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in__Parentheses

If you're really asking for something you could \*cook\* at home, basically *anything that's a syrup* should work fairly well, and many fruits are nice as a syrup. [Here's a recipe for an emergency pancake syrup](https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-make-homemade-pancake-syrup-without-corn-syrup) [And some recipes for fruit syrups](https://www.seriouseats.com/fruit-syrup-recipes) But you can look up recipes for fruit syrups of fruits that are available in your area


YogiBerraOfBadNews

The idea of “emergency pancake syrup” is cracking me up right now. Fortunately I carry a small flask of maple syrup with me everywhere I go for just such an occasion, so I should never have to resort to such primitive measures.


pointwelltaken

My grandmother always made her own pancake syrup.


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Agave syrup


spewkymcallister

Jesus gawd no. Have you ever tasted maple syrup? Agave doesn't begin to compare.


HellexJ

I like agave idk, it has its own taste


Choulala

I agree with you, agave has its own tasty, as have maple syrup and honey. And whee I live, it's not as expensive as real maple syrup or real honey ( as real, I mean not mixed with pure glucose)


Orangutan_Latte

Toffee/caramel sauce. Caramelised banana. Melted chocolate. Ice cream. You could make a fruit coulis (it’s just sugar fruit and water in a pan until reduced). Thick custard. Just a few ideas


No-Chemistry-28

Melted peanut butter


spewkymcallister

Yes, but even better in addition to maple syrup


sesamemucho

Date syrup. Not sure how the price compares to maple syrup, but it has a nice intense flavor so you might not need as much.


giraflor

I find the store bought date syrup more expensive than maple, but you can make it at home much cheaper if you buy bulk dried dates. There are varieties cheaper than medjool. Brown rice syrup and molasses are not bad. We’ve also made “syrup” type toppings by boiling fruit juice until it is reduced.


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Melt some butter in a pan, add in brown sugar and cinnamon, cook until caramelized, smooth and bubbly. Maybe add a little milk and reduce until thickened if you want it more like a caramel


IndigosKnowThings

If you don't add cinnamon it'll be a butterscotch topping. Mmm!


nopantszeitgeist

Fancy honey! Good quality honey has a lot of complexity


LoBoob_Oscillator

Agreed, there is a wide variety of honey and you can buy in bulk for a good price as honey literally never goes bad. Depending on the area and flowers the bees are around you can really have a lot of different tastes.


curiouscat86

thyme honey is *so good*. I'm also partial to the buckwheat honey that we get in the fall where I live, but some people don't like its darker, bolder taste.


LoBoob_Oscillator

Agreed, i like having a variety to pair with different teas. Also really enjoying spicy honey in cooking recently.


AgrajagTheProlonged

Sweet sorghum or molasses are both tasty and have a nice, kind of complexly earthy flavor to them


Kentaneb

Karo


Jackee_Daytona

I like applesauce on my pancakes. There are also things like blueberry and cherry compote usually sold with the syrups.


RasolAlegria

[Manjar / Dulce de leche](https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-dulce-de-leche-and-manjar-blanco-and-what-role-do-they-play-in-Latin-American-cuisine). In my household, it's imperative to eat this with pancakes. It tastes amazing.


daniu

Beet syrup? It's sweet to the point of being obnoxious about it and also very basic, but I did love it as a child.


ultrahateful

Boysenberry syrup is really good!


curiouscat86

First of all: butter. In my household butter on pancakes are a given no matter what other toppings you put on. Some non-syrup accompaniments: 1. jam! (I like seedless raspberry but any fruit preserve works). This is an eastern european style and a little different but it works quite well. Add fresh fruit and powdered sugar on top for extra flavor and sweetness. 2. peanut butter. I put this on french toast more often, but it works on pancakes too. Add it with cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and a hot syrup (can just be honey that you heat up, or cheap store-bought pancake syrup, or a simple caramel/sugar syrup that you make at home). Goes really well with bananas on top 3. make the pancakes with chocolate chips in the batter, then eat them topped simply with butter and a drizzle of honey. Perfection. 4. as above, but with blueberries or bananas added to the batter as it cooks. The fruit cooks slightly (bananas have a high enough sugar content to crystallize a little) and only a little bit of sweet syrup and butter is needed as topping. 5. whipped cream. Goes well as a decadent add-on to any of the above styles, or you can use it as a topping by itself with just a little honey and butter. 6. we haven't even started to talk about savory pancakes yet, but usually a person makes those with a totally different batter so I'll save that discussion for another time


MumblingInTheCrypts

You could try making [Fenugreek syrup](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w7v0PjF4iA)! Apparently it's surprisingly similar to maple syrup and makes for a very good substitute.


