After a few comments about the problems with High Fructose Corn Syrup I was determined to find an organic way to make the Praline Syrup without using corn syrup. I found a jar of something called cane sugar syrup made by Abram Lyle and Sons. It didn't have corn, or HFCS or anything that I could summize was bad for you other than plain ole cane sugar. I bought it since it said it could be substituted for corn syrup in recipes. I put the recipe together just as instructed and the flavor in the pot was amazing. It tasted just like a praline topping for ice cream. It was sweet but the texture was just the perfect consistency for a pancake syrup. I also changed the dark brown sugar for organic light brown sugar since I thought, which I was correct, that the extra molasses in the dark brown sugar would be too overpowering. Here is the recipe with the adaptations from The Ball Complete book of Home Preserving.
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Praline Syrup
2 cups corn syrup (I used cane sugar syrup)
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup lightly packed dark brown sugar (I used organic light brown sugar)
1 cups pecan pieces
1/2 t. vanilla
Prepare canner, jars, and lids. In a stainless steel saucepan, combine corn syrup, sugar, and water. Heat over medium head stirring till dissolved. Increase heat and bring to a boil for one minute. Reduce heat and stir in pecans and vanilla. Boil gently, stirring constantly for 5 minutes.
Ladle hot syrup into hot jars, leaving 1/4" headspace. Wipe rim, add lid and rings and process in water bath for 10 minutes at a full boil. Remove jars and cool on dishtowel overnight.
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5 comments:
How many half-pint jars did this make? It looks delicious!
4 half pints
Well done for finding HFCS alternatives. Here in New Zealand, you can't find corn syrup anyway and the simplest alternative is to use a readily available invert sugar called Golden Syrup.
Thanks for the update with the Lyle's syrup! I'll order some ... I'm trying to eliminate as much HFCS and other GMOs from our diet as possible ...
The corn syrup you buy in stores IS NOT high fructose corn syrup! You cannot buy HFCS in stores! HFCS is specially made for wholesale food producers only.
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