imitation syrup

Corn-based sweetener substitute

Imitation syrup is a pancake topping made primarily from corn syrup and artificial maple flavoring rather than actual maple sap.

It's significantly cheaper than real maple syrup and dominates American breakfast tables: We always had imitation syrup growing up; I didn't taste real maple until college.

Also called pancake syrup or table syrup.

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sweetener · sugar free · sticky · pour · bottle · breakfast · Sunday brunch · breakfast table · flapjacks · golden · golden brown · sugary · cheap · fake · Mrs. Butterworth · high fructose · topping · squeeze bottle

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Unheated hive sweetener

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G