French Crêpes
This is one of the simplest and most versatile recipes I ever came across. Our family has been making this recipe for 25+ years. It’s sure to impress kids and adults – guaranteed, all the time!
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INGREDIENTS
400 ml (1 3/4 cups) milk 4 eggs 200 g (1 ¼ cups) flour vegetable oil 1. Combine milk and eggs. Beat at high speed. Add flour and beat for at least 1 minute. 2. Heat a greased 6 inch skillet with sunflower or any other neutral tasting vegetable oil. The skillet has to be very hot and well greased. 3. Fill a soup ladle with batter. Lift skillet, pour in batter on one side, then turn skillet lightly to let batter run all over skillet until it is spread evenly. When you feel that one side has been cooked, flip crêpe over and finish cooking the other side. Serve with your favourite toppings and fillings. Here's a few: maple syrup, sliced strawberries, Nutella, sliced bananas, any flavor fruit jam, sweetened fresh peaches, or ham and cheese for the folks that love savoury foods. Endless ideas, endless fun! |
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Smokey Maple Caesar with Bac-O-Rings
These are two recipes Jeremy Parsons came up with during his Amazon Prime show The Gastro Guru – an episode that features the Maple Lifestyle ROYAL Maple Syrup line, which has racked up more than 25.000 views on YouTube within a matter of days.
Smokey Maple Caesar
2 oz. Niagara Falls Craft Maple Whisky
6 oz. Walter Caesar Mix
¾ oz. Maple Lifestyle Dark Maple Syrup
½ tbsp Tabasco Sweet and Spicy
5 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
Pinch Montreal Steak Spice
Garnish with a Bac-O-Ring
Directions
Combine ingredients into a shaker half full of ice. Shake until well combined and chilled.
Strain over fresh ice in a Collins glass.
Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings BAC – O – rings
Makes 6 Rings
1 Red Onion
18 strips Double Smoked Bacon
¾ cup Ketchup 3 oz. Niagara Falls Craft Maple Whisky
3 oz. Maple Lifestyle Bourbon Barrel-Aged Maple Syrup
1 oz. Worcestershire Sauce
2 oz. Niagara Falls Craft Maple Whisky
6 oz. Walter Caesar Mix
¾ oz. Maple Lifestyle Dark Maple Syrup
½ tbsp Tabasco Sweet and Spicy
5 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce
Pinch Montreal Steak Spice
Garnish with a Bac-O-Ring
Directions
Combine ingredients into a shaker half full of ice. Shake until well combined and chilled.
Strain over fresh ice in a Collins glass.
Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings BAC – O – rings
Makes 6 Rings
1 Red Onion
18 strips Double Smoked Bacon
¾ cup Ketchup 3 oz. Niagara Falls Craft Maple Whisky
3 oz. Maple Lifestyle Bourbon Barrel-Aged Maple Syrup
1 oz. Worcestershire Sauce
Directions
Slice onions into ¾ inch high slices. Pull apart to separate the rings. Taking one strip of bacon at a time loop the bacon from underneath and wrap just enough to get it around the full thickness of he ring. Drop the rest of the strip through the top and keep wrapping around the onion ring. Add the next strip etc. until completely wrapped tightly. Wrap all of the rings and then mix the liquid ingredients together. Depending on the ketchup you use, you may need to reduce the sauce to thicken it so that when you brush it onto the rings it holds and caramelizes. Place the rings onto parchment paper lined tray and preheat your oven to 350F. Place the tray on a high rack and cook for 20 minutes. Baste the rings and flip. Continue cooking until the rings are caramelized and firm to pick up. Allow to cool and serve.
