When you're perusing your way down the breakfast aisle at the grocery store, you'll be greeted by a plethora of syrup options. Plastic jugs shaped like little women. Glass bottles touting maple leaves ...

Maple sugaring season has begun in Michigan, offering residents a chance to see how sap is harvested and turned into syrup. Michigan ranks fifth in the nation for maple syrup production, with hundreds ...

Maple syrup is always a pantry staple, but its presence is especially welcome during the cold weather season, when pancakes are a weekend breakfast must and root vegetables welcome a drizzle of this ...

We look at the science behind the whole process, from sap to syrup. Are you a grade B maple syrup fan? Well, you can’t get it anymore. To understand why, we have to look at the science behind the ...

After the harvesting process comes the real work of maple sugaring, which is concentrating the sap into delicious maple syrup. Commercial producers use reverse osmosis, and Kinnan says he is ...

Maple syrup has been a cherished ingredient in North American culinary traditions for centuries, from well before the advent of European settlers. Native American tribes found that they could produce ...

From late November to early March, Ella Smoot can usually be found in one of two places: the forest or the sugar shack. Like all maple syrup producers, her winter is a rush of running sap—cold ...

Keep your syrup fresh and flavorful with these tips. Maple syrup is a beloved natural sweetener, with a rich, complex flavor that makes it perfect for drizzling over pancakes, waffles, and yogurt ...

Maple syrup may be better for you than sugar. This natural syrup contains more vitamins and minerals and has less of an effect on blood sugar levels.