Yeast Free Maple-Cinnamon Sauce
Warm, glossy, and fragrant with real Ceylon cinnamon, this pourable sauce is the kind of thing you'll want to drizzle over everything from pancakes to roasted sweet potatoes. Pure maple syrup gives it a deep, caramel-like sweetness that no artificial syrup can match, while a small knob of unsalted butter rounds out the flavor beautifully. Instead of cornstarch or flour, arrowroot starch does the thickening work here — it creates a silky, clear finish without any of the chalkiness, and it's naturally free of the fermented ingredients that can be tricky to avoid. A splash of apple cider vinegar at the end might sound unexpected, but it brightens the whole sauce and keeps the sweetness from feeling heavy. The technique is simple — just whisk, simmer, and pull it off the heat at the right moment — and the result is a restaurant-worthy drizzle you made in under ten minutes. Keep a jar of this in the fridge and your weekday breakfasts will never feel boring again.
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6 servings
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- ¼ cup water
- ¾ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
- 1 tsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tbsp cold water
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 pinch fine salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the maple syrup, butter, and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking until the butter is fully melted and the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes.
- 2
Whisk in the ground Ceylon cinnamon and salt, then bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly fragrant and beginning to thicken at the edges, about 3 minutes.
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