# What can I make with this. . . syrup I made? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720 "2012-12-11T17:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/1 "2012-12-11T17:41:01Z")
I may have asked this question before because I have the same question every year at about this time as I usually make candied orange slices for Christmas. This year I have tangerines and, along with the water and sugar, I was thinking of dropping one or two whole cloves in with it. There’s always a bunch of syrup left over and I grow tired of drizzling it over ice cream. What else can I do with it? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/2 "2012-12-11T17:43:32Z")
My mother’s usual solution to runny fruit sauces is to put them on pancakes in lieu of pancake syrup. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/3 "2012-12-11T17:45:22Z")
Use pectin or gelatin to make chewy candy. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/4 "2012-12-11T17:46:48Z")
Make a _gateau de sirop,_ a spicy Cajun cake usually soaked in cane syrup. Perhaps you could put a little tangerine zest in the batter or the whipped cream topping. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/5 "2012-12-11T17:47:01Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Use pectin or gelatin to make chewy candy. Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Do you have a recipe? ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/6 "2012-12-11T17:49:19Z")
Send it to me. Or, just off the top of my head: 1. Put it on pancakes or crepes 2. Stir it into hot tea or cider 3. Mix some drinks - I can see it being good with both gin and rum, in totally different ways 4. Glaze chicken breast, or mix it with a little soy sauce and put it on salmon 5. Swap it for some or all of the honey in baking recipes - that would make some incredible baklava! 6. Drink it straight. I won’t tell. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/7 "2012-12-11T17:49:42Z")
Ham glaze. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/8 "2012-12-11T17:52:26Z")
Oh my! Everything sounds spectacular. How 'bout I make a rum dirink with it and then soak the Cajun cake in that? I’d so do that if I had an oven. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/9 "2012-12-11T17:52:56Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > > [@TriPolar](#): > > > > Use pectin or gelatin to make chewy candy. > > Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Do you have a recipe? Here you go: [Recipe for Gorgeous Fruit Jelly Candies](http://candy.about.com/od/gumgelatinbasedcandy/r/dualfruitjelly.htm) Google “jelly candy recipe”. And seriously, send some to me. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/10 "2012-12-11T20:12:35Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Here you go: [Recipe for Gorgeous Fruit Jelly Candies](http://candy.about.com/od/gumgelatinbasedcandy/r/dualfruitjelly.htm) Google “jelly candy recipe”. > > And seriously, send some to me. Perfect. Good old Knox Blox type candy is the easiest. Pectin isn’t too hard, just follow the instructions on the package. Add or coat with sugar to help it stay moist. The more gelatin you add the denser and chewier it gets. ---
**Author:** ![Tara57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/11 "2012-12-11T23:08:18Z")
Sweeten iced tea or lemonade. Drizzle it over Greek yogurt. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/12 "2012-12-12T07:37:13Z")
You can make a movie about a [Syrup Heist](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19440465). ---
**Author:** ![ChickaPicosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@ChickaPicosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickaPicosa)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/13 "2012-12-13T00:16:33Z")
I usually put a bit of fresh squeezed orange juice (plus zest) in my cranberry sauce. I’m sure the type of orange syrup you described would work too. ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/14 "2012-12-13T03:17:49Z")
Mix with vanilla vodka and enjoy your grown-up Creamsicle shots. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/15 "2012-12-13T12:09:11Z")
I think you should come up with some way to pair it with dark chocolate in some form. That’s not very specific, but I’m trying to…uh…not limit your creativity! Yeah, that’s the ticket. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-this-syrup-i-made/643720/16 "2012-12-13T14:33:30Z")
You could substitute it for simple syrup in any number of cocktail recipes.