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Hearty Midwest Maple Syrup Recipes

By The editors of MidwestLiving.com Updated January 04, 2020
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Bring the sweet taste of maple syrup to your table with recipes for cake, muffins, nut bread, salad dressings, vegetables and more.

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Maple Syrup Cake

Maple Syrup Cake
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Ruth Smiley of Parke County, Indiana, gave us her recipe for Maple Syrup Cake, which she makes in a fluted tube pan. We mixed up an easy maple syrup icing to drizzle over the top. Ruth's family produces maple syrup on land that's been in the family for five generations.

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Maple-Apple Pudding Bake

Maple-Apple Pudding Bake
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The Wisconsin Maple Producers created this recipe to showcase maple syrup and juicy apples in a moist, rich dessert.

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Maple-Apple-Glazed Breakfast Meatballs

Maple-Apple-Glazed Breakfast Meatballs
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Perfect for brunches, mini pork meatballs are a sweet and salty alternative to sides of bacon or sausage.

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Maple Sweet-Potato Sticky Buns

Maple Sweet-Potato Sticky Buns
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Traditional sticky buns not quite sweet enough for you? Add sweet potato, maple syrup and syrupy pecans.

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Maple Date Nut Bread

Maple Date Nut Bread
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Chopped and pitted dates stand out beside the hint of maple syrup in this dark brown, nutty quick bread. This recipe is from Ruth Smiley of Smiley Brothers maple syrup producers in Indiana.

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Maple Oatmeal Muffins

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You can taste the maple sweetness in these oatmeal muffins from the Hoosier (Indiana) Maple Syrup Cookbook. Cinnamon and pecans pack the breakfast or snack bread with even more flavor.

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Maple-Walnut Apple Cobbler

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This easy skillet cobbler is bursting with harvest flavor: crisp apples, cinnamon, toasted walnuts and sweet maple syrup.

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Chipotle-Maple Chicken Thighs

Chipotle-Maple Chicken Thighs
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We won't mince words: This is juicy, spicy, sticky, glorious barbecued chicken. One of the secrets? Chicken thighs. They cook fast, like breasts, but they have richer flavor and don't dry out. And nutritionally speaking, the two are more similar than you'd think.

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Maple Butter Twists

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These breakfast rolls are a family tradition with Jean Haviland of Carroll, Iowa. "Mom always makes extra and freezes them for later. They're great for breakfast or any time of day!" she says.

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Maple-Chile Butternut Soup

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This is a great dairy-free (and cholesterol-free, too) soup in its own right, but a drizzle of Asian-spiced maple syrup adds a wonderfully unexpected kick and dramatic red flourish. The recipe comes from the Birchwood Cafe Cookbook (University of Minnesota Press, $29.95).

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Maple-Bourbon Ketchup

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Just three ingredients yield a surprisingly flavorful "quickie" barbecue sauce. Try it as a dipping sauce for purchased roasted chicken or breaded, baked chicken breast. You can also toss shredded chicken meat with the sauce for a simple pulled-chicken sandwich. (Bonus points if you add cheddar cheese and toast the sandwich in a panini press!)

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Maple-Walnut Banana Bars

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The math on these homey bars couldn't be simpler: one pan, one ripe banana and less than one hour from start to finish.

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Chai Maple Cider

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Breathe deeply. This spiced cider tea doubles as aromatherapy from the slow cooker. After cooking, the cider can be kept on the "warm" setting for one hour.

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Spiced Maple Tart with Poached Pears

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Cutting pears into a fan shape takes this spiced tart's look from homey to holy moly.

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Maple-Mustard Dressing

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This easy, not-too-sweet variation on classic honey-mustard is the Angry Trout Cafe's most popular dressing. Double the recipe if you like: It keeps well in the refrigerator for up to one month.

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Cinnamon Carrots with Maple Thyme Butter

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These sweet oven-roasted carrots are a perfect complement to a holiday menu, but they're easy enough to be a weeknight side. This comfort food recipe comes from Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri.

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Grammy's Wild Rice Porridge

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For easy morning prep, cook the wild rice the day before. The next day, start at Step 3.

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    1 of 17 Maple Syrup Cake
    2 of 17 Maple-Apple Pudding Bake
    3 of 17 Maple-Apple-Glazed Breakfast Meatballs
    4 of 17 Maple Sweet-Potato Sticky Buns
    5 of 17 Maple Date Nut Bread
    6 of 17 Maple Oatmeal Muffins
    7 of 17 Maple-Walnut Apple Cobbler
    8 of 17 Chipotle-Maple Chicken Thighs
    9 of 17 Maple Butter Twists
    10 of 17 Maple-Chile Butternut Soup
    11 of 17 Maple-Bourbon Ketchup
    12 of 17 Maple-Walnut Banana Bars
    13 of 17 Chai Maple Cider
    14 of 17 Spiced Maple Tart with Poached Pears
    15 of 17 Maple-Mustard Dressing
    16 of 17 Cinnamon Carrots with Maple Thyme Butter
    17 of 17 Grammy's Wild Rice Porridge

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