Homemade orange zest syrup takes your favorite maple syrup to another level with fresh squeezed orange juice and orange zest

Sunday morning was relaxing today. I had time to make breakfast, more than the delicious smoothies or yogurt and granola I usually enjoy for breakfast. Today I whipped up pancakes, pancakes with homemade syrup. But not just any homemade syrup, orange zest syrup.

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This orange zest syrup was so easy to make and just took minutes to have ready for a warm syrup with homemade pancakes. I always love warm syrup on my pancakes or waffles. Even if I only use store bought syrup I will always warm it first. While growing up, my mom always made fresh syrup for our Saturday morning pancakes. She prepared a simple syrup with sugar, water, vanilla, and mapleine (an artificial maple flavoring) true it wasn’t real maple syrup but it tasted like such to me. I loved Saturday morning for this very reason; wonderful fluffy pancakes and warm syrup. I was personally distraught the first time I slept over at a friend’s home and the Saturday pancake breakfast was served with COLD store bought syrup. I almost didn’t know what to do and couldn’t imagine actually eating pancakes this way. I actually may not have eaten the pancakes. Believe me when I tell you I felt so sorry for my friend’s situation surviving somehow without WARM syrup. I know now how much of a treat it was for our family.

And now you too can enjoy a warm syrup that is easy, quick, and delicious. Just set some sugar with water on the stove to dissolve and bring to a light boil for about 30 seconds, all while you are whipping up your favorite pancake recipe. Add the flavoring, orange zest and juice at the very end and serve warm.

A deliciously warm orange zest syrup that will have you licking your plate for the very last drop.