Cinnamon Roll Maple Syrup

I make my own maple syrup and it is tasty.  I started making my own syrup because well I love pancakes and when my husband decided to go back to school well our budget to a huge hit and I needed to find ways to save money.  In fact that is a big reason why I started making a lot of different food products from scratch.  And now that my husband is out of school and we have more cash flowing into our house I still continue to make a ton from scratch because we like it #1.  #2 It saves us money, and who doesn't like that.  #3 It tastes great.  #4 It's fun to make things.  #5 Well I just wanted to add #5 because I thought it would round things out but I can't think of another reason at this time why I do it.

So back to homemade syrup.  First thing you need is some maple flavoring or even imitation maple flavoring, picture below is the kind I use, it also is where I got the recipe I adapted to make my maple syrup.

Maple Syrup
2 Tbsp. Water
1/4 cup Sugar
1 cup Corn Syrup
1/2 tsp. Maple Flavoring

Combine all the ingredients in a med sauce pan and bring to a boil.  Boil for 2 min.  Syrup will thicken as it cools.  Makes about 1 pint.

Now I was making this syrup one evening for dinner.  We often have pancakes for dinner cause we love them so much.  But as I cooking the syrup and making the pancakes I was thinking about how I really wanted a cinnamon roll.  O the cinnamon roll sounded so good at that moment but it was way to late to make them and I was tried.  So I got thinking if somehow I could make my pancakes taste like a cinnamon roll.  That's what lead me to create Cinnamon Roll Maple Syrup, and let me tell you it did not disappoint.  It was delicious and made the pancakes taste similar to cinnamon roll however I can not lie to you it was not as yummy gooey tasting as a cinnamon roll.  But ever since I have made the Cinnamon Roll Maple Syrup we have not gone back to just regular Maple Syrup.  So here is my recipe, hope you enjoy it as much as my family does:

Cinnamon Roll Maple Syrup
2 Tbsp. Water
1/4 cup Sugar
1 cup Corn Syrup
1/2 tsp. Maple Flavoring
1/2 stick of Butter
1 tsp. Cinnamon

Combine water, sugar, corn syrup and maple flavoring in a med sauce pan and bring to a boil.  Boil for 2 min.  Remove from heat.  Add butter and cinnamon combine well.  Syrup will thicken as it cools.  Makes about 1 pint.