Recipe: Caramelized Apple Pancake Syrup

Recipe: Caramelized Apple Pancake Syrup

Don’t get me wrong, I like pancakes. But sometimes the expression “Flat as a pancake,” describes my enthusiasm for this dish. Unadorned, they’re pallid, uneven, and large-pored. This describes my skin without make-up. It’s not something you should be serving guests before noon.

Oh, sure I can drizzle them with maple syrup, but sometimes you need to shake things up a bit. It’s apple season and since I put apples in the pancakes, why not put apples on the pancakes as well. The results?  A pan of goopy, butterscotchy fruit that cooked in the time it takes to make a supporting batch of flap jacks. So decadent and sweet, it’s enough to make the maple syrup sulk.

What do you put on your pancakes?

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Caramelized Apple Syrup

Serves 4 to 6


Ingredient List

  • 4 to 6 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

In a large skillet, over medium-low heat, melt:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter

When the butter has melted and is just beginning to bubble, add:

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

When the sugar dissolves, increase the heat so the sauce is bubbling but doesn’t burn. Add and toss to coat:

  • 4 to 6 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced

Continue cooking until the fruit is tender-crisp and the syrup is thick but still pourable. While still hot, spoon a few caramelized apples over freshly made pancakes. Drizzle with the pan syrup. If the syrup cools too much to pour, simply reheat over low.

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  • Janet Foster
    Posted at 11:09h, 13 October

    I’m pretty much a pancake purist. Butter and maple syrup hve pretty much been the extent of my adornments until lately. Homemade blueberry syrup has risen high on my list lately. I’m a sucker for anything with apples so this would right up my alley.

  • Sophie
    Posted at 13:34h, 13 October

    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM,…What more can I say???

  • Charmian Christie
    Posted at 19:34h, 13 October

    @Janet Foster, homemade blueberry syrup? Ohhhh, that sounds amazing. I used to love it when I was a kid — but that was artificial stuff.

    Think I’ll be researching blueberry syrup soon…

  • Charmian Christie
    Posted at 19:34h, 13 October

    @Sophie, apparently not much. Your mouth seems full:-)

    Thanks for the encouragement. And the smile.

  • Sally
    Posted at 11:24h, 14 October

    When I think of pancakes mine are of the crepe variety – but a slathering of toffee-flavoured apple syrup would be welcome on the daintiest of pancake. A combination of softened apple pieces, apple syrup and creme fraiche as a filling would make a divine dessert.

  • julien
    Posted at 22:33h, 14 March

    yummm! found this apply syrup recipe on google search! gonna follow on bloglovin now!

  • Charmian Christie
    Posted at 13:04h, 15 March

    Thanks for following!! It’s hard to go wrong with anything caramel. Hope you enjoy the results.