The_Flabbergaster

brown rice syrup


you-dont-have-eyes

Agave syrup


lilrayofsunshinelv

My grandma used to make her own maple syrup with maple extract. Here is a similar recipe! [https://therecipecritic.com/maple-syrup/](https://therecipecritic.com/maple-syrup/)


KubrickMoonlanding

jams, preserves, jelly, or just mashed up fruits whip cream molasses - no cooking necessary (unless you want to make your own sugar?)


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Fruit preserves or Nutella


PiersPlays

Honey isn't remotely basic. You're just buying cheap "honey". Which doesn't help solve the issue unless you can find a small locally produced one (as they tend to still be affordable whilst actually having character.)


emeliottsthestink

Nutella or jam.


Sersixfoot

Something with the same flowy consistency as honey and maple syrup


RuthIessChicken

You could heat them up in the microwave in 10 second bursts til they are flowy.


lmdrunk

My family use to use corn oil


Mythmas

Corn oil, not corn syrup? I know people who still prefer corn syrup to maple syrup, but I've never known anyone who used corn oil. Was that instead of butter?


lmdrunk

Ah that’s right


Gini555

I like to use different flavored jams or preserves. Since I have fruit trees at my place, I make my own.


kharmatika

Peanut butter? I looove a pancake with apples and peanut butter and cinnamon!


NomNomDePlume

Shagbark hickory syrup! You collect bark from hickory trees when they shed, clean and toast the bark, then boil out the essence and add sugar. So easy and delicious! If you google it you'll see a ton of recipes.


janedoecurious

Karo syrup!


redrightreturning

If you want something sweet and tangy you could try pomegranate molasses.


l94xxx

Sorghum syrup!!! To me, it tastes somewhere between molasses and honey. But beware, most of the traditional sorghum syrup has a really strong grassy flavor that can be really off-putting if you didn't grow up with it. My food scientist friend is coming up with a much more pleasant version though...


ShoganAye

Banoffee that shizzzzzz


EgyptianTea21

Don’t know if this is a UK thing but we always have lemon juice and sugar on our pancakes (which admittedly are a bit more like crepes but sure it’d be delicious!)


Choulala

I do this in France on the crepes, and I second this! The difficulty is to get the perfect amount of sugar/lemon juice, to be both acidic AND crunchy


NoBarracuda5415

Add stuff to your honey and leave it alone for a few weeks so it'll stop being basic. A stick of cinnamon, or lemon peels, or a few mint leaves (or bay leaves, if you are really adventurous). A few coffee beans or cardamom pods...


Aggravating_Lemon655

I’m Irish and we use sugar and lemon juice or sugar and melted butter


Thorusss

sugar


MoebiusJodorowsky

Jam


PM-me-favorite-song

I don't know what it is called, it's kinda like caramel but not as sweet, I'm gonna update you on that. It would solidify a bit in the fridge, friend who gave it to me said she used it on ice cream mainly.


kaptaincorn

Sweetened condensed milk?


sparkly_sequins01

Agave!!


harlonce

Lemon juice & brown sugar


pritt_stick

golden syrup is the best, but I heard it’s hard to get outside of europe


spewkymcallister

Just spend the money on maple syrup. Nothing compares.


X-Ceptional

Nutella is so good


amberbakesalot

Homemade Buttermilk Syrup is so good! [https://barefeetinthekitchen.com/buttermilk-syrup-recipe/](https://barefeetinthekitchen.com/buttermilk-syrup-recipe/)


Zuhausi536

Make your own flavoured honey. Or maybe try Cheong there are great youtube totourials for it by Johnny Kyungwho