It’s almost maple season, and we LOVE pure maple syrup.
With over 85 scrumptious recipes for maple syrup desserts and sweets, I’m sure you’ll find something to satisfy your craving. Get ready for a sugar rush as I take you on a journey to find the best maple syrup dessert recipe.

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Using Maple Syrup in Baking
In Canada, substituting maple syrup for brown sugar is pretty common. I use it in my coffee and even add a couple of teaspoons to mashed avocado for my daughter.
Since our off grid home is so far north, about 62 degrees north, we don't have maple trees that we can tap for syrup.
However, we do have lovely maples at our other property deep in the northern Ontario wilderness. And I have fond memories of many maple syrup seasons as a child.
Recently I was looking for a maple syrup bar recipe, and found so many delicious desserts made with maple that I decided to write a post about them.
I was aiming for 85 maple dessert recipe ideas. But I made it to 90.
And I keep finding more good ones.
Oh, and if you're thinking about adding maple syrup to your main meals, you'll love this post with more than 35 recipes for dinner recipes that use maple syrup too!
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Best Maple Syrup Dessert Recipe Roundup - 85+ Recipes
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Easy Maple Syrup Bars
So this may be my favorite recipe out of this entire list. It tastes just like my Grandma Margaret's buttertart bars. This is going in our family recipe binder. 🙂
Strawberry Popsicles
Fresh strawberry, coconut milk, chocolate and maple syrup combine for a refreshing summer dessert treat using maple syrup - YUM!
Blueberry Crisp Recipe
I make this blueberry crisp recipe in a large cast-iron skillet on our propane cooktop or our woodstove. So good!
Whipped Cinnamon Maple Butter
Whip up some whipped maple butter in no time for an added burst of flavor to your favorite dishes, like banana bread, roasted sweet potato muffins or pancakes. Your tastebuds will thank you!
Maple Bacon Cupcakes
Delicious maple bacon cupcakes made with real maple syrup, frosted with a decadent bourbon brown butter frosting, and garnished with candied bacon for the ultimate sweet and savory treat.
Classic Quebec Sugar Pie
Canadians know how to make delicious desserts. Quebec sugar pie is a traditional French Canadian dessert with a smooth, rich, creamy filling made with brown sugar and maple syrup. It's a cheap and easy dessert that will satisfy your sweet tooth.
Vegan Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Pop Tarts
Enjoy a healthy vegan breakfast with these warm brown sugar pop-tarts. The sweet pastry is filled with brown sugar and cinnamon and topped off with a sugary glaze. Enjoy this tasty snack free of dairy products and corn syrup.
Maple Glazed Cut Out Cookies
Soft and chewy maple-flavored cookies are the perfect treat. They keep their shape while baking and are topped with a delicious maple glaze for an extra flavor boost.
Easy Banana Bread Recipe with Chocolate Chips & Flax Seeds
Our family's favorite banana bread recipe sweetened with maple syrup!
Maple Latte (Hot or Iced)
Make your mornings special this fall with a delicious maple latte that only takes three ingredients and minutes to make! Enjoy the rich, decadent flavor of real maple syrup in your homemade latte. No fancy equipment is necessary - just the perfect pick-me-up for those cozy autumn days!
Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes with Maple Glaze
Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes with Maple Glaze is the perfect individual-size dessert for the holidays. They're moist, tender, and full of spiced pumpkin flavor, topped with a buttery maple glaze - yum!
Easy Vegan Baklava Recipe
Enjoy the rich flavors of classic baklava without spending hours in the kitchen. With this easy vegan baklava recipe, you can easily re-create this Middle Eastern dessert using maple syrup.
No Bake Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars
These No Bake Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars are packed with delicious, nourishing ingredients like nuts, oats, and maple syrup. Enjoy them for breakfast, an after-school snack, or as a simple maple syrup dessert recipe anytime.
Protein Cookie Dough (3 Flavors!)
Satisfy your sweet tooth in a healthy way with this Edible Protein Cookie Dough recipe. Made with just six basic ingredients including pure maple syrup, it takes less than 10 minutes to make and contains 10 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber per serving.
Gingersnap Cookies with Maple Icing
Enjoy a classic Christmas treat with these Gingersnap Cookies made with molasses, cinnamon, and ginger, crisped to perfection on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. A great addition to a homestead holiday dinner.
Maple Leaf Cookies
Enjoy the flavors of Canada with these iconic Maple Leaf Cookies. These delightful treats are shaped like leaves to bring out their unique maple flavor.
Pumpkin Yogurt Parfait Recipe with Maple
Make a healthy breakfast reminiscent of pumpkin pie with this easy-to-make pumpkin spice parfait. Use canned pure pumpkin (not pie mix), plain Greek yogurt, and 100% maple syrup as a sweetener to enjoy all the guilt-free goodness.
Maple Walnut Ice Cream
Do you know how to make homemade ice cream? We have an ice cream maker and can't wait try this recipe!
Maple Pecan Pie Bars
Heavy cream, a shortbread crust, and the tried-and-true maple syrup and pecan combo make this maple bar recipe a solid addition to our homesteading recipes binder!
Maple Glazed Donuts with Bacon – Air Fryer
Breakfast for dessert? Why not - with this maple glazed and bacon donut recipe - satisfaction for your bacon-loving sweet-tooth!
Maple Glazed Pumpkin Bread
Homemade pumpkin bread with maple glaze?!? Yes, please! This may even replace my eggless pumpkin muffin recipe as a new family favorite!
Apple Pie Oatmeal
Try this delicious oatmeal that tastes like apple pie - made with whole-grain oats, maple syrup, cinnamon, and apples. Yes, it can be a healthy breakfast or a dessert.
Apricot Tart
Flaky pastry, fragrant apricots, and rich syrup make this apricot tart a favorite maple syrup dessert recipe.
Easy Maple Walnut Pie
Maple syrup, walnut, chilled pastry, molasses and pumpkin pie spice make this a cold-weather treat for sure.
Pancake Waffle Cupcake with Maple Frosting
Yes, waffles are involved, but no, I don't let the kids have this for breakfast. I'm including it as a once-a-year treat during maple syrup season!
5-minute Pumpkin Spice Latte Baked Oats
Start your day off with a warm and cozy bowl of pumpkin spice latte-baked oatmeal. Perfect for those chilly fall mornings, this sweet and filling breakfast provides the energy boost you need to get through the day.
Walnut Oatmeal Energy Balls
Walnuts, oatmeal, flax, and maple syrup combine in bite-size energy balls. Great for on-the-go snacks or even a light breakfast!
Maple Snickerdoodles
Enjoy the comforting taste of classic snickerdoodle cookies with an extra delicious twist These Maple Snickerdoodles combine my favorite cinnamon flavor with the added bonus of rich and sweet maple syrup.
Oat Milk Hot Chocolate
My daughter is allergic to milk protein so she's been drinking oat milk for about 5 years. And she LOVES this maple syrup oat milk hot chocolate recipe!
Maple Walnut Banana Bundt Cake
Maple syrup, walnuts, AND bananas all in a cake?!? Four of my favorite things....and this pretty bundt cake makes a great hostess gift too.
Slow Cooker Maple Pecan Fudge Recipe
This slow-cooked maple pecan fudge recipe is a traditional style recipe using condensed milk and just a couple of tablespoons of maple syrup. It freezes well and is a holiday favorite.
Vegan Vanilla Oat Milk Ice Cream
This oat milk ice cream recipe was a hit with my daughter because she loves vanilla and maple syrup. Yup, it’s a vegan ice cream that tastes good - it's creamy, sweet, and delicious.
Gluten Free Maple Shortbread Cookies
We love shortbread cookies because they remind us of my Scottish grandmother who was an AMAZING cook and baker. These are made with gluten-free flour, but I've also made them with straight almond flour and they were delicious. Topped with maple syrup icing.
Mini Maple Bacon Donuts Recipe
Maple syrup, bacon, and.....sweetened coffee creamer?!? You'd think Dan created this recipe. He didn't, but he's a fan!
Easy Berry Sorbetto
Here's an easy summer recipe for a dessert made with maple syrup. Use mixed berries, a splash of vodka, and sweeten with pure maple syrup for a refreshing hot-weather after-dinner treat.
Air Fryer Cinnamon Maple Baked Apples
Yes, we live off the grid and have an air fryer. We only use it on sunny days when the solar panels are pumping though. Although this recipe is so good I'd be tempted to run the generator for it.
Maple Syrup Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Maple Syrup Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a festive, moist and flavorful spice cake. It's finished off with a delicious cream cheese frosting and a dash of salted caramel. Garnish with seasonal fruit and for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or even Easter.
Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze
Sprinkled with a crumbly streusel topping and drizzled with a rich maple glaze, this pumpkin bread is a delicious maple syrup dessert recipe for the fall.
Easy Almond Flour Cake
If you're serving guests with various food sensitivities, this moist and delicious Almond Flour Cake could be the answer. Flavored with lemon zest and vanilla, this cake is not only dairy-free and gluten-free but paleo-friendly and sweetened with maple syrup instead of sugar. And it's easy to make using one bowl.
Peach compote
Use your leftover peaches with a dash of maple syrup to make this delicious compote. Serve with pancakes, vanilla ice cream, or over cheesecake!
Blueberry Baked Oatmeal Cups
This is a great recipe for make-ahead frugal breakfasts. Plus it's good for you - blueberries, oats, and sweetened naturally with maple syrup and banana. Add a dollop of vanilla ice cream and it does double-duty as dessert.
Maple Bacon Cake Balls
I don't really like using cake mixes, so you could make these maple bacon cake pops with your favorite white cake recipe. I'm thinking this could be a fun treat for Canada Day!
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
Nut butter, chocolate chips and pure maple syrup take the place of marshmallows in these delicious vegan rice krispie treats.
Air Fryer Maple Pecan Hand Pies
Another fast hand pie recipe using an air fryer! We made these during our cross-country trailer-camping trip this summer and they were SO good.
Cinnamon Roll Waffles With Maple Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce sweetened with maple syrup has a uniquely Canadian flavor - give it a try!
Smoked Pecan Pie : Make an Easy & Delicious Pie on the Smoker!
If you love the flavor of smoked pecans, you're going to love this smoked pecan-maple-syrup pie. Add a dollop of vanilla whipped cream.
Chocolate Pomegranate Blueberry Overnight Oats
We eat oatmeal all year round, and in the summer we love our overnight summer oats. My almost-13-year-old has been experimenting with different combinations and says this recipe for chocolate pomegranate blueberry overnight oats with maple is a keeper! Great for a breakfast or snack time too
Maple Pecan Pie w/o Corn Syrup
Looking for a delicous maple pecan pie recipe without corn syrup? Here you go!
Maple Pecan French Toast Roll Ups Recipe
We use any stale homemade bread for this recipe. I've also swapped out the pecans for walnuts, added a dollop of ice cream for dessert and it is still great!
Oatmeal Raisin Bars
Raisins, large-flake oats, bananas, maple syrup, and lots of room for substitution. Good basic oatmeal bar recipe that we use for snacks, desserts, and breakfast too
Homemade Maple Whipped Cream
Simple and delicious. Bookmark this recipe now.
Baked Maple Donuts with Maple Glaze
If you REALLY love maple syrup, here's a double dose of maple - maple syrup donuts with maple glaze.
Maple Syrup Chocolate Chip Cookies
We made this maple syrup chocolate chip cookies recipe with peanut butter and ½ cup whole wheat, ½ cup all purpose flour as a homeschool activity during Canadian Studies. It was a hit!
French Toast Maple Fudge
French toast, maple, and fudge?!? Heck ya!
Maple Syrup Flapjacks
I recently learned that Flapjacks in Britain are completely different from American flapjacks, which are basically pancakes. This flapjack recipe uses maple syrup instead of Lyle's Golden Syrup - also delicious!
Caramelized Maple Pecan Fudge
The result of a "happy mistake" of overcooking, the flavor in this caramelized maple fudge is amazing!
How to Make Maple Sugar
Did you know you can make maple sugar to add to your favorite maple syrup dessert recipes? Here's how!
Almond Flour Pecan Pie
Almond flour and arrowroot starch in the base give this pecan pie a delicate, nutty flavor that works well with the maple flavor. So good!
Oat Flour Brownies
Sometimes we just need the comfort of a tray of brownies. This recipe uses oat flour and maple syrup - the maple flavor really comes through!
Healthy Peanut Butter Cups
If you love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and want a healthier alternative, you've got to try this gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and low-sugar healthy peanut butter cup recipe made with maple syrup!
Peanut Butter Swirl Black Bean Brownies
Here's another healthy peanut butter, maple syrup brownie recipe but this one uses black beans - one of my favorite frugal and nutritious ingredients!
Gluten-Free Maple Syrup Donut Recipe
Here's another maple donut recipe, but this one calls for a cup of gluten free flour.
Maple Donut Cake
If you love the idea of maple donuts but don't have time to make all those little circles, make this maple donut cake recipe instead.
