Amber Maple Syrup (Grade A) Organic

What does amber Grade A mean?

Grade A sorts maple syrup by colour. The paler it is, the more woody and delicate the taste stays; the darker it runs, the more the caramel notes come through. The amber that Kazidomi has chosen sits in the middle of that scale, balanced between the two registers.

What is in the bottle?

One ingredient: pure maple syrup from organic farming, with no preservative and no added sugar. Kazidomi brings it in from Quebec, from a family business. It starts as maple sap collected in spring and boiled until most of the water has gone off as steam.

How do I use it in cooking?

Over pancakes or porridge, in a home-made granola, in place of refined sugar in baking, or in a sweet-savoury marinade. Kazidomi maple syrup stands up to the oven, but its scent comes through more clearly when it goes on afterwards, over a dish that is still warm.

Amber maple syrup or coconut sugar for baking?

The Kazidomi syrup is liquid: it wets the batter and pushes its caramel note into the result. Coconut sugar is dry, measured like caster sugar, and leaves a texture closer to a conventional recipe. The pick comes down mostly to the consistency you want from the mixture.

Does it need to go in the fridge once opened?

Yes. Once the bottle is open, maple syrup keeps cold, which holds back the mould that can appear on the surface of a pure product carrying no preservative. Kazidomi syrup may crystallise slightly in the cold; a short spell in a warm water bath brings it back to a pouring texture.