Slice onions into ¾ inch high slices. Pull apart to separate the rings. Taking one strip of bacon at a time loop the bacon from underneath and wrap just enough to get it around the full thickness of he ring. Drop the rest of the strip through the top and keep wrapping around the onion ring. Add the next strip etc. until completely wrapped tightly. Wrap all of the rings and then mix the liquid ingredients together. Depending on the ketchup you use, you may need to reduce the sauce to thicken it so that when you brush it onto the rings it holds and caramelizes. Place the rings onto parchment paper lined tray and preheat your oven to 350F. Place the tray on a high rack and cook for 20 minutes. Baste the rings and flip. Continue cooking until the rings are caramelized and firm to pick up. Allow to cool and serve.
Apple Maple Crumble Pie
For one apple maple crumble
6 big apples, for example Cortland
3/4 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup of flour
1 cup oats
Some lemon juice
1 pinch of cinnamon
1 pinch of salt
Preheat oven 350°F. Peel the apples and cut them into one inch chunks. Mix apples with lemon juice and cinnamon.
In another bowl, mix flour with oats and salt.
In a bigger bowl, whisk butter and brown sugar together.
Put Apple mix into an oven proof Pyrex and top evenly with Maple syrup. Crumble the butter oat crumbles over the apples.
Pop in the oven and bake approximately 45 to 50 minutes until the crumbles are golden and the apples are soft.
6 big apples, for example Cortland
3/4 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup of flour
1 cup oats
Some lemon juice
1 pinch of cinnamon
1 pinch of salt
Preheat oven 350°F. Peel the apples and cut them into one inch chunks. Mix apples with lemon juice and cinnamon.
In another bowl, mix flour with oats and salt.
In a bigger bowl, whisk butter and brown sugar together.
Put Apple mix into an oven proof Pyrex and top evenly with Maple syrup. Crumble the butter oat crumbles over the apples.
Pop in the oven and bake approximately 45 to 50 minutes until the crumbles are golden and the apples are soft.
Maple Kettle Corn
Mix your favourite snacks with the wonderful flavour of maple syrup!
For one large bowl
8 cups popcorn
1 cup cashews
1 cup pretzels
1 cup goldfish
3/4 cup maple syrup (amber)
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup melted butter
Sea salt to taste
In a large bowl, mix the popcorn the cashews, the pretzels and the goldfish.
In a sauce pan, boil maple syrup and corn syrup to 240°F. Add melted butter and sea salt to taste.
Mix the syrup and the corn and spread on a baking sheet. Bake at 300°F for 30 minutes mixing it every 10 minutes.
Enjoy with your favourite TV show! :)
8 cups popcorn
1 cup cashews
1 cup pretzels
1 cup goldfish
3/4 cup maple syrup (amber)
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup melted butter
Sea salt to taste
In a large bowl, mix the popcorn the cashews, the pretzels and the goldfish.
In a sauce pan, boil maple syrup and corn syrup to 240°F. Add melted butter and sea salt to taste.
Mix the syrup and the corn and spread on a baking sheet. Bake at 300°F for 30 minutes mixing it every 10 minutes.
Enjoy with your favourite TV show! :)
Healthy Smoothies
It cannot get any healthier: This is my go-to breakfast or snack when I don’t know what else to prepare: it’s healthy, it’s delicious and it’s 100% natural.
For 2 people
2 cups of frozen fruit (mango, strawberry, peach, orange, a mix or whatever is your favourite)
1 banana
1 cup of almond milk
1/4 cup of maple syrup (dark or amber)
Blend banana, almond milk and maple syrup together until smooth. Add frozen fruit and blend again.
You can add Greek yoghurt to mix, cocoa powder to give it a chocolate taste, chia seeds or other ingredients you love.
2 cups of frozen fruit (mango, strawberry, peach, orange, a mix or whatever is your favourite)
1 banana
1 cup of almond milk
1/4 cup of maple syrup (dark or amber)
Blend banana, almond milk and maple syrup together until smooth. Add frozen fruit and blend again.
You can add Greek yoghurt to mix, cocoa powder to give it a chocolate taste, chia seeds or other ingredients you love.
