup; reduce oil by 15 ml because th…
Maple Red-Cooked Pork Braised pork 135 min Replace 75 g rock sugar with 90 ml maple syrup; reduce water by 60 ml, add the …
Maple Sauerbraten Braised beef 210 min Replace 50 g sugar with 90 ml maple syrup; reduce the marinade water by 60 ml t…
Maple-Mustard Pork Loin Roasted pork 75 min Replace 75 g honey with 75 ml maple syrup; reduce stock by 30 ml because maple …
Maple-Glazed Meatloaf Baked meat 85 min Replace 100 g brown sugar with 90 ml maple syrup; reduce ketchup by 30 ml to co…
Teriyaki Chicken Glazed poultry 40 min Use 80 ml maple syrup for 50 g sugar and reduce the sake by 30 ml; keep the mir…
Duck à l’Orange Glazed poultry 135 min Replace 100 g sugar with 60 ml maple syrup and reduce the orange juice by 60 ml…
Char Siu Pork Roasted meat 210 min Use 120 ml maple syrup in place of 100 g maltose or honey plus sugar; reduce th…
Maple-Glazed Ham Glazed meat 150 min Use 180 ml maple syrup for 150 g brown sugar; omit molasses and reduce the adde…
Roast Pork with Apples Roasted meat 105 min Use 60 ml maple syrup for 50 g brown sugar and reduce the cider by 30 ml. Roast…
Lamb Tagine with Prunes Braised meat 150 min Replace 50 g honey or sugar with 60 ml maple syrup; reduce the stock by 30 ml a…
Roasted Root Vegetables with Maple and Herbs Vegetarian main 65 min Replace 60 g honey or brown sugar with 60 ml maple syrup and reduce the balsami…
Sweet-and-Sour Pork Stir-fried meat 45 min Replace 75 g sugar with 60 ml maple syrup and reduce the ketchup by 15 ml; no o…

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 →