Homemade Pancake Syrup with Variations

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 Tbsp molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp maple extract

Preparation

Step 1

Put sugar, water and molasses into a saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil. When sugar crystals are thoroughly dissolved, add vanilla and maple.

Variations:
For other syrups, omit molasses and use light corn syrup instead. Substitute one of the following for the maple:
1 tsp coconut extract
1 tsp banana extract plus 3 drops of yellow food color
1 tsp orange extract plus 3 drops yellow, 1 drop of red