This week’s giveaway comes to us from the Babiarz family at the Tree of Life Maple Farm. They are a small organic maple farm based in Northwestern Maine, just a few miles from the Canadian border. All the maple products they sell come from their sugarbush, which they tap while the trees are still frozen. This allows them to gather the cleanest and clearest sap as thaw arrives.
The Tree of Life syrup is available in three different colors. Each color has its own unique properties while retaining its essential maple qualities. The lightest syrups are generally made earlier in the season, while the darker hues typically come later.
Tree of Life Maple Farm sells their syrup in a variety of packages. They offer glass bottles in a handful of different sizes and shapes for gift giving, as well as in more conventional plastic jugs for those of us who like to cook and bake with our maple and want something a little easier to juggle in the kitchen.
They also sell some of the most gorgeous, light maple sugar I’ve tried (and I used a lot of the stuff while working on Naturally Sweet Food in Jars).
The team at Tree of Life believes that maple syrup is good for so much more than just pancakes. It’s something that is equally delicious in coffee, yogurt, baked goods, and more. And one lucky winner will get a chance to try some of their delicious syrup. This week, we’re giving away one 500 ml glass jug of Organic Golden Maple Syrup and one 500 ml glass jug of Organic Dark Maple Syrup to share. Please use the widget below to enter!
So glad I read all the other comments – got some great ideas for uses in addition to pancakes. Will try it on oatmeal and in yogurt and after I move I’ll try making my own granola with it.
Thanks for the opportunity!
Good maple syrup is such a treat! I usually just use it on breakfast goods, but this post has me thinking about other ideas….
i love maple syrup on my pancakes/waffles. And i recently started using it in Blueberry jam, Christine is right too! it’s great on bacon too!
The only reason I eat maple syrup on pancakes and waffles is because people look at me funny if I pour it straight into my mouth! :9 I also love “accidentally” spilling it on my bacon.
We actually use maple syrup in many things. If I want to sweeten my smoothie, maple syrup. In jams and other put up canning, absolutely maple syrup. Don’t forget the traditional pancakes (gluten free please!), totally maple syrup. It and honey is my go to sweeteners. I heard just a few months ago that there are medicinal goodness in maple syrup that researchers are looking in to. Im not surprised!! Yumm.
I love love love real syrup. I treat it like a food, not just a sweetener. A little bit in every waffle square with lots of butter is my fav 🙂
I’m not sure what I’d do with it. I’d have to taste it first, because REAL maple syrup tastes different than what I sometimes use on pancakes, and waffles.
Having grown up in Wisconsin, we’ve always used real maple syrup on pancakes, and sometimes with crepes as well.
Mostly on pancakes, waffles, and sausage.
I use it in baked goods!
I’m pretty puritanical when it comes to putting maple syrup on things, but I often use real syrup on leftover white rice with a little pad of butter. It’s one of my favorite things I’ve learned from my boss!
Love real maple syrup on pancakes and in oatmeal. Mmmm.
I use it in my oil-free granola. We use it all the time.
I love maple syrup. I hardly ever use it on pancakes or waffles as I tend to use it up as a flavoring for baked goods. Maple custard is one of my favorite things ever.
I use maple syrup for all those uses, and I like using it as a glaze for scones, and also for homemade crackers, brush the rolled dough (that I often incorporate fresh herbs or lemon zest, etc.) and then add seeds or white & black sesame seeds, and more. So good. I use maple syrup to make homemade ice cream esp to glaze walnuts, both English and black walnuts for the ice cream. I like to use it for homemade granola.
We love maple syrup over here! I use it on pancakes and in oatmeal mainly. But, I also really love granola that is lightly sweetened with maple syrup. I will occasionally sneak some into my smoothies, too, because sometimes you just need a little extra sweetness to get your day started! Thank you for the opportunity to win. 🙂
Never tried maple syrup in coffee, guess it’s about time.
A drizzle of maple syrup on vanilla ice-cream is scrumptious.
I use it most making granola.
I use it mostly on pancakes which I make often.
I have only used it on Pancakes and in recipes. But I would love to try it in preserves. Small family and we don’t eat a lot of preserves, but I would like to start making some.
With a diabetic in the family maple syrup is a holiday only treat. We use it in baking winter goodies. I’d love to try it in my coffee! What a great idea.
I’ve been longing for some good homemade pancakes! I’d also use it in baked goods like brownies and cake.
My wife is gluten free… So good maple syrup is the only thing that makes GF waffles/pancakes edible 😉
Pretty bottles!
I love to use syrup in my desserts!
My favorite use is in making maple pecan bourbon.
I use maple syrup all the time-it’s my favorite sweetener in raw desserts, marinades, granola, and more. I’d love to try Tree of Life’s version.
I hadn’t thought of nuts until I saw other comments – sounds good!
I would love to use this to make spicy mixed nuts.
LOVE real maple syrup…I always have a bottle in the fridge. I try to get the grade B Dark for baking when I can find it!!
I have NEVER had real maple syrup! I would love to try some on my homemade waffles and pancakes to see what all the fuss is about. 😉
I use maple syrup in all sorts of savory recipes – maple mustard chicken, roasted apples and sweet potatoes. And of course, pancakes!
We use real maple syrup on our pancakes and waffles, I used it this weekend to make granola, and I like to drizzle it on my plain yogurt!
we’re really into breakfast for dinner at our house so that’s where most of our maple syrup gets used.
Nice giveaway. Thank you for introducing us to Tree of Life Maple Farm.
On pancakes or crepes and probably in cake.
Ooh, someone up there mentioned putting it in granola; I like that idea.
What a beautiful looking product! Makes me wish for fall.
I make muesli almost every night, I use a very small amount of maple syrup in it – though somehow the bottle disappears anyway (ok that may have to do with the waffles, we use only REAL maple syrup here).
We use maple syrup most reliably on oatmeal or Greek yogurt for breakfast, but also use it to sweeten tea and flavor pan-fried brussels sprouts. Generally anything that we might put honey in, we’ll also turn to maple syrup!
On pancakes, cooking – especially pork, baking, so many good uses for maple syrup!
I use it on pancakes, in oatmeal, and in a drink with bourbon and lemon.
We’re mostly a put it on pancakes house, but our preferred apple butter recipe does use maple syrup as its sweetener.
This would be amazing in my homemade granola!!!
I do love it on pancakes, but also in preserves. I’ve made a maple vanilla peach jam (from the Preserving with Pomona’s Pectin book) that was amazing.
I love maple syrup. It’s my go-to for putting on oatmeal.
Looks delish. I like maple syrup on buttered toast with flake salt!
I use maple syrup on my oatmeal every morning. These look delicious!
Oh, I like their FB post about maple syrup and strawberries! Must try!
Pancakes and sweetening baked goods.