Maple Glazed Salmon
You'll impress with delicious, healthy and easy-to-make entrée.
For 8 people
4 tbsp maple syrup (preferred “Medium”)
2 tbsp olive oil (preferred “Extra Vergine”)
2 big garlic cloves, in thin slices
2 pounds salmon filet in one skin, with or without skin
1 lemon, cut into 8 pieces
salt and pepper to taste
chilli flakes to taste, if desired
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Place salmon on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Cut little “pockets” into the salmon and fill with sliced garlic. Pour maple syrup over salmon.
Put baking sheet into oven. Bake for 20 minutes. Take out of oven and cut into pieces.
Decorate with the lemon slices. As I side, you can serve jasmin rice or potato wedges and a delicious garden salad with Maple Syrup dressing (as described above). Enjoy!
4 tbsp maple syrup (preferred “Medium”)
2 tbsp olive oil (preferred “Extra Vergine”)
2 big garlic cloves, in thin slices
2 pounds salmon filet in one skin, with or without skin
1 lemon, cut into 8 pieces
salt and pepper to taste
chilli flakes to taste, if desired
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Place salmon on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Cut little “pockets” into the salmon and fill with sliced garlic. Pour maple syrup over salmon.
Put baking sheet into oven. Bake for 20 minutes. Take out of oven and cut into pieces.
Decorate with the lemon slices. As I side, you can serve jasmin rice or potato wedges and a delicious garden salad with Maple Syrup dressing (as described above). Enjoy!
Home-Made Tomato Ketchup with Maple Syrup
An awesome tasty and healthy ketchup that will upgrade any home-made concession food year-round!
2 pounds of tomatoes (Roma or preferably San Marzano)
5 garlic cloves
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp celery salt
1/4 tsp mustard powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 tsp pure maple syrup
Cut the tomatoes and a half and lay on a rimmed baking sheet. Lay the garlic cloves between the tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil. Roast the tomatoes in the oven at 450°F for 15 minutes.
Remove the tomato peel. Mix the roasted tomatoes and the garlic in a blender. Add apple cider vinegar. Then add celery salt, mustard powder, paprika, salt, pepper and maple syrup. Bring to a boil and let simmer at low temperature until catch-up thickens. Let it cool down and enjoy!
5 garlic cloves
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp celery salt
1/4 tsp mustard powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 tsp pure maple syrup
Cut the tomatoes and a half and lay on a rimmed baking sheet. Lay the garlic cloves between the tomatoes. Drizzle with olive oil. Roast the tomatoes in the oven at 450°F for 15 minutes.
Remove the tomato peel. Mix the roasted tomatoes and the garlic in a blender. Add apple cider vinegar. Then add celery salt, mustard powder, paprika, salt, pepper and maple syrup. Bring to a boil and let simmer at low temperature until catch-up thickens. Let it cool down and enjoy!
Easy Maple Salad Dressing
This is the easiest salad dressing I have ever made. The key is to use high-quality ingredients like excellent olive oil and maple syrup, and the result will wow your socks off. It is also gluten-free, dairy-free and nut-free for those who suffer food allergies.
For 4 people
4 tbsp maple syrup
4 tbsp olive oil (preferred “Extra Vergine”)
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Put all ingredients in a cup or bowl and mix well. Enjoy this dressing over all kinds of green salads and mixes such as Boston, Iceberg or Romaine lettuce, spinach or red leaf. It goes with tomatoes, cucumber, green onions, corn, eggs and all the other friends I regularly toss into my salad bowl.
4 tbsp maple syrup
4 tbsp olive oil (preferred “Extra Vergine”)
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Put all ingredients in a cup or bowl and mix well. Enjoy this dressing over all kinds of green salads and mixes such as Boston, Iceberg or Romaine lettuce, spinach or red leaf. It goes with tomatoes, cucumber, green onions, corn, eggs and all the other friends I regularly toss into my salad bowl.