Recipes with maple syrup

Showstopper pecan pie with homemade toffee crunch, caramel sauce drizzle, and pastry-leaf crust decoration. A Thanksgiving centerpiece that earns every compliment.

Overnight French toast strata layered with cubed cream cheese, maple syrup, and a rich egg custard. Assemble the night before, bake in the morning.

This is a fairly close approximation to what a parmigiana dish should be like.

Whole grain batter bread with whole wheat flour, oatmeal, Wheateena cereal, maple syrup, and rice or soy milk. A no-knead vegan yeast bread that rises in the pan.

Smoky chicken and beans slow-simmered into a thick, sweet-and-savory stew with three kinds of beans, diced apple, maple syrup, barbecue sauce, and a hit of hickory liquid smoke. Cozy, hearty, and easy.

Maple glazed ribs simmer to fall-off-the-bone tender, marinate in maple-Worcestershire-mustard glaze, then finish on the grill. Sticky, sweet-savory Canadian-style ribs.

Whole wheat cranberry bread for the bread machine, with maple-soaked fresh cranberries, citrus zest and buttermilk powder. Hearty wholegrain crumb with tart-sweet bursts in every slice.

Carrot-ginger breakfast muffins with whole wheat pastry flour, fresh ginger root, maple syrup, and honey. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, naturally sweetened and wholesome.

Banana walnut upside-down cake with a brown sugar-maple syrup caramel, sliced bananas in concentric circles, and a cinnamon butter cake. Served warm with whipped cream.

New England baked beans from dried navy beans, slow-cooked with smoked ham, maple syrup, brown sugar, and dry mustard. The all-day crock pot cook builds deep, sweet-smoky flavor no canned beans can touch.

Hungarian poppy seed cookies sweetened with maple syrup and flavored with lemon extract and nutmeg. Butter-rich drop cookies with a subtle crunch from milk-soaked poppy seeds.

This pecan pie can be make a day ahead and stored in the refrigerator until about one hour before serving time.

Whole wheat buttermilk waffles with chopped pecans pressed into the top for crunch, served with a warm strawberry-banana maple sauce and plain yogurt. A hearty weekend breakfast.

Whole wheat buttermilk waffles with chopped pecans pressed into the top for crunch, served with a warm strawberry-banana maple sauce and plain yogurt. A hearty weekend breakfast.

Maple glazed carrots cooked in orange juice with butter, orange zest, and mace. A quick microwave side dish ready in 20 minutes with a glossy, sweet glaze.

Maple glazed ham for the smoker: a 7-pound cooked ham basted in spiced maple syrup, studded with cloves, and smoked slow with pineapple and cherries for a holiday showstopper.