Dutch Honey Syrup is a family tradition on my maternal side. An easy homemade syrup recipe, I’m not even sure why it is called Dutch Honey. It contains no honey, but maybe it is Amish or Dutch in heritage?
The only thing I can tell you with 100% certainty is that you and your family will soon start to crave it. It is that good.
Dutch Honey Syrup Recipe is an easy homemade syrup for pancakes, waffles, French toast, biscuits or even vanilla ice cream!
Although my mother made Dutch honey, it is most memorable from visiting my Aunt Pam in the Colorado Rockies. She has a house in Grand Lake, one of the entrances to Rocky Mountain National Park, on the opposite end of Estes Park.
Summer in the mountains is full of crisp mornings, sweatshirt-wearing nights and perfectly humid-free days with a maximum temperature of 85. Sounds like a dream, right?
Grand Lake has a long history with Indian tribes, violent wars and ghost stories. There are also celebrity homes lining the massively deep glacier lake, many of which are only accessible by boat or snowmobile in the winter months.
Even with all of the history and adventure surrounding us, I look forward to breakfast the most.
We can always be guaranteed Chile Relleno Casserole, Dutch Honey (Homemade Syrup) and breakfast burritos, usually served on our day of departure.
This is a homemade syrup without maple flavor and while it also is a syrup without brown sugar, it does have a hefty dose of white sugar.
Dutch Honey Syrup is also known as blonde butter syrup, vanilla butter syrup, cream syrup and sometimes just vanilla syrup. To me, it will always be Dutch Honey.
Full disclosure, you can ask me for nutritional information, but I have none and quite frankly I’m just going to tell you: you don’t want to know.
Just enjoy it and have a giant salad for lunch. (Update: the nutritional info is now posted, but I recommend to not look at it, ha!)
It is a great homemade syrup for pancakes, waffles, biscuits and more. We even eat it with dessert, like on top of vanilla ice cream or brownies. Dutch Honey is also freezable in airtight containers.
Combine with fresh fruits or use any extract in place of vanilla to give it your own edge. A couple of my other favorites is Homemade Blueberry Syrup, Apple Cider and also Cranberry Syrup.
Tools for making Dutch Honey Homemade Syrup:
Heavy Bottom Sauce Pan– this will be one of your most used kitchen tools. Having something that is heavy bottom will distribute heat better and prevent burning whether you are using an electric or gas range.
Wooden Spoons– for sticky sauces, wooden spoons work best, but they tend to splinter and split, so I order them in bulk and just toss them when they start to get gross.
Here are a few recipes that pair well with Dutch Honey Homemade Syrup:
- Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
- English Scones
- Classic Waffles with 13 Variations
- Raspberry White Chocolate Pancakes
- Ricotta Blueberry Pancakes
Dutch Honey Syrup – Homemade Syrup
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup table cream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Add all ingredients together in a heavy sauce pan over medium heat.
- Cook to a boil, stirring with a wooden spoon.
- Low heat to a simmer and continue to stir until it thickens (about 5-10 minutes).
- Serve immediately or allow to cool and refrigerate.
- Did you try it? Let us know how it went in the comments section!
My best foodie memory is also Dutch Honey made by my aunt on their sheep/wheat farm near Walla Walla, WA! I thought I had died and gone to Heaven! BUT, she used fresh cream from the cow and I thought brown sugar?. That’s it! I’ve only had it twice but I have to have it one more time!
Hi Sue- I wish I had a cow for fresh cream, LOL. I’m sure you could use brown sugar and there are probably so many variations from family to family. I hope you enjoy!
I think it’s called Dutch honey because we of Dutch heritage love our sweets. My observation is historically Dutch meals are not so very inspired, simply good filling foods designed to fill hungry farmers, so they focus more on desserts and sweet treats. I will add, however, that I have a few native Dutch dishes that I love and crave.
Thanks, Barbara!
Can this be canned?
Hi Erin, I am sure it can be, but I don’t know enough about canning to tell you how. Let me consult with a canning friend and I’ll get back to you.
Made this today using monkfruit sweetener for the sugar. Taste is phenomenal! Next time I’ll use powdered monkfruit as regular was a bit gritty. I’ve been missing a good syrup for pancakes and such – and now I have something better than the old stuff!!! Thanks for a great recipe!
Yay! We love to hear good things!
Made this and loved it. I would use it for special occasions as it is a great treat.❤️
Fabulous! It is certainly a special occassions only type of treat, but SO worth it!
Question: after this is done and refrigerated, is there any problem with the butter separating and rising to the top or does it stay incorporated into the syrup? Our family prefers cold/cool syrups with pancakes, so that could be a problem!
Hi Valora! There is no issue with it seperating, in fact I have a batch of blueberry Dutch Honey in the freezer right now! It is a little thick though, I would let it sit to come to room temperture so it isn’t so super thick.
This looks delicious although I was a bit surprised when I saw it was free from honey. Pinned ready to make thanks for sharing.
You know Sammie, I have no idea why it is called Dutch Honey with no honey! As a passed down, family recipe, this is just always what we called it 🙂
What is table cream?
I also would like to know what is considered ‘table cream’?
Just regular cream (not heavy whipping cream). Like the kind you would put into coffee.
Hi Sharon,
Just regular cream (not heavy whipping cream). Like the kind you would put in coffee.
Hank tou for the recipe. My husband and I went to an Amish auction this past weekend and the jars of this were selling for 15$ a jar. I can’t wait to try this out. Off to the store in the morning.
Really? $15, huh? Maybe I should start bottling it, lol. I hope it tastes the same, it surely is addictive!
Since your aunt is my Mother. Love You cuz. Thought you might like another idea for this recipe. When I introduced this recipe to My mother-in-law a long time cook on the 6666 Ranch in Texas, She decided to put it on cake. Make a cake (usually white or yellow) and poke holes in it (while still warm) and pour this over it. No need to frost. This has become a favorite of my husbands family.
OMG- Danielle- that sounds amazing! I usually make poke cake with cake mix and pudding, but Dutch Honey sounds just decadent!
If you like poke cake try my Oreo Puddin’ Cake!
Once you’ve tried this – you can never go back. It is truely a favorite of our family!