Homemade Buttermilk Syrup

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This homemade buttermilk syrup is a rich, buttery topping that turns an ordinary breakfast into something special. Made with just a few simple ingredients, this creamy syrup is delicious drizzled over overnight sourdough pancakes, the best sourdough waffles, and my sourdough french toast recipe. It has a sweet, buttery flavor with a hint of caramel and is a delicious homemade alternative to maple syrup. If you make your own butter at home, this recipe is also a great way to use the fresh buttermilk left behind.

sourdough french with buttermilk syrup

Quick Look: Homemade Buttermilk Syrup Recipe

  • ⏱️ Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • 🍳 Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • 🕒 Total Time: 15 minutes
  • 👥 Servings: 2 cups
  • 📊 Calories: ~795 kcal per serving (based on nutrition panel)
  • 🔥 Cook Method: Stove top in a medium saucepan
  • 👩‍🍳 Flavor Profile: Sweet and creamy with a tangy buttermilk note and a rich, smooth finish.
  • ⭐ Difficulty: Quick and easy.

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Why You'll Love This Recipe

Easy to make ahead: Leftover syrup can be refrigerated and gently reheated when you're ready to serve it again.

Quick to make: This homemade syrup takes about 15 minutes from start to finish, so you can make it while your pancakes, waffles, or French toast are cooking.

Rich and buttery: Butter and buttermilk give this syrup a creamy texture and rich flavor with a subtle caramel-like taste.

Uses simple ingredients: You only need a handful of basic pantry and refrigerator staples to make this homemade breakfast syrup.

Perfect for homemade breakfasts: Buttermilk syrup is especially delicious over my recipe on how to make pumpkin pancakes, waffles, French toast, and homemade sourdough cinnamon rolls.

A great way to use buttermilk: If you learn how to make raw milk butter, this recipe gives you another delicious way to use the fresh buttermilk left behind.

Ingredients:

  • Salt - Redmond salt is my preference. It can be purchased from Redmond Salt. 

For a full list of ingredients needed to make this recipe, see the recipe card below.

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How To Make This Homemade Buttermilk Syrup

making buttermilk syrup

Step 1: Combine ingredients add butter, sugar, salt, and buttermilk to a medium saucepan.

adding vanilla to buttermilk syrup

Step 2: Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture reaches a full rolling boil. Reduce heat and boil for 1 minute.

buttermilk syrup simmering

Step 3: Finish the syrup. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla. The syrup will bubble up slightly.

sourdough french with buttermilk syrup

Step 4: Serve and store. Pour warm syrup over pancakes, waffles, or French toast and serve with fruit. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week and reheat as needed.

sourdough french toast with butter and buttermilk syrup

Tips For Making This Homemade Buttermilk Syrup

  • Use a medium saucepan because the baking soda will cause the syrup to bubble up.
  • Stir occasionally while bringing the syrup to a boil so the sugar dissolves evenly.
  • Don’t overboil the syrup.
  • One minute is enough after it reaches a rolling boil.
  • Add the baking soda and vanilla after removing the syrup from the heat.
  • The syrup will be thin when hot but will thicken slightly as it cools.
  • Serve warm over pancakes, waffles, French toast, or cinnamon rolls.
  • Store leftover syrup in the refrigerator for up to 1 week and gently reheat before serving.
buttermilk syrup

Homemade Buttermilk Syrup Recipe

This homemade buttermilk syrup recipe is simple and easy to make and is one of our favorite toppings for sourdough pancakes, sourdough waffles, and sourdough french toast.  Made with only 5 ingredients, you can easily get this made in the time that it takes to cook the pancakes, waffles or french toast.  Buttermilk syrup has a lovely creamy texture and tastes like liquid gold.  It doesn’t taste like buttermilk, more like a buttery syrup with a light caramel flavor.  It is a great replacement for maple syrup, jam or jelly and pairs well with homemade butter on any sweet breakfast meal.  Buttermilk syrup can even take things like cinnamon rolls, german pancakes, and apple crisp or apple pie to a whole new level.
LaRee Colburn
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Serving Size 2 cups

Equipment

  • Medium saucepan 
  • whisk
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • Ladle

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup of buttermilk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ tsp. soda
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract coconut extract or maple flavoring
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Combine butter, sugar, salt and buttermilk in a medium saucepan.
  • Cook over medium high heat until mixture comes to a full rolling boil, stirring occasionally.
  • Boil for 1 minute over low heat.
  • Remove from heat and add baking soda and vanilla.  
  • Stir.  It will bubble up a little bit after you add the baking soda.
  • Ladle hot creamy syrup over pancakes, waffles or french toast and enjoy with a side of fruit
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Notes

If you have any leftover syrup, it can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week and reheated as needed.

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