Not just for pancakes: Great maple recipes

16 Recipes

By Noelle Carter

March 16, 2017

Maple-bourbon hot-smoked pork belly

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

Made with a full pound of bacon and a half-pound of butter, former Times columnist S. Irene Virbila calls them "gloriously crumbly." Recipe: Maple bacon biscuits

Maple bacon biscuits

1 hour 15 minutes

Makes 2 dozen biscuits

Maple pecan madeleines

Active work time: 25 minutes Total preparation time: 55 minutes

Makes 36 madeleines

Gergis' maple pecan tart is made with creme fraiche in the crust and then is served with whipped creme fraiche for a less sweet version of a pecan pie. Gergis uses a tart pan to allow for a higher ratio of pecan to custard. Recipe: maple pecan tart

Maple pecan tart with creme fraiche

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 8 to 12

Don't bacon and cheddar make everything better? Restaurant 1833 was happy to share its recipe for these hearty biscuits, perfect served warm with a dab of maple chile butter. Read the recipe »

Restaurant 1833's bacon cheddar biscuits with maple chile butter

1 hour 10 minutes

Makes 12 biscuits

Frozen maple mousse

30 minutes

Serves 6

Maple-bourbon ribs

2 hours

Serves 4

Recipe: Maple French toast with baked apple slices

Maple French Toast With Baked Apple Slices

30 minutes

Serves 4

FO.MARION RICE. Creamed ride with maple syrup.

Creamed Rice With Maple Syrup

30 minutes

Serves 4

Recipe: Maple baked apples with dried fruit and nuts

Maple baked apples with dried fruit and nuts

1 hour

Serves 6

Maple bacon cinnamon rolls

1 hour 40 minutes

Serves 12

Maple pecan pie bars, made from a recipe by Sharon Graves.

Maple pecan pie bars

1 hour 30 minutes

Makes 2 to 3 dozen bars, depending on size

Recipe: Grilled apple salad with blue cheese and maple vinaigrette

Grilled apple salad with blue cheese and maple vinaigrette

40 minutes

Serves 4

Salted maple pudding

20 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Maple-bourbon smoked duck

40 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Grilled polenta with maple and fresh blueberries

45 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.

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