Maple Flavored Syrup

This sugar-free recipe has 72% less calories. Enjoy pancakes, French toast and waffles without the guilt.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup apple juice
2 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon stick butter or margarine
1/4 cup Equal® Spoonful*
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cooking Directions:

1. Combine apple juice and cornstarch in small saucepan. Bring to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
2. Stir in butter, Equal®, maple flavoring and vanilla.
3. Serve over pancakes, waffles or French toast.

Makes 8 servings.

*May substitute 6 packets Equal sweetener

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/8 of recipe): calories 15, protein 0 g, carbohydrate 2 g, fat 1 g, cholesterol 2 mg, sodium 1 mg.

Food Exchanges: free food.

Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®

Information on the artificial sweetener Aspartame.