Muffins

Muffins, cupcakes and loaf cakes — 24 recipes adapted to Quebec maple syrup.

Recipe Category Time Conversion
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…

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 →