Name: Homemade Pancake Syrup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: ½ cup brown sugar; ½ cup white sugar; ½ cup water; Optional variations: 1 tsp vanilla and a pinch of salt (1 tsp maple extract)

Pouring homemade syrup over a stack of pancakes with nuts, raspberries, and blueberries on top.

"Poor Man's Syrup"

Homemade pancake syrup is fun to make with the grands...especially if it's followed up with making pancakes! This recipe remarkably requires just three ingredients and can be mixed up in just 15-20 minutes. Doesn't that sounds like the perfect go-to DIY recipe if you've just ran out of syrup before brunch?

And don't worry, this syrup is super tasty too. My son-in-law calls it "poor man's syrup" and made it when batching with some friends, but still prefers it to most purchased syrups!

Watch How to Make Homemade Pancake Syrup

How to Make This Pancake Syrup Recipe

Making syrup is inexpensive, easy and quick and, as I mentioned, only takes a few ingredients. You'll find that it's a great recipe to have the kids help you make, though you will want to teach them how to be careful around hot liquids and surfaces.

Let the kiddos measure out the brown and white sugars, and the water, placing them in a saucepan.

A wooden spoon stirring a pot of simmering homemade pancake syrup.

Bring the mixture to a simmer. Stir and keep on the heat until it simmers down to a bit thicker consistency. Of course, great care must be taken with kids around the stove.

Let the syrup cool down and then pour over a stack of pancakes sprinkled with some berries and nuts!

Hands holding raspberries, blueberries, and pecans.

Serving DIY Pancake Syrup

This syrup is oh-so-good as a topper to your favorite brunch or breakfast stack. Give it a try with some Saturday Morning French Toast, or maybe drizzled over your favorite buttermilk pancakes!

If you want to get a little crazy, why not try making some of your own fun shapes out of the pancakes? Homemade pancake syrup and funky pancake pictures would go well together, wouldn't you think?

Enjoy!

A stack of pancakes with butter, raspberries, blueberries, pecans, and DIY pancake syrup in the background.

More Fun Breakfast Recipes for Kids

Want to round out the breakfast or brunch menu? Check out this list of 10 Easy Breakfast Recipes the Kids Can Help Make, or follow the links below for a few of my favorites!

Enjoy!

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Photo credit goes to Bethanie Achenbach

Pouring syrup over a stack of pancakes with nuts and berries on top.

Homemade Pancake Syrup

Shelly

This Homemade Pancake Syrup is quick to make and only requires 3 ingredients!

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Cooling Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 50 kcal

Equipment

Saucepan

Ingredients

½ cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
½ cup water
Optional variations: 1 teaspoon vanilla and a pinch of salt 1 teaspoon maple extract

Instructions

Mix the first three ingredients together in a small saucepan.
Bring the mixture to a low simmer, stirring frequently to dissolve the sugar and keep it from burning.
Let simmer for 3-5 minutes, or until the mixture has thickened slightly, then remove the pan from the heat.
If you want to try one of the variations, stir them in now!
Let the syrup cool, then use it generously to decorate a giant stack of pancakes or french toast!
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator.