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Maple flavoring for baking

Mom2Dogs — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:18:18 GMT

I have tried many brands of MAPLE flavoring for baking....the flavor is just not 'there'...even when I doubled the amount of Maple flavoring I was still disappointed...does anyone have a favorite brand? thanks.

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

Kachina624 — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:30:36 GMT

@Mom2Dogs. All the maple flavoring I've ever used tastes completely unmaple-like. I gave up.

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

Snowpuppy — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 02:29:06 GMT

Have you tried reducing the total sugars and using real maple syrup?

Fwiw, locally produced maple syrups vary in taste by region, just like local honey.

There are grades of syrup down to dark and very dark. Very dark should only be served to Paul Bunyan on a stack of Kodiak Cakes. 🙃

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

Rockycoast — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:50:06 GMT

I use real maple syrup in my baking. Not a flavoring. Grade A Dark (formerly grade B) is what I use. Can always taste the rich maple flavor using the Darks.

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

sunshine45 — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:19:18 GMT

use canadian maple syrup.....no "flavoring" needed.

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

Mom2Dogs — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:52:49 GMT

@Snowpuppy Thanks for the tip

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

Mom2Dogs — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:54:34 GMT

@Rockycoast Ok...did you have to experiment a lot to figure out the ratio of flavoring vs syrup?

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

sabatini — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 02:01:21 GMT

@Mom2Dogs , I agree with you! Honestly, when I made maple icing, I used maple extract as well as pure maple syrup, but I still wanted it maplier!

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

Rockycoast — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:38:13 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@Rockycoast Ok...did you have to experiment a lot to figure out the ratio of flavoring vs syrup?

Even though I use the dark maple syrup, I still use more of the syrup than the flavoring. Extract is a condensed flavoring. The syrup is more sweet. So if I was using 1 TBS of syrup i would use half of that in the extract.

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

Mom2Dogs — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 22:45:30 GMT

@Rockycoast Thank you

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

haddon9 — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 23:17:10 GMT

@Mom2Dogs Can you just use real maple syrup?

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

Mom2Dogs — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:23:42 GMT

@haddon9 I have not tried syrup yet, but it was mentioned. I wish companies would quit messing with products.

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

AuntMame — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:35:39 GMT

I combine a small amount of Crescent Mapleine with a generous pour of maple syrup upon the recommendation of a cook far better than myself. I've had guests tell me that the maple flavor in baked desserts is perfect.

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

Rockycoast — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 16:26:39 GMT

You are welcome.

Flavorings/extracts and real syrups are much like dried herbs and fresh herbs. You use more fresh herbs in recipes then dried because of the concentrated flavor of dried.

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 18:37:37 GMT

@Mom2Dogs - due to our way of eating, I use flavorings in certain things when I don't eat the real food product. For instance, we don't eat corn so I'll use a sweet corn flavoring to make cornbread. Another one that most people don't even know exists is mashed potato flavoring. I add that to mashed cauliflower. Anyway, these flavorings can be difficult to find, but awhile back I found a website that I saved and will be buying from when my current flavoring supply is depleted. The website is called One on One Flavors - The Flavor Superstore - www.oooflavors dot com. I don't know if you want to try one more time but they do have maple flavoring. That's the route I would personally take because maple syrup is out of the question for us. Plus it's a rigmarole to have recalculate a recipe when you swap the ingredients. JMO

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

Mom2Dogs — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:51:33 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch Thanks for the info...I was talking about this with a friend today, she feels like I do about the flavoring...I will share that web site with her as well.

thanks.

I looked at the website..lets say we eat potatoes but want more flavor...is the mashed potato flavoring used for that reason as well as the reason you use it to flavor cauliflower? It is an interesting website, thanks!

Re: Maple flavoring for baking

JeanLouiseFinch — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 02:33:05 GMT

@Mom2Dogs wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch Thanks for the info...I was talking about this with a friend today, she feels like I do about the flavoring...I will share that web site with her as well.

thanks.

I looked at the website..lets say we eat potatoes but want more flavor...is the mashed potato flavoring used for that reason as well as the reason you use it to flavor cauliflower? It is an interesting website, thanks!

@Mom2Dogs - that's right. Since we don't eat potatoes, I'll make creamy mashed cauliflower, but to me it still tastes like cauliflower. That isn't always a bad thing but sometimes we want the mashed potatoes & gravy experience. The flavoring gives us that without us comprising. I don't see why you couldn't use the flavoring in actual mashed potatoes to increase the depth of flavor. Just add a dropper at a time, stir, and taste until you are satisfied. Be careful not to overdo it. I don't know what would happen if you did. If you're thinking about thanksgiving, I'd do a test batch in advance.