Butter Syrup (aka Sweet Nectar From Heaven)

There are all kinds of pancakes. There are “healthy” pancakes and there are… dessert pancakes, like these Almost-Famous Cheesecake Pancakes:

There are festive pancakes:

And savory pancakes:

And, since we’re on the subject, there are ethnic pancakes, like these Baked Blintzes with Fresh Blueberry Sauce:

This Pear Dutch Baby:

And these nutella crepes:

But we digress. We are here to discuss syrup. What we are trying to get at is that there are many kinds of pancakes and ONE syrup that is good enough to be poured over any of them. Affectionately referred to as “Sweet Nectar from Heaven” or “Liquid Gold” at our house, this syrup is just perfect but very simple. We were introduced to this paragon of all syrups when a friend served it at a church-related breakfast. Now, if you were invited to an event put on by this particular friend (Audrey), you knew you were going to behold something truly special – from the food to the decor to every tiny detail imaginable. Pancakes were on the menu and we drizzled some foamy substance that we assumed was syrup onto our stack of cakes. One bite… unearthly. Two bites, then three… what is IN this magical concoction? We haven’t been able to purchase syrup ever since.

We’re not going to pretend that it’s healthy (isn’t syrup just sugar in liquid form by definition?), but you don’t need much to transform the most basic of pancakes into something truly remarkable (and hold buttering your cakes – you’ll get plenty of butter in the syrup). With butter and vanilla as the prominent flavors here, it smells amazing and tastes even better, making it totally acceptable to drizzle over a boxed pancake mix – the syrup will make them seem homemade.

This syrup is extra fun because it fizzles and turns frothy when you add the baking soda. If the idea of a frothy syrup doesn’t sit well with you, fear not. After a few seconds, it looks pretty normal:

Butter Syrup (aka Sweet Nectar From Heaven)

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Active time

5 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

Author: Audrey (for lack of a more precise origin)

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

• 1 stick (or ½ c) butter
• ¾ c sugar
• ½ c buttermilk (or ½ c milk mixed with ½ tsp vinegar)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Combine butter, sugar and buttermilk in a small sauce pan and melt over medium heat.
2. When it comes to a boil, remove from heat and add the baking soda and vanilla.
3. Stir until foamy.

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