I've never really bought into the whole maple syrup on pancakes deal. To me, its too sweet, too full of calories, and just screams out dessert instead of breakfast. So I've been content all these years to top my stack of pancakes with some berries or any seasonal fruit and just call it a day. While out to breakfast recently, I saw Cary's Sugar Free Maple Syrup and while being somewhat hesitant, I poured it over my pancakes.
Although the taste was pretty good for a sugar free product, it was still too sweet for my pancake tastes. Still, I was determined to give this baby a fair shake. Where else could I find a use for it? In oatmeal! I whipped up a batch of banana oats, and, in lieu of my usual brown sugar to sweeten it, I added a drizzle of this syrup. Pure heaven. Excited, I decided to try it on my other dishes that I customarily add a little brown sugar, namely sweet potatoes and squash. Yum! I clearly had found a winner.