Not sure it's popular. I think that the majority just didn't care.
this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2025
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ate the corn syrup shit all my life until recently due to dietary changes.
changed my life. I fucking love pancakes now.
and it made my dick bigger.
How did your dick get bigger by eating fancy syrups?
I mean, I can't say for sure, but my mom said it was probably the Canadian Holy Spirit.
Wrong sub.
Is this a popular opinion? I've had many people turn down maple syrup for corn syrup instead.
Interesting. I’ve never met anyone who has a preference prefer corn syrup. Everyone who cared is into the real maple syrup.
My ex wanted literally corn syrup. Not even corn syrup based pancake strip, but literal corn syrup.
We were the insane family requiring 3 syrups
- Maple syrup fir me
- Corn syrup for her
- Aunt Jemmima for the kids
Is this even a controversial stance? I feel that the opposite take, claiming that artificial syrup is good, would be an actual unpopular opinion.
It does suck. However a lot of people just want pure sweetness and think that is flavor.
I'm always torn on this.
I do like the taste of pure maple syrup. I don't like how expensive it is. Nor do I like how thin it is. I want my syrup syrupy so it doesn't turn my waffles into soggy mush instantly.
The real trick is to mix them together, you can alter the ratio depending on preference.
One time one of my chefs did a tasting for some of the staff with a range of syrups from colored sugar syrup up to rich dark maple. The secret only he and I (the one who bought everything) knew was that they were all just different blends of the two extremes.
Most people tended toward around 30% maple since it tasted like real maple and didn't have the bitter taste of more pure maple.
Bitter taste of maple syrup? It has like 1000 grams of sugar, how is it bitter?
Fake maple syrup has no place in my house. I dont eat pancakes or waffles often enough to require skimping on the syrup, so I will pay for the real thing.
That being said, if Im ever out at a restaurant and get pancakes or waffles, I will opt for jam rather than the corn syrup slop, and that's fine too.
I'm mostly with you, and I would definitely say this is unpopular on a large scale since so many people will default to that kind of syrup for pancakes (and waffles tbh).
I would, however, point out that what sucks about it isn't the fact of corn syrup being the sweet part; it's how they're flavored that makes them suck. Most of them use artificial flavoring that is completely one note, and overwhelming to the palate.
Plain corn syrup, particularly dark corn syrup, does have its own flavor, and it can be not only acceptable, but preferable, on pancakes that have additional things like berries. Even log cabin (which is the least chemically tasting brand) competes with berries or other fruit. Plain corn syrup, used sparingly, does not and still bring extra sweetness.
You could make syrup from cane sugar, add the same flavorings to it, and the result would suck just as much as corn syrup based brands. Hell, it might suck worse to some palates since the chemical additives aren't masked as much as with corn syrup.
This guy syrups
To me, the cost of stuff like syrup works as a great example of how much we shouldn't be eating it.
It costs so much because it's very time consuming, labor intensive, and it's reduced from the source liquid about 80%.
I go through about 16oz of syrup in 1 to 2 years. It's a sugar (a very simple carb), that's plenty for the average person.
Even worse is what it's typically used for - high carbohydrate foods, like pancakes, waffles, and desserts. Again, stuff we really shouldn't be eating all that much of.
It's sort of naturally limiting by the effort involved in getting it. So I don't mind paying for the real thing.
Wow, that's so little. I go thru a quart every other month. Costs be damned.
I'm a child so I prefer chocolate chips in my pancakes instead of syrup!
Real maple syrup is amazing though. And maple syrup candies? Oh oh my loves!
One thing it's great for is making granola that holds together. Perfect consistency and sweetness. You need to use a lot because the point is to get the oats to stick together, so it would be ridiculously expensive to use honey instead like some recipes suggest (and I think that would probably make it too sweet, since honey is sweeter).
I used agave to make granola once. It didn't taste great because the recipe wasn't that good, but it held together really well.
My grandma would only eat pancakes with light corn syrup. She didn't like maple syrup. She did live in Iowa, which is basically just corn.
The only good one is the butter pecan from IHOP.
My preferred topping for pancakes is a paste made of butter and brown sugar.
When I go to a well regarded diner and they hand me a bottle of that crap with my waffle I ask them to take it away as the sight of it will ruin my life! Barf city