Maple Pudding
Looking for a no-bake maple syrup dessert idea? Try this maple pudding - old-fashioned, simple, and delicious!
Pumpkin White Chocolate Pancakes & White Chocolate Maple Syrup
I'm including this recipe here because the white chocolate maple syrup is SERIOUSLY delicious. And it makes a sweet addition (literally) to less-sweet desserts such as gingerbread or spice cake.
Air Fryer Apple Crisp
This quick and easy air fryer apple crisp with maple syrup uses tapioca (or arrowroot) flour - it's light and yummy too!
Maple-Bourbon Pumpkin Pie
Delicately flavored with maple syrup and bourbon, this pumpkin pie recipe is a nice change from the basic pie we're used to!
3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Made with just three ingredients - peanut butter, maple syrup, and oatmeal, and ready in minutes when you make it in an air fryer!
Maple Sufganiyot with Dulce de Leche Filling
Suganiyot are Israeli donuts and traditionally served during Hannukah. I love the idea of the maple flakes as a topping, and we're going to try this recipe with subbing pure Grade A maple syrup for the brown sugar in the donut recipe.
Baked Oats with Chocolate Topping
Okay, so we usually have our baked oatmeal and maple syrup for breakfast, but dang, this one with chocolate melted on top looks so good I think I could add a dollop of vanilla ice cream and call it dessert.
Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls
These bacon-filled Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls are perfect for a sweet weekend brunch treat or dessert. Fluffy sweet dough rolled up with brown sugar, filled with bacon and covered in a sweet maple frosting plus topped off with even more bacon.
Maple Custard With Strawberry Compote
Here's a maple syrup dessert recipe with a springtime twist! Maple custard and strawberry compote. Or it could be a pretty Canada Day dessert - just look at those colours!
Maple Yeasted Sugar Pie (Belgian Tarte au Sucre) Recipe
If you like custard, butter tart fillings with a maple flavor, and a yeast-type pie or base to your desserts, you HAVE to try this!
Edible Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Sometimes we all need a few spoonfuls of a sweet comfort food, and this one for edible cookie dough with maple syrup and almond flour is made without refined sugar or flour!
Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies (3 ingredients)
We made these 3 ingredient almond flour maple shortbread cookies this Christmas. They were gone in 30 minutes.....
Maple Bacon Cupcakes
This maple bacon cupcake recipe includes white flour and whole milk - Dan and the boys will be happy with this one!
Maple Cake Recipe
This simple and beautiful white maple cake is perfect for a January birthday or celebration.
Chia Seed Banana Bread – Meg and Matcha
Greek yogurt, chia seeds, maple syrup - this banana bread is full of good stuff, but it's also so sweet and good it makes a good coffee or tea time treat.
Vegan Lemon Cookies
Almond flour, coconut oil, maple syrup, and lemon....this vegan lemon cookie recipe is another good choice if you need a maple syrup dessert for spring.
Cinnamon Baked Pears
With just five ingredients, this simple yet elegant dessert is year-round favorite. Come to think of it, I bet this would work with peaches or apples and maple syrup too.
Healthy Banana Flapjacks
Another version of maple banana flapjacks with oats - these have banana slices on top instead of mashed and mixed in.
Maple Pecan Cookies
Maple syrup AND maple extract give these maple pecan cookies a flavor boost!
Keto Truffles with Bacon and Maple
Cream cheese, butter, maple syrup, and bacon - oh good Lord. I think these are supposed to be healthyish. But not if you eat the whole tray.
Maple Glazed Banana Walnut Bread
Simple, sweet, and oh-so-yummy.
Maple Log Donut Bars
These maple log donuts topped with maple butter frosting are fried in oil in a frying pan....perfect if you're in a baking mood but your oven isn't working.....
Blueberry Crumble with Lemon & Maple
A touch of lemon really makes the blueberry flavor pop in this tried-and-true crumble recipe.
Honey Cardamom Cake w. Maple Whipped Cream
The cardamon in this honey cake reminds me of the desserts we would have when visiting my Indian grandmother many years ago. The maple whipped cream is a lovely touch!
Easy Pumpkin Pie Dip With Cream Cheese
With just four ingredients, this cream-cheese-based no-bake pumpkin pie dip uses maple syrup to add sweetness and flavor - perfect for dipping ginger snaps, pretzels, or carrots on an autumn-based charcuterie board.
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