Blonde Butter Syrup + Video
Forget maple syrup! Blonde Butter Syrup is the BEST homemade syrup you will ever try! It’s creamy, rich, buttery, and with only 3 ingredients, you can whip it up in no time! Perfect for lazy weekends and Christmas breakfast too!
I was first introduced to this syrup when my husband and I were young newlyweds and we were attending a married student ward for our church. We would have a “Linger Longer” every now and then where we would stay after church was over and eat food. The food was anything from dinners, to desserts, to breakfasts. One of the ladies in our ward made the BEST butter syrup for one of our breakfast activities. I had never tried anything like it before. I was completely addicted and so glad she shared the recipe with us!
This syrup is smooth, rich, and buttery – just like you would expect from the name of it. So. Flipping. Delicious! It’s thick and sweet. I’ll even go as far as to say that I like it better than real maple syrup on my pancakes. It’s THAT good!
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Another thing I love about this butter syrup is that it only takes 3 ingredients to make. I almost always have all the ingredients on hand to make it too, which is good, but dangerous at the same time, haha. We make this when we have breakfast for dinner. The kids can’t get enough!
This butter syrup is definitely a crowd pleaser, so if you are having company over for the holidays, you should definitely make it! Be prepared to make a LOT though, because everyone will be adding more to their stack of pancakes after they taste their first bite! Enjoy!
Blonde Butter Syrup
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113 g) butter, (1 stick)
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml) evaporated milk
Instructions
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over the stovetop.
- Place evaporated milk in a large microwaveable dish/glass measure cup. Microwave for 60 seconds or until boiling.
- Add sugar to the evaporated milk immediately after removing from the microwave. (It will puff up when you first add the sugar to the milk, so that’s why you want a big container to stir it in.)
- Whisk sugar and milk for a minute until sugar is mostly dissolved. Add to melted butter on the stove and whisk continuously over medium-high heat. Continue whisking until the syrup boils and thickens up (happens when it reaches a boil.) Don’t cook too long or it will caramelize the sugars and it won’t be that blonde butter syrup you want.
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Recipe from Sister Jewitt
Pictures updated & post re-published 11/6/16. Post originally published to my blog April 10, 2012.
What is your preferred butter for this recipe? Brand, and salted or unsalted?
Any butter will work. Ultimately it will come down to your personal preference. We tend to use salted butter, but unsalted is great too if you don’t have a high salt tolerance. We most often use Kirkland brand, so nothing fancy.
It was absolutely delicious 😋 I tweeted it a little bit and added 1/2tsp Vanilla. It reminds me and the hubby of a restaurant we have breakfast at in NC. Thank you so much for sharing. This is a KEEPER!
So glad you enjoyed it! A little vanilla is a great addition.
I made this Keto by using Bocha Sweet sugar replacement. It was delicious before putting on keto pancakes they overpowered the syrup. Since it was a keto version I had to use whipping cream which made it too thin so I took a tip from another reviewer and added a pinch of baking soda and a sprinkle of salt which made it perfect. This is a good base for any flavor syrup almond, maple, banana ect. One day I will try it over regular buttermilk pancakes and I know it will be delish!!!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing your experience with altering the recipe to make it Keto.
Mine wouldn’t thicken properly – wound using brown sugar cause this?
Or did I add too much evaporated milk?
I have never tried it with brown sugar, but since brown sugar has more moisture in it (molasses), that may have been the issue.
Thanks great recipe
I accidentally used sweetened condensed milk. The sugar crystals never fully dissolved and the syrup became stiff (like taffy on a warm surface) as it cooled, even slightly. Tasted great but how do I fix it so that the sugar dissolves & the retains a syrupy consistency? Thanks for your help!
Hi Lisa. Evaporated milk would have given you the right consistency. Where sweetened condensed milk has so much sugar already, and is already cooked, I’m sure that’s why it became stiff with the additional sugar. It’s hard to say what would thin it up. Maybe a splash of plain milk or water? You would definitely need to cook it low and slow to dissolve the additional sugar. Sorry you used the wrong product. I hope you get to try it with the evaporated milk because it is quite enjoyable.
Can’t wait to try. On another note, I LOVE the syrup container. Suggestions on where to pick up on just like it? I especially like the vertical ridges!
I actually got mine from the dollar store. Haha. Here’s a similar one on Amazon with horizontal ridges (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2O0eorV
Every time we make peach cobbler, I make this to go with it, but i make it with whole milk because it doesnt last. Ive had this as a kid with my mom making it all the time during the winter for all of us. Here i thought I only did this and drempt my mom just made it up. Apparently not. Lol
What a fun memory! And I love the idea of putting it on peach cobbler!
I tried this blonde butter syrup recipe and OMG it was flipping delicious!! I couldnt stop eating it…I am not usually a big syrup eater, but I love butter! Seriuosly BEST SYRUP RECIPE EVER, thankyou so much for sharing this recipe!
I’m so glad you love this syrup as much as we do Stacy! Thanks for your review!
Thank you for sharing this, it’s a great recipe! After I made it I made a second batch: substituting heavy cream for the evaporated milk and adding 1/4t salt in with the sugar. That gave it a much fresher, richer taste.
That’s great that heavy cream works as well. I just always have evaporated milk in my pantry. I’ll have to try that next! Thanks for your review!
Don’t forget the salt, it’s a game changer 😉