Bourbon Maple Syrup is the perfect ingredient to enhance the flavours of a wide range of dishes. Its combination of sweet maple and oak-y bourbon produces a unique flavour profile that can elevate everything it touches, from breakfast to dinner and even dessert.
When using Bourbon Maple Syrup in your cooking, it’s essential to understand its characteristics and how best to pair it with other ingredients. Here, we’ll take a closer look at how this syrup can be used in your cooking.
Drizzle Over Pancakes
The most apparent use for Bourbon Maple Syrup is drizzling over pancakes or waffles at breakfast. The sweetness of the syrup pairs exceptionally well with savoury foods like crispy bacon and fluffy scrambled eggs.
Try incorporating pecans or walnuts into the batter before dousing them with syrup to make your weekend brunch more decadent. Alternatively, mix up your pancake stack by adding fresh berries or bananas for a fruity twist.
Glaze For Meats
One less obvious use for Bourbon Maple Syrup is as a glaze for meats such as chicken or pork chops. Giving the heart a sticky-sweet coating adds an extra layer of flavour and helps keep the meat moist as it cooks.
To prepare your meat glaze, combine one part of Bourbon Maple Syrup with two pieces of olive oil, then season with salt and pepper before applying the mixture liberally over your meat.
Bourbon Glazed Salmon
Using Bourbon Maple Syrup on salmon brings out all its natural, earthy flavours while infusing just enough sweetness without overpowering the fish’s taste. To whip up this dish quickly:
- Preheat the oven broiler.
- Season 4 salmon filets with salt, pepper & 1/2 tsp paprika
- Brush each filet generously with two tablespoons of Bourbon maple syrup
- Broil approximately 6 inches away from heat until cooked through(about 10–12 minutes, depending on thickness)
- Serve with a drizzle of extra Bourbon Maple Syrup
Toss With Roasted Veggies
Veggies roasted in the oven are a classic side dish for many dinners. Tossing them in Bourbon Maple Syrup can add an unexpected twist to the dish, taking it from basic to delicious.
To use Bourbon Maple syrup as part of your roasted veggies recipe, coat them generously with the syrup and oil mixture before placing them in the oven. Some good pairings include sweet potatoes, butternut squash, or root vegetables like carrots and parsnips.
Bourbon Glazed Brussel Sprouts
This recipe is perfect for anyone who thought they didn’t enjoy sprouts. Combining bourbon maple syrup and Brussels sprouts creates a harmony of savoury, earthy flavours sweet enough to tickle your taste buds.
Here’s how you make it:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- Halve around 1 lb of Brussels sprouts.
- Mix 3 tbsp melted butter in a medium bowl + 2 tbsp bourbon maple syrup + salt + black pepper.
- Toss halved Brussels sprouts with the above mixture until fully coated.
- Arrange Brussels sprouts cut side down on a baking sheet (lined) & roast for approx 25 minutes until crispy outside but tender inside.
- Drizzle Extra sauce while serving.
Add to Cocktails
If you want to take your cocktails up a notch, consider using Bourbon Maple Syrup instead of regular simple syrup. Its depth of flavour goes well with many spirits, such as whiskey, brandy, or rum.
When making two servings of Old Fashioned, take two ounces of whiskey/ bourbon, then pour half an ounce each of freshly squeezed lemon juice and minced ginger into a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice cubes. Add one tablespoon of high-quality grade-A dark amber.”