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Coconut Syrup

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 5/04/22Updated: 5/03/24

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Coconut Syrup is an amazing way to bring a little taste of Hawaii to your pancakes or waffles.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

The main reason I eat pancakes is so that I can have syrup.  Is there any other reason? The first place I ever tasted Coconut Syrup was in Hawaii on some Macadamia Nuts Pancakes and it was pure heaven. I knew right away I needed to recreate it at home.

Making homemade syrup is so easy, it takes only minutes and only takes five ingredients. It is SO MUCH better than store bought pancake syrup.

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Ingredients

  • Coconut Extract. This gives the syrup the perfect amount of coconut flavor, it’s a nice subtle sweet coconut flavor.
  • Sugar. Granulated sugar
  • Baking Soda. This is what makes the syrup light and foamy.
  • Butter. I used salted butter
  • Buttermilk. Real buttermilk works best for this recipe, not the kind you make from adding vinegar or lemon juice to your milk. Buy the real stuff.
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How to Make Coconut Syrup

  • Place butter, buttermilk and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat.
  • Stir until butter melts and sugar dissolves.
  • Bring to a boil and boil for one minute.
  • Remove from the heat and add in baking soda and coconut extract.
adding baking soda to syrup
  • Watch the mixture bubble up, continue to stir for a few more minutes to reduce the bubbling.
bubbling coconut syrup
  • Pour coconut syrup into a container or pour it straight over your pancakes and enjoy!
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long will coconut syrup last?

Keep it stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator and it will last for several weeks. The syrup will separate as it sits but just rewarm it and give it a few stirs before serving.

What If I don’t like coconut?

I’m not a huge coconut fan myself but I love this syrup. If you really don’t like coconut go ahead and substitute vanilla extract for the coconut extract.

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Check out more of my favorite coconut recipes:

  • Coconut Lime Sugar Cookies
  • Coconut Cream Pie
  • How to Toast Coconut
  • Thai Coconut Curry Chicken Recipe
  • Coconut Chicken

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4.80 from 5 votes
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Coconut Syrup

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Coconut Syrup is an amazing way to bring a little taste of Hawaii to your pancakes or waffles.
serves: 10 servings
Prep:5 minutes minutes
Cook:5 minutes minutes
Total:10 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 8 Tbsp butter
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp coconut extract

Instructions

  • Place butter, buttermilk and sugar in a pot
  • With stove on medium stir until butter melts and sugar dissolves
  • Bring to a boil and boil one minute
  • Remove from heat and add baking soda and flavoring
  • It will bubble up; just continue to stir and give it a few minutes for the ‘fizz’ to reduce before serving

Tips & Notes:

  • Real buttermilk works best for this recipe, not the kind you make from adding vinegar or lemon juice to your milk. Buy the real stuff.

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Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 170kcal (9%) Carbohydrates: 21g (7%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 10g (15%) Saturated Fat: 6g (38%) Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 26mg (9%) Sodium: 154mg (7%) Potassium: 28mg (1%) Sugar: 21g (23%) Vitamin A: 310IU (6%) Calcium: 24mg (2%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Breakfast
Cuisine:American
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  1. Lisa Aquino says

    Posted on 7/13 at 1:27 pm

    Amazing! I don’t have to buy pancake syrup ever again. I actually started with your buttermilk syrup recipe and tested a couple small batches with one toasted coconut flavoring and another hazelnut flavoring. Did I tell you it was AMAZING?!?! I won’t be craving IHOP, Denny’s, or the local diner for pancakes and syrup ever again. Now I need to figure out how to turn this into a strawberry syrup.

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