Hello, neighbours! Claire here from Dragonfly Sugarworks.If you’ve ever wandered the natural sweetener aisle and paused over those sleek bottles labeled monk fruit maple syrup, you’re not alone. These syrups promise the maple magic we love—but with fewer carbs and calories, thanks to monk fruit extract. Today, we’re pouring over three popular brands—Lakanto, ChocZero, and…
Imagine a drizzly Sunday morning in Vermont: cast-iron pan warming, golden grain-free pancakes crisping at the edges, and the sweet steam of maple (or maple-like) syrup rising from the table. But what if you’re keto? That’s where Birch Benders Maple Bourbon Keto Syrup promises to step in—a zero-sugar, low-carb stand-in that claims the same sensory…
If you’re like me—a curious cook, a seasonal sipper, and someone who loves gathering flavors from the woods—then you’ve probably wondered: pine syrup vs maple syrup—how do they truly compare in cocktails? As a sugarmaker’s daughter turned writer, I’ve tasted just about everything that drips or drizzles from a Vermont tree. But in recent years,…
By Claire Holloway – Forestry-science graduate, family sugarmaker, and lead writer at Dragonfly Sugarworks Imagine walking through a quiet Vermont forest at dawn: mist hugging the mossy ground, the soft scent of evergreen in the air, and your boots brushing past delicate hemlock fronds. This isn’t the poisonous European hemlock of history books—it’s the Eastern…
If you’ve ever drizzled dark amber maple syrup over pancakes, you already know how a tree’s sap can transform into something magical. But what if I told you there’s another forest-born syrup—earthy, slightly tangy, and quietly elegant—that can do things even maple can’t? Welcome to the quiet delight of birch syrup. Today, I’ll share two…
Up here in Vermont, we live and breathe maple. But every so often, a new sap story drifts across my sugarbush table that makes me pause, pour, and ponder. Today, that story belongs to birch—specifically, the Alaska Pure Chef’s Reserve birch syrup. As someone rooted in generations of maple sugaring, tasting birch is like stepping…
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