This Homemade Vanilla Pancake Syrup is perfect for more than just pancakes! It’s an easy way to flavor your waffles, french toast, and so much more. Best of all, it’s done in less than a half hour.
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Homemade Vanilla Syrup
My family loves breakfast food. I mean, they really love it. You would think they just had the best meal they have ever had if breakfast is on the table!
Personally, I can take it or leave it. Still, I’m always willing to try new recipes for them and maybe for me. I want to like breakfast! Really! 🤷🏽♀️
This Homemade Vanilla Pancake Syrup was a definite win for my family and me. They loved it, but I enjoyed it too. I think more pancake, waffle, or french toast breakfasts are on the menu for me in the future! 😍
Homemade syrup like this is quick and easy to make. A few times, I’ve run out of pancake syrup and had to make my own. The great thing is, with Homemade Vanilla Pancake Syrup, you can easily make new flavors just by switching the extract flavor! We’re partial to vanilla and maple! Lemon is a fun flavor too!
My quest to like breakfast food continues! If I share a recipe like this one, you KNOW it’s good! Enjoy!
Homemade Vanilla Pancake Syrup: Ingredients & Equipment
For this Homemade Vanilla Pancake Syrup recipe, you will need …
Ingredients
- cornstarch, water, granulated sugar, brown sugar – these ingredients together form a thick syrupy substance with a consistency close to what you’re used to! The cornstarch is especially important.
- vanilla extract – to give your syrup that vanilla flavor, of course!
Equipment
- saucepan – to mix and cook your vanilla syrup recipe.
How to make Homemade Vanilla Pancake Syrup
First, boil your ingredients. Bring your water, sugar, and cornstarch to a boil over medium-high heat (use a saucepan). Whisk it to dissolve all the ingredients together.
Next, add your vanilla extract. Is your mixture boiling? Good, because now you’ll want to bring the heat down to medium-low! Stir in your vanilla extract and simmer it all for 3 minutes.
Finally, enjoy your syrup! Remove the syrup from the heat and allow it to cool before using it. If it seems too thick to use, don’t worry … it’ll thicken as it cools down!
Homemade Vanilla Pancake Syrup: FAQs
Just 25 minutes. 10 for prep, 15 for cooking. It’ll make you wonder why you went to the store to get syrup!
About 1 to 1.5 cups!
The most common cause of sugar crystals in syrup is overcooking! While longer cooking times will get you a thicker texture, it also gives the sugar a chance to clump back up into crystals. Limit your cooking time, y’all!!
If that doesn’t help, you can add 1/4 teaspoon of butter, which will give the syrup a thicker, creamier taste. Yum! Or I’ve also heard of adding 1/4 teaspoon of citrus juice, like lemon or orange juice. That’ll also affect the flavor a bit but in a super delicious zesty way!
Besides vanilla, you can also sprinkle in some cinnamon to make this homemade syrup a little richer! As mentioned above, you can also try adding in some lemon or orange extract for a citrusy zest, too.
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Homemade Vanilla Pancake Syrup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring the water, both sugars, and cornstarch to a boil over medium-high heat. Whisk to dissolve sugars and cornstarch.
- Once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and stir in the vanilla extract. Simmer for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly before use.
Notes
- Want a more traditional maple flavor? Use maple extract!
- Besides vanilla, you can also sprinkle in some cinnamon to make this homemade syrup a little richer! You can also try adding in some lemon or orange extract for a citrusy zest, too.
- The syrup will thicken as it cools. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator and use it within a few days.
Nutrition
Please note that the nutritional information listed on this page is an estimation based on the products I used. Ingredients and nutritional information can vary significantly between brands. Always be sure to read labels. Please verify that a recipe fits your needs before using it. Nutrition info may contain errors, so please verify it independently. Likewise, recipes may contain errors, so please use your common sense when following them.
Originally published on February 4, 2014. Updated on January 11, 2023.
These looks so good… and the syrup?? I NEED to make some asap!! 🙂 Pinning! 🙂
That syrup sounds so good! I must say I'd try one of those sausages on a stick, LOL. Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday. Have a great week, Jamie!
Oh my goodnes… I love you! Thank you for this syrup recipe!!! I really needed it the other day when I discovered I was OUT of syrup… that won't happen again now! Visiting from the party at the diy dreamer!!!
Shelley @ PaperCharm
Gotta try making this!!! XO
Such a fun breakfast food! And the syrup sounds really good. Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next week.
Oh yum Jamie that syrup sounds delicious and I seriously need to try the pancakes on a stick! Thanks for sharing on the weekend re-Treat Link Party!
Britni @ Play. Party. Pin.
Thank you for linking up at Tasty Tuesdays! Your post has been pinned to my Recipes from Tasty Tuesday board. I can't wait to see what you link up next week!
Have a terrific weekend!
Cathy
APeekIntoMyParadise.com
#TastyTuesdays
Oh, how yummy! Thanks for sharing at Family Fun Friday! I'm featuring you this week!
Super delicious! Thanks for posting this at the Saturday Night Fever link party. Hope to see you back on Saturday!
Thanks for the vanilla syrup recipe, I'll be saving this as I think it'll come in handy around the holidays. Thanks for sharing your recipe at Sweet and Savoury Sundays, we'd love you to stop by again this weekend!
Tastes EXACTLY like store bought pancake syrup! Will def make again and may try flavour variations! Soooo easy and yummy.
I found another recipe my kids will love. Thank you for your very nice article.