Breakfast and Beyond: All Things Maple!

Soft caramelized apples are a heavenly topping for a thick slice of fluffy French toast. This breakfast treat isn't just drizzled with maple syrup; the syrup is cooked with the apples for the perfect caramelization.

Recipe: Apple-Maple French Toast

Flaxseeds give these wholesome muffins a nutty taste, and maple syrup provides the subtle sweetening. Grab one on your way out the door and save it for a mid-morning pick-me-up.

Recipe: Blueberry-Maple Muffins

Maple syrup and pecans are a combination that never gets old — together in a flaky, buttery scone, they taste downright decadent.

Recipe: Maple-Pecan Scones

If the words "grilled banana bread French toast" don't get you going, how about "maple bacon butter"? This recipe comes from chef Brooke Williamson of The Tripel in Los Angeles.

Recipe: Grilled Banana Bread with Maple Bacon Butter

Sweet maple syrup, tart apples, and crunchy walnuts are an unbeatable dessert or sweet brunch combination.

Recipe: Maple Apple Walnut Cake

Grilling chicken lends a smokiness that deepens the complexity of the glaze and compliments the earthy sweetness of the maple syrup.

Recipe: Maple Glazed Chicken

In Korea, chefs typically create stir-fries with just one kind of vegetable, like lotus root. Tradition is broken here with an assortment of vegetables, including Jerusalem artichokes and parsnips.

Recipe: Maple Root-Vegetable Stir-Fry with Sesame

Maple and chipotle offer a sweet-spicy-smoky twist to hot wings.

Recipe: Maple-Chipotle Hot Wings

Maple syrup and vinegar combine for a richly flavorful glaze that won't overwhelm your dinner with sweetness.

Recipe: Maple-Glazed Sausages and Figs

This quick and healthy dinner pairs creamy tofu and crispy snap peas with a tahini-maple sauce. Serve with udon noodles for a delicious take on meatless Monday.

Recipe: Sesame-Maple Roasted Tofu

Maple-brined preparation is one of the most satisfying ways to serve salmon. Seasonal sides transform the light fish dinner into a warm, comforting meal for the end of a cool fall day.

Recipe: Maple-Brined Salmon with Corn Relish and Sage Potatoes

Luscious chocolate cream is delicious, but top it with this maple caramel and you'll never think of chocolate the same way again.

Recipe: Chocolate Pots de Crème with Maple Caramel and Salt

Maple syrup not only flavors this luscious cheesecake, but it also is brushed on thinly sliced pears that are broiled to create a very unique decoration atop this festive dessert.

Recipe: Maple Cheesecake with Roasted Pears

Flavor these mini-desserts with Medjool dates, brown sugar, and maple syrup, for a toffeelike sweetness. "Wild rice gives these bread-pudding cakes a pleasing texture," says chef Amy Thielan.

Recipe: Sticky Maple-Date Bread Puddings with Yogurt Cream

Plumped up by the warmth of the oven, close-to-bursting cranberries are interspersed amid slices of softened apple in a simple tart built upon crisped, store-bought phyllo; the maple deepens the sweetness in a way sugar can't while evoking the comfort of fall.

Recipe: Cranberry, Apple, and Maple Phyllo

Maple syrup isn't just for pancakes. Designed for those who simply can't get enough of the ever-popular flavoring, this cake's layers and frosting are both generously doused with this all-American syrup.

Recipes: Maple Walnut Cake

This french toast-inspired bread pudding will have you putting away your frying pan and breaking out a baking dish.

Recipe: Maple-Pecan Bread Pudding

This maple-inspired take on the molasses-based original is milder in flavor, but no less satisfying with its creamy, custardy filling.

Recipe: Maple Shoofly Pie

This pecan tart gets added tang from dried cherries. Instead of corn syrup, which is found in most pecan pie recipes, we've opted for maple syrup. If you can find it, choose dark amber or grade B, because it has the richest maple flavor.

Recipe: Maple Pecan Tart with Dried Cherries

Grade B maple syrup, which is darker and has a more intense flavor than grade A, is preferable for baking and really shines this is simple but elegant recipe.

Recipe: Maple Crème Caramel