Brown Butter Maple Syrup
A maple syrup sauce enriched with browned butter.
Ingredients
Ingredients
A simple maple syrup sauce made by browning butter and whisking in water, maple syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, salt, and optional xanthan gum.
Directions
- 1
Brown the butter and set aside.
- 2
In a saucepan, combine the water, maple syrup, and brown sugar. Heat until the sugar dissolves.
- 3
Whisk in the browned butter, vanilla, and salt.
- 4
Add the xanthan gum and blend with an immersion blender (or regular blender) for 30–60 seconds.
- 5
Let cool completely before refrigerating.
Notes
A few tips: • The xanthan gum is optional, but it helps keep the butter emulsified so the syrup stays smooth instead of separating in the fridge. • Blending is important, it breaks the butter into tiny droplets and evenly distributes the xanthan gum so it can do its job. • If you skip the xanthan gum, the syrup will still be delicious. Just give it a quick shake before using if it separates.
